The Chemical Exposure Core (CXC) is an state of the art facility specializing in Environmental Sampling. The core offers passive sampling devices (PSDs) including stationary monitors using low density polyethylene (LDPE), as well as silicone wristbands and dog-tags for personal exposure monitoring. The core also offers analytical services for sample PSD extracts, enabling EHSC members to measure concentrations of environmental toxins in personal exposures, air, water, sediments and soils.

CXC Capabilities:

Chemical Methods

  • Organic quantitative screen for passive samplers, 1530 chemicals
  • Flame Retardants, new and legacy, for passive samplers
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (65 parent and alkylated) for passive samplers
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for plasma samples
  • Forensic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon alkylated series for passive sampler
  • Pesticides quantitative analysis for passive samplers
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls quantitative analysis for passive samplers
  • Volatile organic chemicals quantitative analysis for passive samplers

Sampling technology

  • Silicone wristband passive samplers
  • Military style ‘dog-tags’ passive samplers
  • Silicone, companion animal, passive sampler tags
  • Environmental stationary monitors low density polyethylene
  • Air environmental stationary monitoring passive samplers
  • Water environmental stationary monitoring passive samplers
  • Pore air, sediment and soil, stationary passive samplers

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