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Table 2 Description of contaminants in the home environment included in the study

From: Study of Use of Products and Exposure-Related Behaviors (SUPERB): study design, methods, and demographic characteristics of cohorts

Compound of concern

Sources/exposures considered

Questions

Residential Information

Food recall/frequency

Food Questions

Time activity

Consumer products

Personal care products

1,4-Dichloro-benzene/Napthalene

Toilet bowl and other solid deoderizers

Use of toilet bowl and other solid deoderizers and moth repellents

    

x

 

Arcylamide

High temperature baked goods

Consumption of carbohydrate-based foods

 

x

    

Adhesives and solvents

Various BTEX components

Hobbies and exposure to cleaners, compounds; recent home improvements

x

  

x

x

 

Ammonia

Household cleaners

Use of various household cleaning products

    

x

 

Antibiotics and hormones

Animal food

Meat, dairy, egg, poultry, and fish consumption

 

x

    

Benzene

Cigarette smoke, gasoline

Smoke exposure; transportation; gas storage; proximity to gas station, busy road

x

  

x

x

 

Current use pesticides (pyrethroids)

Food, residential use, agricultural exposure

Fruit, vegetable, and organic food consumption; residential pesticide and insect repellent use

x

x

x

x

 

x

D-Limonene and α-Pinenene

Lemon/pine scents

Air freshener, household cleaner use

    

x

 

Disinfectants

Household cleaners

Household cleaners, air fresheners, antibacterial soaps

    

x

x

Mercury

Fish, various products containing mercury

Fish and shellfish consumption; use of nasal sprays, sunscreens, hair dyes, contact lens solutions, and ear drops

 

x

   

x

PAHs, HAAsa

Charcoal

Proximity to outdoor BBQ

   

x

  

Phthalates

Water bottles, food containers; Personal care products

Use of plastic food containers, hair products, nail polish, lotions, deodorants, and cosmetics

  

x

  

x

TCE

Dry cleaning

Use of and proximity to dry cleaners

x

   

x

 
  1. a PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), HAAs (heterocyclic aromatic amines);
  2. category also includes particulate matter, carbon monoxide, VOCs.