<?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%">Kaley A Adams</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Caoilinn Haggerty</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Richard P Scott</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Steven G O&#039;Connell</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Targeted Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of 31 Phthalates and Replacements: Method Optimization and Application to Edible Oils and Silicone Wristbands</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Separation Science</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In Press</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">07/2025</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">48</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Interest in phthalate detection of foods and other environmental media has grown rapidly in the past decade. However, current analytical and separation techniques are often limited in the breadth of chemistry targeted, most often targeting less than 15 compounds. Challenges to successful methods with this compound group include chromatographic resolution, quantitation across diverse concentration ranges, and sample preparation due to the chemical similarity of these compounds. This project describes the development of a selective ion monitoring gas chromatography mass spectrometry method for quantitation of 29 phthalates and two phthalate replacements along with considerations for quantitation, sample cleanup, and standard storage. Our range of phthalates includes less-studied ones like bis(2-propylheptyl), diundecyl, didecyl, and ditridecyl. Analytical performance included limits of detection ranging from 17–230&amp;nbsp;ng/mL and robust reproducibility with relative percent differences below 8% for complex matrices. Two calibration ranges were used to accommodate the wide dynamic range of phthalate concentrations observed in real samples. Method application was demonstrated with edible oils (&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;= 12) and silicone wristbands (&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;= 18), representing dietary and personal exposure pathways. Sample preparation strategies, including solid phase extraction were evaluated to mitigate matrix interferences. In addition, compound storage stability was assessed over 133 days to inform best practices for standard preparation and handling. The finalized method demonstrates the uniquely large compound ranges for some phthalates and the importance of analyzing a wide variety of these compounds, making it a valuable foundation for comprehensive environmental monitoring of phthalates and their alternatives.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></issue></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%">Emily M Bonner</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gavin P Horn</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Denise L Smith</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kerber, Steve</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kenneth W Fent</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lane G Tidwell</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Richard P Scott</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kaley A Adams</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Silicone passive sampling used to identify novel dermal chemical exposures of firefighters and assess PPE innovations.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Int J Hyg Environ Health</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Int J Hyg Environ Health</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Air Pollutants, Occupational</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Firefighters</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Occupational Exposure</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Personal Protective Equipment</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pilot Projects</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Silicones</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023 Mar</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">248</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">114095</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;A plethora of chemicals are released into the air during combustion events, including a class of compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs have been implicated in increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease, both of which are disease endpoints of concern in structural firefighters. Current commercially available personal protective equipment (PPE) typically worn by structural firefighters during fire responses have gaps in interfaces between the ensemble elements (e.g., hood and jacket) that allow for ingress of contaminants and dermal exposure. This pilot study aims to use silicone passive sampling to assess improvements in dermal protection afforded by a novel configuration of PPE, which incorporates a one-piece liner to eliminate gaps in two critical interfaces between pieces of gear. The study compared protection against parent and alkylated PAHs between the one-piece liner PPE and the standard configuration of PPE with traditional firefighting jacket and pants. Mannequins (n&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;16) dressed in the PPE ensembles were placed in a Fireground Exposure Simulator for 10&amp;nbsp;min, and exposed to smoke from a combusting couch. Silicone passive samplers were placed underneath PPE at vulnerable locations near interfaces in standard PPE, and in the chamber air, to measure PAHs and calculate the dermal protection provided by both types of PPE. Silicone passive sampling methodology and analyses using gas chromatography with mass-spectrometry proved to be well-suited for this intervention study, allowing for the calculation and comparison of worker protection factors for 51 detected PAHs. Paired comparisons of the two PPE configurations found greater sum 2-3 ring PAH exposure underneath the standard PPE than the intervention PPE at the neck and chest, and at the chest for 4-7 ring PAHs (respective p-values: 0.00113, 0.0145, and 0.0196). Mean worker protection factors of the intervention PPE were also greater than the standard PPE for 98% of PAHs at the neck and chest. Notably, the intervention PPE showed more than 30 times the protection compared to the standard PPE against two highly carcinogenic PAHs, dibenzo[a,l]pyrene and benzo[c]fluorene. Nine of the detected PAHs in this study have not been previously reported in fireground exposure studies, and 26 other chemicals (not PAHs) were detected using a large chemical screening method on a subset of the silicone samplers. Silicone passive sampling appears to be an effective means for measuring dermal exposure reduction to fireground smoke, providing evidence in this study that reducing gaps in PPE interfaces could be further pursued as an intervention to reduce dermal exposure to PAHs, among other chemicals.&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%">Christine C Ghetu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diana Rohlman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Brian W Smith</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Richard P Scott</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kaley A Adams</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Peter D Hoffman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wildfire Impact on Indoor and Outdoor PAH Air Quality.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Sci Technol</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Sci Technol</style></alt-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022 Jul 08</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;Air quality impacts from wildfires are poorly understood, particularly indoors. As frequencies increase, it is important to optimize methodologies to understand and reduce chemical exposures from wildfires. Public health recommendations use air quality estimates from outdoor stationary air monitors, discounting indoor air conditions, and do not consider chemicals in the vapor phase, known to elicit adverse effects. We investigated vapor-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor and outdoor air before, during, and after wildfires using a community-engaged research approach. Paired passive air samplers were deployed at 15 locations across four states. Twelve unique PAHs were detected only in outdoor air during wildfires, highlighting a PAH exposure mixture for future study. Heavy-molecular-weight (HMW) outdoor PAH concentrations and average Air Quality Index (AQI) values were positively correlated ( &amp;lt; 0.001). Indoor PAH concentrations were higher in 77% of samples across all sampling events. Even during wildfires, 58% of sampled locations still had higher indoor PAH air concentrations. When AQI values exceeded 140 (unhealthy for sensitive groups), outdoor PAH concentrations became similar to or higher than indoors. Cancer and noncancer inhalation risk estimates from vapor-phase PAHs were higher indoors than outdoors, regardless of the wildfire impact. Consideration of indoor air quality and vapor-phase PAHs could inform public health recommendations regarding wildfires.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract></record></records></xml>