Quality assurance and standardization . CDC's lab helps other labs around the world standardize and improve their programs for measuring specific substances in people that affect their health. These activities result in more reliable test results. For example, through its Blood Lead Laboratory Reference System, the CDC lab helps other labs improve the overall quality of their measurements of lead in blood. Benefits of Biomonitoring Identifies who is in danger.
Some people are at greater risk of coming into contact with environmental chemicals than others.
Researchers can use biomonitoring to find out which groups of people are in the most danger from environmental chemicals and take steps to protect them. Improves actions to protect health . Environmental chemicals can be measured in people before and after taking actions to protect health. Comparing the levels of the substances before and after preventive actions can show whether the actions have helped improve or protect health and to what extent. Without this information, public health officials will have a more difficult time knowing whether or not their programs are actually helping people.