Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Placement of Wearable Passive Samplers Alters Exposure Profiles Observed

Technique: GC-MS

Type: Case Studies: From the Literature

Applications: Environmental

Products: KnowItAll Software, NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library, Wiley Registry

Exposure to chemicals can be detrimental to health. This study examined how different parts of the body are exposed to outside influences. By placing wearable air samplers at different parts of the body, it was possible to replicate the different routes of exposure to contaminants. The sorb chemicals in the samplers were analyzed using GC-HRMS and identified using Wiley Registry and NIST libraries.

 

Image provided by K. Pollitt, used with permission.

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