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OSU-invented bracelets help measure chemicals and pollutants

Dec 11, 2024
16:17

From office settings to plastic recycling, workers were exposed to at least 14 chemicals in their daily lives, according to a new study from the International Pollutants Elimination Network. To measure exposures, participants in the study wore silicone bracelets which are able to mimic skin. This technology was invented at Oregon State University and has been used not only to measure human exposures to pollutants, but for animals such as cats and dogs as well. Kim Anderson is the director of OSU’s Food Safety and Environmental Stewardship Program and is a professor in environmental and molecular toxicology. She also invented this method with her graduate students. She joins us to share more on what we’ve been able to learn through this technology and how often someone faces an exposure.

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