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Silicone wristbands are just as good as traditional testing methods at detecting chemicals in the air that can be harmful during pregnancy.
Inexpensive, convenient silicone wristbands can measure exposure to a class of chemicals that can be harmful during pregnancy, researchers report.
The researchers found that the wristbands, when used as passive samplers, have the ability to bind smaller molecular weight semi-volatile polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a similar pattern as active sampling. PAHs are a class of chemicals that occur naturally in coal, crude oil, and gasoline and are produced when coal, oil, gas, wood, garbage, and tobacco are burned.
The use of wristbands is appealing because it is inexpensive and easy to wear,”
access the study at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-021-00348-y
read the original unedited article at https://www.futurity.org/silicone-wristbands-polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons-chemicals-pregnancy-2602202/
