TitlePreparation and performance features of wristband samplers and considerations for chemical exposure assessment.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsAnderson, KA, Points, GL, Donald, CE, Dixon, HM, Scott, RP, Wilson, G, Tidwell, LG, Hoffman, PD, Herbstman, JB, O'Connell, SG
JournalJ Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
Volume27
Issue6
Pagination551-559
Date Published2017 11
ISSN1559-064X
KeywordsAir Pollutants, Environmental Monitoring, Female, Flame Retardants, Humans, Male, Pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Volatile Organic Compounds, Wrist
Abstract

Wristbands are increasingly used for assessing personal chemical exposures. Unlike some exposure assessment tools, guidelines for wristbands, such as preparation, applicable chemicals, and transport and storage logistics, are lacking. We tested the wristband's capacity to capture and retain 148 chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides, flame retardants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and volatile organic chemicals (VOCs). The chemicals span a wide range of physical-chemical properties, with log octanol-air partitioning coefficients from 2.1 to 13.7. All chemicals were quantitatively and precisely recovered from initial exposures, averaging 102% recovery with relative SD ≤21%. In simulated transport conditions at +30 °C, SVOCs were stable up to 1 month (average: 104%) and VOC levels were unchanged (average: 99%) for 7 days. During long-term storage at -20 °C up to 3 (VOCs) or 6 months (SVOCs), all chemical levels were stable from chemical degradation or diffusional losses, averaging 110%. Applying a paired wristband/active sampler study with human participants, the first estimates of wristband-air partitioning coefficients for PAHs are presented to aid in environmental air concentration estimates. Extrapolation of these stability results to other chemicals within the same physical-chemical parameters is expected to yield similar results. As we better define wristband characteristics, wristbands can be better integrated in exposure science and epidemiological studies.

DOI10.1038/jes.2017.9
Alternate JournalJ Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
PubMed ID28745305
PubMed Central IDPMC5658681
Grant ListR21 ES024718 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
R33 ES024718 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
T32 ES007060 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States