| Title: | "A systematic review of the use of silicone wristbands for environmental exposure assessment, with a focus on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)" |
| Author(s): | Hamzai L; Lopez Galvez N; Hoh E; Dodder NG; Matt GE; Quintana PJ; |
| Address: | "School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA. San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA. Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA. School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA. jquintan@sdsu.edu" |
| Journal Title: | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41370-021-00359-9 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1559-064X (Electronic) 1559-0631 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "BACKGROUND: Exposure assessment is critical for connecting environmental pollutants to health outcomes and evaluating impacts of interventions or environmental policies. Silicone wristbands (SWBs) show promise for multi-pollutant exposure assessment, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a ubiquitous class of toxic environmental pollutants. OBJECTIVE: To review published studies where SWBs were worn on the wrist for human environmental exposure assessments and evaluate the ability of SWBs to capture personal exposures, identify gaps which need to be addressed to implement this tool, and make recommendations for future studies to advance the field of exposure science through utilization of SWBs. METHODS: We performed a systematic search and a cited reference search in Scopus and extracted key study descriptions. RESULTS: Thirty-nine unique studies were identified, with analytes including PAHs, pesticides, flame retardants, and tobacco products. SWBs were shipped under ambient conditions without apparent analyte loss, indicating utility for global exposure and health studies. Nineteen articles detected a total of 60 PAHs in at least one SWB. Correlations with other concurrent biological and air measurements indicate the SWB captures exposure to flame retardants, tobacco products, and PAHs. SIGNIFICANCE: SWBs show promise as a simple-to-deploy tool to estimate environmental and occupational exposures to chemical mixtures, including PAHs" |
| Keywords: | Environmental Exposure/analysis Environmental Monitoring *Flame Retardants/analysis Humans *Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis Silicones Personal exposure Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Volatile organic compounds; |
| Notes: | "MedlineHamzai, Laila Lopez Galvez, Nicolas Hoh, Eunha Dodder, Nathan G Matt, Georg E Quintana, Penelope J eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Systematic Review 2021/07/25 J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2022 Mar; 32(2):244-258. doi: 10.1038/s41370-021-00359-9. Epub 2021 Jul 23" |
