ArticleRoyal Society open science2016
Silicone wristbands detect individuals' pesticide exposures in West Africa.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.
- Toxicant exposure and the developing brain: A systematic review of the structural and functional MRI literature.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions to Reduce Pesticide Exposure from the Agricultural Sector in Africa: A Workshop Report.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of the use of silicone wristbands for environmental exposure assessment, with a focus on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2022Pooled it
- Pesticide Research on Environmental and Human Exposure and Risks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Exposomics as a discovery engine for emerging contaminants and hidden biological risks.Emerging contaminants · 2026Article
- Silicone Wristbands for Measuring Human Exposure to Organic Chemicals: Uses and Benefits for Human Biological Research.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2026Article
- Personal and environmental predictors of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure identified through repeated silicone wristband sampling.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2026Article
- Engineering smallholder common bean cropping systems with flowering plants increases hoverfly populations and crop yields.Frontiers in insect science · 2026Article
- Silicone Wristbands as Passive Environmental Sampling Devices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a Scoping Review of the Evidence.Current environmental health reports · 2025Article
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- Targeted Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of 31 Phthalates and Replacements: Method Optimization and Application to Edible Oils and Silicone Wristbands.Journal of separation science · 2025Article
- Assessment of Unintentional Acute Pesticide Poisoning (UAPP) Amongst Cotton Farmers in Tanzania.Toxics · 2025Article
- Addressing the need for individual-level exposure monitoring for firefighters using silicone samplers.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Article
- Wristband Personal Passive Samplers and Suspect Screening Methods Highlight Gender Disparities in Chemical Exposures.Environmental science & technology · 2024Article
- Child exposure to organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides measured in urine, wristbands, and household dust and its implications for child health in South Africa: A panel study.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2024Article
- Expanding the access of wearable silicone wristbands in community-engaged research through best practices in data analysis and integration.Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing · 2024Article
- Follicular DNA Damage and Pesticide Exposure Among Latinx Children in Rural and Urban Communities.Exposure and health · 2024Article
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- Expanding the access of wearable silicone wristbands in community-engaged research through best practices in data analysis and integration.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
We detected between 2 and 10 pesticides per person with novel sampling devices worn by 35 participants who were actively engaged in farming in Diender, Senegal. Participants were recruited to wear silicone wristbands for each of two separate periods of up to 5 days. Pesticide exposure profiles were highly individualized with only limited associations with demographic data. Using a 63-pesticide dual-column gas chromatography-electron capture detector (GC-ECD) method, we detected pyrethoid insecticides most frequently, followed by organophosphate pesticides which have been linked to adverse health outcomes. This work provides the first report of individualized exposure profiles among smallholder farmers in West Africa, where logistical and practical constraints have prevented the use of more traditional approaches to exposure assessment in the past. The wristbands and associated analytical method enabled detection of a broad range of agricultural, domestic, legacy and current-use pesticides, including esfenvalerate, cypermethrin, lindane, DDT and chlorpyrifos. Participants reported the use of 13 pesticide active ingredients while wearing wristbands. All six of the pesticides that were both reportedly used and included in the analytical method were detected in at least one wristband. An additional 19 pesticide compounds were detected beyond those that were reported to be in use, highlighting the importance of measuring exposure in addition to collecting surveys and self-reported use records. The wristband method is a candidate for more widespread use in pesticide exposure and health monitoring, and in the development of evidence-based policies for human health protection in an area where food security concerns are likely to intensify agricultural production and pesticide use in the near future.
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