To determine if silicone wristbands
could sequester a wide range of organic compounds, a public query
was made to collect volunteers. Participants were instructed to wear
a wristband continuously for 30 days including bathing, sleeping,
or other activities. A total of 30 precleaned and dried wristbands
were placed inside three amber jars, and metal tongs were used by
participants as they took one or two wristbands to wear. A sign-out
sheet was used to track the number of wristbands a participant took
(1 or 2), but no surnames or personal information was asked or collected
during this initial demonstration. At the end of the 30 day period,
small (250 mL) amber jars were used to collect each individual wristband
and were stored at −20 °C until postdeployment cleaning
and extraction. In addition, three nondeployed wristbands were placed
inside amber jars at room temperature to serve as controls for potential
laboratory or processing contamination.
could sequester a wide range of organic compounds, a public query
was made to collect volunteers. Participants were instructed to wear
a wristband continuously for 30 days including bathing, sleeping,
or other activities. A total of 30 precleaned and dried wristbands
were placed inside three amber jars, and metal tongs were used by
participants as they took one or two wristbands to wear. A sign-out
sheet was used to track the number of wristbands a participant took
(1 or 2), but no surnames or personal information was asked or collected
during this initial demonstration. At the end of the 30 day period,
small (250 mL) amber jars were used to collect each individual wristband
and were stored at −20 °C until postdeployment cleaning
and extraction. In addition, three nondeployed wristbands were placed
inside amber jars at room temperature to serve as controls for potential
laboratory or processing contamination.
