The Biochemistry Section of theĀ Environmental Health Laboratory Branch (EHLB) provides environmental and clinical analytical services, and leadership in the development of laboratory methods.Ā
The Section is a partner in the
California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (CECBP), and providesĀ analyses andĀ technical servicesĀ to the
California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch.Ā
The laboratory also serves as a reference laboratory for public health agencies and as a referee laboratory for deterāāmining levels of analytes in reference and proficiency materials for biological testing.Ā The SectionĀ maintains a
list of laboratories proficient in blood lead analysis and a
list of laboratories approved to perform cholināesterase testing Ā for occupational health surveillance.