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Evaluating the Use of Silicone Wristbands To Measure Personal Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants.

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Hammel, SC; Phillips, AL; Hoffman, K; Stapleton, HM
Published in: Environmental science & technology
October 2018

Biomarkers remain the gold standard for assessing chemical exposure. However, silicone wristbands may provide some added benefits for characterizing personal exposures compared to single biomarker measurements, such as decreased costs, noninvasive sampling, and increased ease of analysis. Previously, we validated their use in characterizing exposure to organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs). However, it is unclear whether these results would extend to chemicals like polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which biomagnify and have longer half-lives than PFRs in the body. This study sought to determine if accumulation of PBDEs on wristbands was correlated to serum biomarkers. Adult participants ( n = 30) provided serum samples and wore wristbands for 7 days. PBDEs and 6 novel brominated flame retardants (BFRs) were measured on wristbands, and serum samples were analyzed for PBDE biomarkers. Like most PBDE congeners, 5 of 6 novel BFRs were frequently detected on wristbands (≥90% of bands). In particular, decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) was detected in all wristbands in this study and was significantly correlated with BDE-209, suggesting a similar source and exposure pathway. Wristband levels of BDE-47, -99, -100, and -153 were significantly and positively associated with respective serum biomarkers ( rs = 0.39-0.57, p < 0.05). This study demonstrates that silicone wristbands can accurately detect personal PBDE exposures.

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Environmental science & technology

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EISSN

1520-5851

ISSN

0013-936X

Publication Date

October 2018

Volume

52

Issue

20

Start / End Page

11875 / 11885

Related Subject Headings

  • Specimen Handling
  • Silicones
  • Organophosphates
  • Humans
  • Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
  • Flame Retardants
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Adult
 

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Hammel, S. C., Phillips, A. L., Hoffman, K., & Stapleton, H. M. (2018). Evaluating the Use of Silicone Wristbands To Measure Personal Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(20), 11875–11885. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b03755
Hammel, Stephanie C., Allison L. Phillips, Kate Hoffman, and Heather M. Stapleton. “Evaluating the Use of Silicone Wristbands To Measure Personal Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants.Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 20 (October 2018): 11875–85. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b03755.
Hammel SC, Phillips AL, Hoffman K, Stapleton HM. Evaluating the Use of Silicone Wristbands To Measure Personal Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants. Environmental science & technology. 2018 Oct;52(20):11875–85.
Hammel, Stephanie C., et al. “Evaluating the Use of Silicone Wristbands To Measure Personal Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants.Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 52, no. 20, Oct. 2018, pp. 11875–85. Epmc, doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b03755.
Hammel SC, Phillips AL, Hoffman K, Stapleton HM. Evaluating the Use of Silicone Wristbands To Measure Personal Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants. Environmental science & technology. 2018 Oct;52(20):11875–11885.
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Published In

Environmental science & technology

DOI

EISSN

1520-5851

ISSN

0013-936X

Publication Date

October 2018

Volume

52

Issue

20

Start / End Page

11875 / 11885

Related Subject Headings

  • Specimen Handling
  • Silicones
  • Organophosphates
  • Humans
  • Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
  • Flame Retardants
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Adult