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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXPERT PANEL: TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON HUMAN MILK SURVEILLANCE AND BIOMONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS IN THE UNITED STATES
Citation:
BERLIN, C. M., J. S. LAKIND, S. E. FENTON, R. Y. WANG, M. N. BATES, R. L. BRENT, M. CONDON, B. L. CRASE, M. L. DOURSON, A. S. ETTINGER, B. FOOS, P. FURST, G. P. GIACOIA, D. A. GOLDSTEIN, S. G. HAYNES, K. D. HENCH, S. KACEW, G. KOREN, R. A. LAWRENCE, A. MASON, M. A. MCDIARMID, G. MOY, L. L. NEEDHAM, I. M. PAUL, L. C. PUGH, Z. QIAN, L. SALAMONE, S. G. SELEVAN, B. R. SONAWANE, A. J. TARZIAN, M. R. TULLY, AND K. UHL. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXPERT PANEL: TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON HUMAN MILK SURVEILLANCE AND BIOMONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS IN THE UNITED STATES. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - PART A: CURRENT ISSUES. Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 68(20):1825-1831, (2005).
Impact/Purpose:
To present the conclusions, enumeration of research needs, and recommendations that represent the consensus of an Expert Panel for the Technical Workshop on Human Milk Surveillance and Biomonitoring for Environmental Chemicals in the United States
Description:
The Technical Workshop focused on questions related to interpretation of information gathered from human milk biomonitoring studies. Biomonitoring can measure a person’s exposure to a chemical in his/her tissue. Human milk is a unique biological matrix for biomonitoring because it can provide exposure information about both the mother and the breastfed infant through a noninvasive method of collection. What is less clear is how to interpret the information obtained, and how to communicate this information to diverse audiences, including the study participants and regulators, as well as physicians, nurses, midwives, lactation consultants, and others involved in the care of the mother and infant.