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Environmental specimen banking and poisons control--a new challenge
F W Jekat1, R Eckard, F H Kemper
1Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Münster, Germany.
The Science of the Total Environment
|November 1, 1993
Summary
Clinical toxicology and poisons control urgently need objective data. Collaborating with environmental specimen banks for human tissue offers a cost-saving solution, enhancing risk assessment for xenobiotics.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Toxicology
- Biomonitoring
Background:
- Clinical toxicology and poisons control often lack objective criteria like analytical data for poisoning cases.
- Environmental specimen banks for human tissue can provide crucial data to address these limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate the power of cooperation between clinical toxicology and environmental specimen banks for human tissue.
- To highlight the benefits of integrating these entities within a university medical clinic setting.
Main Methods:
- The study highlights successful strategies for establishing an environmental specimen bank for human tissue.
- It proposes applying these strategies to clinical and experimental toxicology.
Main Results:
- Cooperation between clinical toxicology and environmental specimen banks is shown to be effective, using the example of institutions in Münster, Germany.
- This collaboration is cost-saving and beneficial for both fields.
Conclusions:
- An environmental specimen bank for human tissue, integrated with a poisons control center and clinical toxicology, is an ideal model.
- Such a bank serves as a unique tool for assessing the risks of xenobiotics.