Molly L. Kile|Richard P. Scott|Steven G. O’Connell|Shannon T. Lipscomb|Megan MacDonald|Megan M. McClelland|Kim A. Anderson
Using silicone wristbands to evaluate preschool children's exposure to flame retardants
Oregon State University|Corvallis Environmental Center|Corvallis Environmental Center|Oregon State University Cascades|Oregon State University|Oregon State University|Oregon State University|Corvallis Environmental Center
silicone wristbands used passive sampling tools measuring personal environmental exposure organic compounds due lightweight simple design wristband may useful technique measuring childrens exposure study tested stability flame retardant compounds silicone wristbands developed analytical approach measuring 41 flame retardants silicone wristband order evaluate exposure compounds preschoolaged children evaluate robustness using wristbands measure flame retardants evaluated stability 3 polybrominated diphenyl ethers bdes 2 organophosphate flame retardants opfrs wristbands 84 days find evidence significant loss time either 4 20c p016 recruited cohort 92 preschool aged children oregon wear wristband 7 days order characterize childrens acceptance technology characterize exposure flame retardants seventyseven parents returned wristbands analysis 35 bdes 4 opfrs 2 brominated flame retardants although 5 excluded exposure assessment due protocol deviations n72 total 20 compounds detected limit quantitation 11 compounds including 4 opfrs 7 bdes detected 60 samples childrens gender age race recruitment site family context significantly associated returning wristbands compliance protocols comparisons flame retardant data sociodemographic information revealed significant differences total exposures bdes opfrs based age house vacuuming frequency family context results demonstrate preschool children oregon exposed bdes longer produced united states opfrs used alternative polybrominated compounds silicone wristbands well tolerated young children useful characterizing personal exposure flame retardants bound particulate matter