Workshop on Selecting Chemicals to Biomonitor California Environmental…

Workshop on Selecting Chemicals to Biomonitor
California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program
June 9, 2008, 9:00 am ­ 3:15 pm ­ REVISED May 27, 2008
Elihu M. Harris State Office Building, 1515 Clay Street, 2nd Floor, Room 1, Oakland, CA 94612

There will be opportunities for the public to ask questions and comment during the workshop.


    9:00 am ­ Welcome
             Joan Denton, Ph.D., Director, Cal/EPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard
             Assessment (OEHHA)
             Workshop Overview
             Lauren Zeise, Ph.D., OEHHA

    9:15 am ­ Description of Biomonitoring Programs

             Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
                John Osterloh, M.D., M.S., CDC National Center of Environmental Health, Division
                of Laboratory Sciences
             Canada
                Douglas Haines, M.S., Health Canada's Safe Environments Programme
             10:30 ­10:45 am ­ Break
             German Federal Environmental Agency
                Kerstin Becker, Ph.D., German Environmental Hygiene Department
                Marike Kolossa, Ph.D., German Environmental Hygiene Department
             Discussion

    11:45 am ­ Lunch (on your own)

    12:45 pm ­ Discussion on Selection of Chemicals and Other Biomarkers
             Moderator, Michael Lipsett, M.D., California Department of Public Health
             2:00 ­ 2:15 pm ­ Break

     3:10 pm ­ Conclusion

             George V. Alexeeff, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., OEHHA Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs

     3:15 pm ­ Workshop Adjourned
California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program Workshop on
Chemical Selection
The California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (CECBP) was established in
legislation (SB 1379, Perata, 2006) to measure levels of environmental chemicals in California
residents. The Program will systematically collect biological specimens, such as blood and urine, from
California residents and to analyze them for the presence of designated environmental chemicals in
order to:

1) Determine levels of environmental chemicals in a representative sample of Californians;
2) Establish trends in the levels of these chemicals over time;
3) Assess the effectiveness of public health efforts and regulatory programs to reduce exposures of
   Californians to specific chemicals
4) Provide opportunities for meaningful public participation through activities and materials that are
   understandable and sensitive to the diverse needs of Californians.

Workshop Objectives
The CECBP Workshop on Chemical Selection will feature representatives from U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, European and Canadian biomonitoring programs. During the
workshop, participants will:

   1. Hear from representatives from existing biomonitoring programs about chemical selection and
      other aspects of their programs.
   2. Explore the rationale and criteria used to select chemicals for biomonitoring.

A meeting of the CECBP Scientific Guidance Panel will be held following the workshop on June 10
and includes agenda items on chemical selection for the CECBP.

Participation and Comment
Members of the public and representatives of organizations are invited to attend and participate in the
workshop. The workshop is free to the public and no registration is required.

The CECBP complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by ensuring that the facilities are
accessible to persons with disabilities, and by providing this notice and information in alternative
formats when requested. If you have special accommodation or language needs, please contact
David Berger at OEHHA, 1515 Clay Street, 16th floor, Oakland, CA 94612 or by telephone at (510)
622-2661. Comments can submitted by May 27, 2008 by mail or to biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov.
TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service. It is requested,
but not required, that you contact us at least five days before the meeting so we can ensure that the
necessary staff or equipment will be available for you at the meeting.