Institute of Environmental Health Monitoring

The Chinese Government formally joined the IRPTC network in 1979, the Institute of Environmental Health Monitoring (former name of the Institute of Health) is the National Corre ndent In order to carry out the tasks required of the IRPTC national coire ndent, die UNEP/IRPTC Chinese Working Group was established in 1980. 

China, as a Member State of IPCS, and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine (CAPM), as the IPCS Focal Point attends the IPCS activities via the Institute of Environmental Health and Sanitary Engineering (CAPM), the Institute of Environmental Health Monitoring (CAPM), the Institute of Preventive Medicine, and the Shanghai Medical University are all participating institutions for IPCS. 

Institute of Environmental Health and Sanitary Engineering (CAPM), Beijing Institute of Environmental Health Monitoring (CAPM), Beijing ... 

Drinking Water Atlas of China, Institute of Environmental Health Monitoring, Chinese Academy of Preventing Medicine, China Cartographic Publishing House, Beijing, 1994, p. 147-148. 

Dr. Yinon conducted research, as a senior research fellow, at the Weizmann Institute of Science for over 35 years. He was a research associate (1971-1973) and a senior research associate (1976-1977) at Caltech s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, California) and spent sabbatical leaves as a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) (1980-1981), the EPA Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory (Las Vegas, Nevada) (1988-1989), and the University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida) (1993-1994). His last appointment in the U.S., before returning to Israel, was as visiting professor and assistant director at UCF s National Center for Forensic Science (Orlando, Florida) (2000-2003). 

On November 18-20, 1998, a workshop on Scientific Issues Relevant to the Assessment of Health Effects from Exposure to Methylmercury was conducted in Raleigh, North Carolina. The workshop was jointly sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and ATSDR. The purpose of this workshop was to discuss and evaluate the major epidemiologic studies that associated methylmercury exposure and the results of an array of developmental measures in children. These studies monitored and evaluated exposed populations in Iraq, the Seychelles Islands, the Faroe Islands, and the Amazon River Basin. A number of animal studies were also considered in support of a human health risk assessment. 

J. L. Epler, F. W. Larimer, T. K. Rao, C. E. Nix, and T. Ho, Energy-related pollutants in the environment The use of short-term tests for mutagenicity in the isolation and identification of biohazards. Presented at Higher Plant Systems as Monitors of Environmental Mutagens, a workshop co-sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Department of Energy, Marineland, Florida, January 16-18, 1978, Environ. Health Perspect. 27, 11-20 (1978). 

Willemsen, A. Vaal, M.A. de Zwart, D. Microbiotests as Tools for Environmental Monitoring, Report No 9, 607042005 National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Planning (RIVM) The Netherlands, 1995 39 pp. 

Galen P. Austin is a senior research associate at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University. He earned his doctoral degree in animal science with an emphasis on beef cattle production from Texas Tech University in December 2003. As an animal scientist, Dr. Austin s research interests are varied regarding livestock production and the environment. He has utilized GPS/GIS technology to monitor beef cattle movement and behavior and is interested in livestock disease epidemiology, in particular, zoonotic diseases. Additionally, Dr. Austin is concerned with and has research interests in the protection from and detection of agricultural terrorism directed at both on-farm/ranch livestock and confined animal feeding operations. 

Puklova, V, P. Denkova (eds.), 2003, Environmental Health Monitoring System in the Czech Republic - Report 2002 National Institute of Public Health, Prague 2003, 134 pages, ISBN 80-7071-215-5,... 

Vahter, M. (ed.), Assessment of human exposure to lead and cadmium through biological monitoring. Prepared for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) by the National Swedish Institute of Environmental Medicine and the Department of Environmental Hygiene, Karolinska Institute. Stockholm (1982). 

One essentially unexplored area for hair analysis is its application to the investigation of environmental toxin exposure. We received a research grant during 1979 from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to explore the possibility of using hair analysis for monitoring exposure to polychlorinated biphenyl compounds (PCBs). Although the analytical chemical problems of this project were successfully solved, we were unable to mount successful field studies with human subjects. 

Air quality monitoring in Poland is performed by The State Inspeetorate for Environmental Proteetion SIEP (within the stmcture of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry) with its provincial (voivodship) branches VIEPs The State Sanitary Inspectorate SSI (subordinated to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare) with its provincial branches VSIs industrial plants or companies and research institutes, foundations, etc. 

At the national level, the General Monitoring Network of air quality (GMN), established in 1985, is the largest one. It is subordinated to the SSI and operated by its provincial (or local) branches. Its main purpose is to supply information on population exposure to air pollutants for the needs of the National Health Programme. Data are also used for environmental policy purposes. Stations belonging to the network are also a part of lower level monitoring systems - the collected data are used both at the local and voivodship level. In 1997 the network consisted of 506 stations, located in cities above 20 thousand inhabitants and in health resorts. The basic monitored pollutants are SO2, NO2, black smoke and TSP. In total, 37 pollutants (from 1 to 19 compounds at each station) were monitored in 1997. Almost exclusively manual 24-hr measurements are carried out at the stations. The network is supervised by the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (since 1992 till 1999), which is responsible for QA/QC, data collection, assessment and reporting. 

Control A remedial action technology to apply physical and/or institutional controls to prevent exposure to contaminants present in environmental media at concentrations above the remedial action levels. Control measures must be combined with appropriate maintenance, monitoring, and any necessary further remedial action to satisfy the remedial action objectives and be protective of human health and the environment. 

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