Module 10: Biomonitoring & PFAS

Question 1

• Describe biomonitoring

Answer 1

A: Biomonitoring studies the chemicals in our environment and what happens when we encounter those chemicals

Question 2

• Describe three features of CDC’s National Biomonitoring Program

Answer 2

The three features are # volunteer participants among the U.S. residents, # uses biomonitoring of environmental health exposures through samples of blood, urine, and saliva, and #inculdes more than 200 compounds

Question 3

• List three of the primary uses of data from the National Biomonitoring Program

Answer 3

A: Identify what chemicals are found in the U.S residents and at what concentrations, establish reference values for U.S. residents to use for comparisons, and assess values in subpopulations of U.S. residents

Question 4

• List three products containing PFAS that most people in the U.S. have in their homes

Answer 4

A: Drinking water, food, clothing, and household products