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NATIONAL SURVEYS OF MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN HOMES AND CHILD CARE CENTERS
Citation:
Zhou, J., D. Jacob, W. Friedman, A. Fraser, D. Zeldin, P. Thorne, C. Cave, AND N S. Tulve. NATIONAL SURVEYS OF MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN HOMES AND CHILD CARE CENTERS. Presented at American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition, San Diego, CA, June 1-6, 2002.
Impact/Purpose:
1. To identify those pesticides, pathways, and activities that represent the highest potential exposures to children;
2. To determine the factors that influence pesticide exposures to children;
3. To develop methods for measuring multimedia exposures to children, including methods that account for important activities that take place in home, school, and day care settings;
4. To generate data on multimedia pesticide concentrations, pesticide biomarkers, and exposure factors that can be used as inputs to aggregate exposure models for children.
Description:
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has teamed with other federal agencies to characterize exposure of multiple environmental hazards to young children in two main indoor environments, homes and daycare centers. Under the co-sponsorship of HUD and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS/NIH), the National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing (NSLAH) was conducted to assess children's potential household exposure to lead, indoor allergens, and endotoxins. Recently under the sponsorship of HUD, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the First National Environmental Health Survey of Child Care Centers (CCC) has been carried out using a methodology similar to NSLAH's to evaluate lead, allergens, and pesticides in licensed daycare centers. The field work was completed in October, 2001. The two surveys complement each other, and will identify demographic, housing, and behavioral factors associated with high levels of exposure to these environmental hazards by children.
This work has been funded in part by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under Contract No. C-OPC-21356 to Westat, Inc. This work has also been funded in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under MOBIS Contract No. 23F-8144H to Westat, Inc. It has been subjected to Agency review and approved for presentation and publication. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.