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- Analytical methodologies
- Factors influencing the interpretation of analytical results
- Toxicologic considerations
- Data gaps and research needs
- Identifying scenarios for which hair analysis may be appropriate
- A copy of the charge to the panelists is included in this report as Appendix B.
Section 1
1.3 Charge to the Panelists
ATSDR prepared a list of specific questions for the panel (referred to as the "charge"). Questions included a wide variety of topics designed to prompt discussions at the meeting. The main topics in the charge include:
Prior to the June 12 and 13, 2001, meeting, panelists were requested
to review the charge and prepare initial responses to the charge
questions (in the form of pre-meeting comments). To support their
effort, panelists received six papers from the published literature
and a bibliography of additional literature pertaining to hair analysis1.
The purpose of this pre-meeting exercise was to stimulate panelists'
thoughts in relation to the charge questions and to serve as a stepping-off
point for the 1½ days of panel discussions.
Appendix C contains the panelists'
pre-meeting comments.
Panelists provided additional relevant references with their pre-meeting
comments and during panel discussions. An expanded bibliography
of hair analysis literature is provided in
Appendix D.
1The papers provided to the panelists for their consideration
included: Hopps 1977; Miekeley et al. 1998; Sky-Peck 1990; Seidel
et al. 2001; Steindel and Howanitz 2001 (editorial); Yoshinaga et
al. 1990; Wennig 2000.
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