Wristbands and Biospecimens

Goals for the Wristband and Biospecimens Working Group

To investigate wristband and Biospecimen protocols across the Consortium
To identify opportunities to align
To establish a plan for cross-Cohort collaboration using wristband samples and/or biospecimens
To troubleshoot barriers to sample collection and retrieval
To provide guidance to Cohort members interested in wristbands or other exposure assessment tools

Rubber wristbands have to be “cleaned” in a lab before they are worn by participants. This process can be done using chemicals called solvents or through a heating process.
Cleaning the wristbands before participants wear them is an important step in making sure that only the exposures encountered by the participant are captured.
Participants will wear these wristbands for about a week before returning them to the lab.
The lab will then test the wristbands to see what they picked up from the participant’s environment during a week of wear.