“Silicone wristbands absorb chemicals very similar to how a human absorbs them,” said Penelope Quintana, Ph.D. MPH. Dr. Quintana is a professor with San Diego State’s School of Public Health.

Some of the wristbands showed exposure to DDT, a harmful pesticide that has been banned for use in many countries, including the U.S., since the 1970s. The study, published recently in the journal ...

Researchers used silicone wristbands to examine the extent of chemical exposure among a small group of children in Montevideo, Uruguay. The 6- to 8-year-olds wore the bands for seven days. After ...

Penelope J. E. Quintana et al. Nicotine levels in silicone wristband samplers worn by children exposed to secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette vapor are highly correlated with child's urinary ...

Duke University researchers have used silicone wristbands to track firefighters’ exposures to 134 potentially carcinogenic chemicals. Analysis of the chemicals absorbed by the wristbands over a ...

Silicone wristbands were prepared as described previously. 8 Briefly, wristbands were cleaned with three rounds of soaking in 1:1 ethyl acetate:n-hexane, then two rounds in 1:1 ethyl acetate:methanol.

The wristbands could prove to be a far cheaper and easier tool, especially with younger participants. “Anyone can put on a silicone wristband. These are the ones that you buy online,” Quintana ...

Silicone wristbands have become a popular method in recent years to measure personal exposures to organic chemicals because they are easy to wear and are a non-invasive sampling method.

Eleven wristbands contained all six OPFRs analyzed. Pesticides were also present, including DDT, which was found in 20 wristbands. “It is very concerning that young children are exposed to multiple ...