biomonitoring

Such measurements, called biomonitoring, demonstrate that toxic substances not only insult the environment but also toll human bodies.

Nena Baker: Chemicals and the World's Expanding Waistline 2009

The measurements, called biomonitoring, tell a sobering story: The U.S. population is widely exposed to the phthalates in plastic, the bisphenol A in food and beverage cans and the flame retardants in furniture.

Nena Baker: Biomonitoring: Essential for Protecting Public Health 2009

Such measurements, called biomonitoring, demonstrate that toxic substances not only insult the environment but also toll human bodies.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

• regular testing to determine what chemicals are in people and in what amounts (also known as biomonitoring);

Christopher Gavigan: "The Change" Our Children Need: REACHing for Kid Safe Chemicals 2008

"The biomonitoring system works well," Tamara Rozhkova , chief scientist at Primorsky Vodokanal, said in a release Wednesday.

Russian Officials Enlist Mussels to Track Radiation Gregory White 2011

Described as "painless," the microneedle has applications for blood drawing, injections, and biomonitoring.

Boing Boing 2008

One of the tools these researchers employ to gauge the impact of pollution is biomonitoring, a technology that allows them to measure the levels of environmental chemicals found in bodily fluids and tissues.

Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010

In fact, according to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through biomonitoring, a survey revealed that every human being carries traces of 212 environmental chemicals in their bodies which include toxic metals like arsenic and cadmium, pesticides, flame retardants and even perchlorate, an ingredient in rocket fuel.

Chemicals Are Stealing Our Children's Future Nancy Chuda 2010

In fact, according to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through biomonitoring, a survey revealed that every human being carries traces of 212 environmental chemicals in their bodies which include toxic metals like arsenic and cadmium, pesticides, flame retardants and even perchlorate, an ingredient in rocket fuel.

Nancy Chuda: Chemicals Are Stealing Our Children's Future 2010

The American Chemistry Council, whose members include Dow, DuPont, Monsanto and dozens of other chemical companies, issued a statement last week describing as "problematic" the GAO's call for the EPA to consider having companies conduct extensive human biomonitoring.

Nena Baker: Biomonitoring: Essential for Protecting Public Health 2009