Toxicology and Environmental Health Committee

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	Chair Nicolas Venisse  Poitiers, France	Contact Us Scientific Committees Toxicology and Environmental Health Committee
	Vice-Chair David W. Kinniburgh Alberta, Canada

Background & Purpose of the Committee

The toxicology and environmental health committee was founded in 2017 at the IATDMCT Congress in Kyoto with the objective of promoting this emerging field of toxicology.

• The committee's objectives are:
  • To promote and disseminate research in this area.
  • To bring together scientists and enhance collaboration and communication among groups working in the field.
  • To establish recommendations in the field (bioanalytical validation)
  • To educate IATDMCT members on advances and opportunities in the area

• Scope of the committee is:

  Assessement of human exposure to environmental contaminants through the use human biomonitoring Optimization of human biomonitoring targets through the development of biomarkers, bio-analytical methods, toxicokinetics and toxicokinetic modeling (physiologically-based toxicokinetic modeling) Potential linkage of exposure to environmental contaminants and clinical effects and application to laboratory medicine Exposome assessment for health promotion and health risk assessment

 At the IATDMCT Kyoto Congress, the committee formally commenced its activities with the first committee meeting and a symposium focused on toxicology and environmental health.