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Environmental Determinants of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations in Residential Carpet Dust
Environmental science & technology, v 47(18), pp 10405-10414
17 Sep 2013
PMID: 23952055
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Abstract
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), banned in the United Sates in the fate 1970s, are still found in indoor and outdoor environments. Little is known about the determinants of PCB levels in homes. We measured concentrations of five PCB congeners (105, 138, 153, 170, and 180) in carpet dust collected between 1998 and 2000 from 1187 homes in four sites: Detroit, Iowa, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Home characteristics, occupational history, and demographic information were obtained by interview. We used a geographic information system to geocode addresses and determine distances to the nearest major road, freight route, and railroad; percentage of developed land; number of industrial facilities within 2 km of residences; and population density. Ordinal logistic regression was used to estimate the associations between the covariates of interest and the odds of PCB detection in each site separately. Total PCB levels [all congeners < maximum practical qnantitation limit.(MPQL) vs at least one congener >= MPQL to < median concentration vs at least one congener > median concentration] were positively associated with either percentage of developed land [odds ratio (OR) range 1.01-1.04 for each percentage increase] or population density (OR 1.08 for every 1000/mi(2)) in each site. The number of industrial facilities within 2 km of a home was associated with PCB concentrations; however, facility type and direction of the association varied by site. Our findings suggest that outdoor sources of PCBs may be significant determinants of indoor concentrations.
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- Title
- Environmental Determinants of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations in Residential Carpet Dust
- Creators
- Curt T. DellaValle - National Institutes of HealthDavid C. Wheeler - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityNicole C. Deziel - National Institutes of HealthAnneclaire J. De Roos - Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory / Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of South AfricaJames R. Cerhan - College Station Medical CenterWendy Cozen - University of Southern CaliforniaRichard K. Severson - Wayne State UniversityAbigail R. Flory - Westat (United States)Sarah J. Locke - National Institutes of HealthJoanne S. Colt - National Institutes of HealthPatricia Hartge - National Institutes of HealthMary H. Ward - National Institutes of Health
- Publication Details
- Environmental science & technology, v 47(18), pp 10405-10414
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- U55/CCR921930-02 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Program of Cancer Registries; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA Z01CP010170 / NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) P30ES007048 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) N01-PC-35139; N01 PC065064; NO1-PC-67008; N01-PC-71105; N01-PC67009; P01 CA17054; P30 ES07048; P30 CA014089 / National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) N01PC067009 / DIVISION OF CANCER CONTROL &POPULATION SCIENCE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI); NIH National Cancer Institute- Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000330096000042
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84884264853
- Other Identifier
- 991020099922404721
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