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Volatile Organic Compound Total Exposure Assessment Methodology Study (VOC TEAM) Entry ID: EPA0145 |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The Total Exposure Assessment Methodology (TEAM) was designed by the EPA to develop and demonstrate methods to measure human exposure to toxic substances in air and drinking water. The goals of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) TEAM were to develop methods to measure individual total exposure (from air, food, and water) and the resulting body burden of toxic and carcinogenic chemicals, and to apply these methods within a probability-based sampling framework to estimate exposures and body burdens of urban populations in several U.S. cities. To achieve these goals, air sampling was conducted to measure personal exposure to airborne toxic chemicals and a specially-designed spirometer was developed and used to measure the same chemicals in exhaled breath. The survey design consisted of a three stage stratified probability selection approach to ensure inclusion of potentially highly exposed groups. Related objectives of the VOC TEAM studies were to: determine the relationships between personal, indoor, outdoor, and blood, urine, and exhaled breath concentrations; determine the variability of VOC concentrations within a home; and determine seasonal and multi-year variability. The Study was conducted in three phases. A field test of the methodology (Phase I) was carried out between July and December 1980 in Bayonne, and Elizabeth, New Jersey and Research Triangle Park, NC. The objective of Phase II, carried out between September 1981 and February 1983, was to estimate the distribution of exposures to target substances for a target population in an industrial/chemical manufacturing area (Bayonne, and Elizabeth, New Jersey) and to compare these estimated exposures to those estimated for populations in nonchemical manufacturing areas (Greensboro, NC and Devils Lake, ND). In Phase III, carried out between February and June 1984, the methodology refined during Phase II was applied to target populations in California. After completion of these three phases, a separate VOC TEAM study was carried out in Baltimore, MD during 1987 because Baltimore lacks the petroleum and chemical manufacturing plants present in most of the previous TEAM study sites and may therefore be more representative of many U.S. cities. Focused studies were also conducted in New Jersey and Los Angeles during 1987 to further explore the sources and factors contributing to personal VOC exposures identified in the earlier TEAM studies. LANGUAGE: English ACCESS/AVAILABILITY: Data Center: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Dissemination Media: Hard copy (agency reports, journal publications), tape, diskette File Format: SAS Access Instructions: Contact the data center. Size: Memory Requirements: Operating System: Hardware Required: Software Required: Availability Status: On Request Documentation Available: |
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Description: Additional information on VOC studies at EPA |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 50.0 | S: 23.0 | E: -65.0 | W: -125.0 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1980-01-01 |
| Stop Date: 1987-12-31 |
Location Keywords
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CONTINENT
> NORTH AMERICA
> UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >TRACE ELEMENTS/TRACE METALS [Definition] |
| HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS >CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS [Definition] |
| HUMAN DIMENSIONS >PUBLIC HEALTH >ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FACTORS [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GROUND WATER >GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >CARCINOGENS [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >CONTAMINANTS [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >TOXIC CHEMICALS [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >TRACE METALS [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS >NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS/VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT |
Project
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
Keywords
| AIR |
| CARCINOGENIC CHEMICALS |
| DRINKING WATER |
| EARTH SCIENCE |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
| EXPOSURE |
| FOOD |
| FOOD CONTAMINATION |
| FRESHWATER |
| HAZARDOUS EXPOSURES |
| HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
| IDN_NODE GSFC/USEPA |
| LAND AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES |
| LIFE SCIENCES |
| MEDICAL SCIENCES |
| NUTRITION |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES |
| POLLUTANTS |
| PUBLIC HEALTH |
| SAMPLING |
| SURVEY |
| TOXIC MATERIALS |
| TOXICOLOGY |
| WATER |
| WATER CHARACTERISTICS |
| WATER QUALITY |
Originating Center
| USEPA |
Data Center
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Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.epa.gov/ORD/ Dataset ID: VOC TEAM
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Personnel
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LANCE
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WALLACE Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 703-341-7509 Email: Wallace.Lance at epa.gov Contact Address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) EPIC Building 166 Bicher Road Vint Hill Farms Station City: Warrenton Province or State: VA Postal Code: 22186-5129 Country: USA |
Publications/References
SOURCE REFERENCES:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). May 1992.
Inventory of Exposure-related Data Systems Sponsored by Federal
Agencies. Washington, DC : USEPA.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). May 1992.
Inventory of Exposure-related Data Systems Sponsored by Federal
Agencies. Washington, DC : USEPA.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2008-02-28
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