SB 600: Biomonitoring for hazardous chemicals in humans

Biomonitoring—the practice of voluntarily testing human blood, urine, and breast milk for the presence of synthetic chemicals—gives scientists and doctors more complete and accurate information about chemical exposures and helps determine whether the chemical exposures contribute to illnesses such as breast cancer. SB 600 (Ortiz) would have established a state biomonitoring program to detect the presence of environmental toxins in humans