biomonitoring system
Portable biomonitoring systems are capable of rapid analysis of fluids such as urine, blood, or saliva.
Biomonitoring
medicine
Biomonitoring, the measurement of chemical compounds or their metabolites (versions of the compounds that are transformed in the body) in biological specimens. Biomonitoring measurements can be conducted on nonhuman biological samples, such as plants and animals, but use of the term is primarily associated with measuring foreign compounds in humans. Biomonitoring is used in occupational settings, where workers are monitored for unsafe levels of toxic chemicals, often on a regular schedule. It is also used...
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