ABSTRACT
The aim of personal toxicity testing and environmental assessments is to determine the effect of pollution on health. Traditionally the diagnosis of disease was based on a single diagnostic test. However, modern clinical practice, bases the diagnosis of disease on the synthesis of data from several sources. Similarly environmental medicine and environmental health assessments can now use biomarkers and cytokines as well as the detection of toxins to determine the effects of pollution. The accuracy and validity of environmental health assessments are improved simply by taking more factors into account.
