<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ferris, Alana J</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Riley, Kylie W</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Calero, Lehyla</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Holmes, Darrell</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tobon, Catherine</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gutierrez, Matthew</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Botelho, Julianne Cook</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Calafat, Antonia M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Deyssenroth, Maya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anderson, Kim A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Herbstman, Julie B</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Evaluating the use of silicone wristbands and urinary biomarkers to assess personal exposure to phthalates.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol</style></alt-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026 Apr 28</style></date></pub-dates></dates><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BACKGROUND: &lt;/strong&gt;Biomonitoring studies for phthalates often rely on concentrations of urinary biomarkers, but there is interest in broadening exposure assessment methods, especially for use with vulnerable populations like pregnant women. Silicone wristbands (wristbands) are non-invasive passive sampling devices that have been shown as valid exposure assessment tools for a variety of chemicals and could provide a complementary method of phthalate exposure assessment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OBJECTIVE: &lt;/strong&gt;This study examined the relationship between phthalates detected in wristbands and their corresponding urinary metabolites to understand the ability of wristbands to capture phthalates.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;METHODS: &lt;/strong&gt;This pilot study included 27 pregnant women from the New York City-based longitudinal birth cohort study, the Fair Start Cohort. One wristband and spot urine samples provided at three time points were collected during a single 48-hour period. Six phthalate levels in wristbands were compared with the corresponding 12 urinary metabolite concentrations. Linear regressions and k-means clustering were employed to describe the relationship between, and information generated from wristband and urine matrices.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RESULTS: &lt;/strong&gt;Three of the six parent phthalates were significantly positively associated with at least one of their metabolites in urine (butylbenzyl phthalate with monobenzyl phthalate; di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate with mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate; di-iso-butyl phthalate with mono-hydroxy-isobutyl phthalate, mono-isobutyl phthalate, and the molar sum of these metabolites). Exposure marker profiles differed between wristband and urine matrices, which may reflect differences in routes of exposures.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IMPACT: &lt;/strong&gt;This study demonstrates the ability of wristbands to capture personal exposure to phthalates and their substitutes. Additionally, using wristbands as an exposure assessment method could fill the gap in our understanding of the contribution of inhalation and dermal exposure routes for phthalate exposure, as these remain understudied in the literature.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Riley, Kylie W</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Burke, Kimberly</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dixon, Holly</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Holmes, Darrell</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Calero, Lehyla</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Michael L Barton</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Miller, Rachel L</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bramer, Lisa M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Waters, Katrina M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Herbstman, Julie</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rohlman, Diana</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Development and Outcomes of Returning Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure Results in the Washington Heights, NYC Community.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Health Insights</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Health Insights</style></alt-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11786302241262604</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Report-back of research results (RBRR) is becoming standard practice for environmental health research studies. RBRR is thought to increase environmental health literacy (EHL), although standardized measurements are limited. For this study, we developed a report back document on exposure to air pollutants, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, during pregnancy through community engaged research and evaluated whether the report increased EHL. We used focus groups and surveys to gather feedback on the report document from an initial group of study participants (Group 1, n = 22) and then sent the revised report to a larger number of participants (Group 2, n = 168). We conducted focus groups among participants in Group 1 and discussed their suggested changes to the report and how those changes could be implemented. Participants in focus groups demonstrated multiple levels of EHL. While participant engagement critically informed report development, a survey comparing feedback from Group 1 (initial report) and Group 2 (revised report) did not show a significant difference in the ease of reading the report or knowledge gained about air pollutants. We acknowledge that our approach was limited by a lack of EHL tools that assess knowledge and behavior change, and a reliance on quantitative methodologies. Future approaches that merge qualitative and quantitative methodologies to evaluate RBRR and methodologies for assessing RBRR materials and subsequent changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, may be necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
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