On Wednesday May 30, 2007, BU SBRP researcher Tom Webster (Project 2) and doctoral student Jessica Nelson will be leading a forum titled "Measuring Chemicals in People: Promises and Pitfalls."  The forum will discuss biomonitoring (the practice of measuring chemicals in people's bodies).  As the technology has improved, biomonitoring is increasingly being used by health agencies and advocacy organizations, with California just establishing the first statewide surveillance program. This meeting will provide an overview of biomonitoring -- what it is and how it's being used -- as well as address some of the significant ethical and policy questions raised by this issue.

This forum is sponsored by the Massachusetts Public Health Association's Environmental and Occupational Health Section and the BU SBRP. The forum will be from 6-8pm and be held at the MPHA offices at 434 Jamaicaway, Boston.

For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , MPHA: 617-524-6696, ext. 111.