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CTEPP STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT (SOP-1.13)
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The EPA does all it can to ensure that the identity of survey participants cannot be disclosed. All direct identifiers, as well as any characteristics that might lead to identifications, are omitted from the data. Any intentional identification or disclosure of a person or establishment violates the assurances of confidentiality given to the providers of the information. Therefore, users will (1) use the data in this study for statistical reporting and analysis only; (2) make no use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and will advise the HEDS Administrator of any such discovery; (3) will not link this data with individually identifiable data from other EPA or non-EPA data.
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Citation:
CTEPP STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT (SOP-1.13).
Impact/Purpose:
The CTEPP study is the largest aggregate exposure study of preschool children (ages 2 to 5 years) conducted in the United States. The CTEPP study was designed in part to fill in critical data gaps on young children’s exposures to pesticides in response to the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
Description:
The CTEPP informed consent procedures are described in the SOP. After an eligible subject provides verbal consent, staff schedule a visit to meet with the subject in person to explain study activities and answer questions about the study. During the visit, staff demonstrate how to collect samples of food, urine, and hand wipes, and how to use the Child Activity Diary. Staff determine whether the subject needs money for the preparation of additional food for the sample. If it is determined that advance payment is needed, staff will pay the subject $25 and ask for a receipt. Once all questions are answered, the subject is asked to sign the consent form. A copy of the consent form is provided to the subject.
URLs/Downloads:
OHIO STUDY DIRECTORYCOMPLETE DOCUMENT (PDF, 5 pp, 253 KB, about PDF)
NORTH CAROLINA STUDY DIRECTORY
HEDS STUDIES