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jueves, 1 de marzo de 2012

CDC - National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals - NER

CDC’s Division of Laboratory Sciences released new data to the Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, an ongoing assessment of the U.S. population’s exposure to environmental chemicals using biomonitoring.

The Updated Tables, February 2012 provides nationally-representative biomonitoring data from CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) that has become available since the publication of the Fourth Report in 2009. The Updated Tables, February 2012 include 66 chemicals with updated tables and 34 newly added chemicals since the release of the Fourth Report.
The Updated Tables, February 2012 and additional resources are now available on CDC’s National Exposure Report webpage.

CDC - National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals - NER

The Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, 2009, (the Fourth Report, 2009) presents data for 212 chemicals. The Fourth Report includes the findings from nationally representative samples for 1999-2004.
Fourth Report, 2009

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Cover image of Fourth Report Updated Tables, February 2012

The Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, Updated Tables, February 2012 provides new data since the release of the Fourth Report, 2009. These data include updated tables for 66 chemicals in the Fourth Report, 2009 and tables for 34 new chemicals. Review this publication for the most recent and complete biomonitoring data.
Updated Tables, February 2012

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The Updated Tables, February 2012, present data from the 2005-2006 and 2007-2008 survey periods and data for a few chemicals from the 2003-2004 survey period. The Updated Tables are cumulative and include data reported in earlier updates.
The blood and urine samples reported in these publications were collected from participants in CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which obtains and releases health-related data from a nationally representative sample in two year cycles.