Silicone wristbands as personal passive sampling devices: Current knowledge, recommendations for use, and future directions

Chemometers: an integrative tool for chemical assessment in multimedia environments

“…The fate and effects of environmental chemicals in humans is of major concern, but very challenging to assess due to ethical issues and the related limited availability of study material. Regarding chemometers, in the last decade, silicone wristbands have been proposed as a non-invasive chemical assessment tool and have been used in multiple studies to characterize personal exposure in a variety of populations such as in Samon et al 82 However, with this approach it is challenging to reach equilibrium with the chemicals sequestered from the human skin within a reasonable time frame due to the thickness of the wristband and limited contact with the skin. Furthermore, as is exposed not only to the human skin but also to the surrounding air, clothes, etc., the origin of the sampled chemicals is poorly defined and may be heavily impacted, e.g., by particles deposited on the wristbands or personal care products used by the study participant.…”

“…33 Regarding the study of human exposure, as a result of ethical limitations, non-invasive formats such as silicone wristbands or similar devices have usually been applied. 82 Those devices comprise the disadvantage that they measure not only the release of chemicals from the human body via the skin, but also, at least partially, the environmental exposure through air. An exception are few studies such as Baumer et al 33 using in tissue sampling in body donors post-mortem .…”

Quantitative Self-Assessment of Exposure to Solvents among Formal and Informal Nail Technicians in Johannesburg, South Africa

“…Although the reliability of SAE data varied between the studies, it was concluded that workers, if well instructed and motivated, can generate reliable exposure measurements. Silicone wristbands have recently been deployed as personal passive sampling devices to assess dermal and inhalation exposure to various VOCs, semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), and pesticides [ 12 ]. The use of wristbands was also piloted in nail salons to sample SVOCs.…”

AirPen: A Wearable Monitor for Characterizing Exposures to Particulate Matter and Volatile Organic Compounds

“…Air pollution is the leading environmental health risk on the planet and a top-10 risk factor for premature disease and death, yet only a small fraction of the thousands of chemicals that contribute to air pollution exposure [e.g., volatile organic and inorganic chemicals, semi-volatile and persistent organic compounds, and the many components that make up airborne particulate matter (PM)] have been studied in detail (e.g., formaldehyde, benzene, benzo­( a )­pyrene, PM 2.5 , and lead). , Although recent technological advances have allowed us to define an individual’s genome, transcriptome, and proteome with high fidelity, our ability to define one’s exposome, which constitutes the entirety of exposure to all forms of pollution across an individual lifespan, remains out of reach. Exposome measurement is challenging for several reasons: (1) human activity and the microenvironments in which we spend our lives are dynamic and varied; (2) the pollutant species and concentrations to which we are exposed vary across time, space, and by source; − and (3) technologies used to assess exposure have typically been designed for a single sample type (e.g., particle- vs gas-phase and sometimes even a single gas-phase species). − …”