Researchers have used silicone wristbands to track firefighters' exposures to 134 potentially carcinogenic chemicals. Analysis of the chemicals absorbed by the wristbands over a six-day shift show ...

“We use these (wristbands ... delivered to you every morning with our News Headlines newsletter. “Silicone wristbands absorb chemicals very similar to how a human absorbs them,” said ...

Kim A. Anderson, a professor of environmental and molecular toxicology at Oregon State University who led the development of the use of the silicone wristbands, said it was important to remember ...