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biomonitoring

biomonitoring

1 6.2
A way of testing living things to check for pollution and chemical exposure
  • noun
  • /ˌbaɪoʊˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ/
  • Specialized
: biomonitorización
  • To date, however, there have been only a limited number of studies on biomonitoring of human populations exposed to VOCs from automobile exhaust.
  • human biomonitoring
  • biomonitoring study
  • biomonitoring data

Examples

  • International standardized protocols are needed to enhance comparability and increase the usefulness of this promising tissue in biomonitoring studies.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Biomonitoring can help scientists determine the impact of biomonitoring on aquatic life.

  • Our analysis of biomonitoring data from a nationally representative sample suggests that U.S. population exposure to phthalates has changed in the last decade.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In our opinion, international biomonitoring committees should propose compulsory requirements and quality standards for all research involving the use of placentas to measure exposures.

    Academic text (2012)
  • New York introduced the largest number of bills on biomonitoring (measuring chemicals in people) during the 2008-2009 legislative sessions.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The wide range of values seen for this metal in the placenta suggests that the placenta could be a good choice for biomonitoring environmental Pb exposure.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The use of DiNP in soft PVC is increasing, and biomonitoring data show that human DiNP metabolite levels are rapidly increasing globally.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The objectives of our study were to quantify metal exposure through urinary biomonitoring in children working in the surgical instrument manufacturing industry and to assess possible health effects.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The use of urine biomarkers is ideal for field studies in children because urine collection is noninvasive and because urinary biomonitoring provides a convenient method to assess recent exposure to many metals, including Cr.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The researchers used biomonitoring to evaluate the health of the forest ecosystem.

How Extensive

biomonitoring
  • Specialized
1 6.2
monitoring
123 3.2
one-off
25 5.6

Surface Forms

biomonitoring singular

Morphology

biomonitoring = monitoring (semi-transparent) = bio + monitor + ing

The word is formed productively from 'bio-' plus 'monitoring', so the base meaning is easy to recover from the parts.

Etymology

Biomonitoring starts with bio- meaning 'life', as in biology, and ends with monitor meaning 'to watch'. So biomonitoring is simply watching living things or parts of them to see how clean the environment is and whether people or animals have been exposed to pollution.