Organized by the Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, consensus conferences are a mechanism for citizen input into science and technology policy. This is a unique opportunity to provide public input on the topic of biomonitoring studies and surveillance to public officials, policymakers, researchers, advocacy groups, and others.
In this Consensus Conference, a panel of 14 lay people from
Following on the heels of the National Academy of Sciences report on biomonitoring and the passage of the first state-wide biomonitoring program in California, the conference will provide a distinct and important perspective to the discussion – the voice of the lay public – which to this date has been unheard.
