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Collecting Hand Wipe Samples to

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Cited by3 pages
Metals measured1
Evidence tierB
Year2021

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  • (CRC) before use. Purchase 100% cotton facial wipes (dimensions distilled water in the tube with the ascorbic acid. Replace and
  • Cotton Organic Rounds). For each purchase, select 10% from dissolve the powder.
  • MS/MS) (14) with a limit of detection (LOD) at 0.19 nanogram Using the pipette, squirt 1 ml of ascorbic acid solution onto
  • (ng)/wipe (12). Acceptable levels of contamination in each wipe one cotton round; repeat with an additional 1 ml of solution.
  • in the screened sample wipes are higher than that, discard the ascorbic acid solution; wipes are stable for at least 8 h.
    1. Two 100% pre-screened cotton facial wipes (see section Pre- Put on a new pair of gloves, set the amber vial labeled as “blank”
  • the amber vial, replace the cap, and place the vial in the Analyzing field blanks that are equal to ≥20% of the total
  • numbers and submerge the plastic bag containing the samples in from 276 pediatric emergency department patients (Median
  • shipment and/or analysis. Ship samples and blanks on dry ice via Geometric Mean = 89.7 ng/wipe; 95% Confidence Interval
  • overnight mail to the laboratory for analysis. Nicotine analysis of = (78.9; 102.0), Mdn = 102.6 ng/wipe, Interquartile range
  • hand wipes by isotope dilution LC-MS/MS has previously been = 46.4–181.9. Field blanks were analyzed to adjust for
  • SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR BUSY corrections ranged from 0 to 16.7 ng nicotine/wipe for the

Methods (brief)

  • Collecting Hand Wipe Samples to
  • Collecting Hand Wipe Samples to THS exposure in non-smokers; (2) the associations between THS exposure and clinical illnesses; (3)
  • Mahabee-Gittens et al. Collecting Hand Wipe Samples
  • Hand Wipe Sample Collection
  • Follow these procedures up to 48 h prior to hand wipe sample
  • In this paper, we present methods that represent best practices dish with two wipes ready to deploy and sample collection vials
  • control/quality assurance practices that should be used are also sample material workstation by placing aluminum foil on this
  • presented to ensure the samples are collected correctly and clean surface.
  • liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC- two cotton rounds, and place the lid on the table, open side up.
  • MS/MS) (14) with a limit of detection (LOD) at 0.19 nanogram Using the pipette, squirt 1 ml of ascorbic acid solution onto
  • in the screened sample wipes are higher than that, discard the ascorbic acid solution; wipes are stable for at least 8 h.
  • Baking Amber Sample Collection Vials the foil, and retighten the lids. Using a permanent marker and
  • the vials with aluminum foil, place in a laboratory oven, and bake wipe” with a number and date that matches the sample number
  • at 450◦ C for 6 h. Rinse Teflon caps with methanol three times, let of the hand wipe sample.
  • Obtaining the Hand Wipe Samples
  • the prepared wipes and sample vials, gloves, a data sheet to
  • wearing gloves. For each hand wipe sample planned, the kits
  • record sample collection, signed informed consent documents as

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