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Table 1 Comparison of the HVS3 and Household Vacuum Sampling Methods in Detecting and Ranking Concentrations of Chemicals

From: Household vacuum cleaners vs. the high-volume surface sampler for collection of carpet dust samples in epidemiologic studies of children

Class

Analyte

Methoda

Method Detection Limitb

Nc

No. of Homes in Which Detected

Percent Agreement in Detection

Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient

Pearson Correlation Coefficient

Observed Odds Ratioe

     

HVS3

HH Vacd

    

Organochlorine Insecticides

γ-Chlordane

H:A

2

40

39

36

93%

0.83

0.86

1.7–1.8

 

α-Chlordane

H:A

2

40

38

35

88%

0.78

0.79

1.6–1.7

 

p,p'-DDE

H:A

2

40

35

34

83%

0.81

0.72

1.4–1.6

 

p,p'-DDT

H:A

10

39

21

24

77%

0.66

0.67

1.3–1.6

 

Dieldrin

H:A

50

40

2

4

95%

0.69

0.64

1.3–1.6

 

Dicofol

H:A

50

40

1

1

100%

--

--

--

 

Lindane

H:A

10

40

1

0

98%

--

--

--

 

Methoxychlor

H:A

10

40

14

14

90%

0.84

0.88

1.8–1.9

 

Pentachlorophenol

Acid

5

20

20

20

100%

0.63

0.82

1.6–1.7

Organophosphate insecticides

Acephate

H:A

100

40

1

1

100%

--

--

--

 

Chlorpyrifos

H:A

5

40

40

38

95%

0.67

0.78

1.6–1.7

 

Diazinon

H:A

2

40

35

37

85%

0.76

0.77

1.5–1.7

 

Phosmet

H:A

25

40

16

14

90%

0.90

0.95

1.8–1.9

 

Malathion

H:A

10

40

3

3

90%

0.24

0.04

1.0–1.1

 

Methyl parathion

H:A

20

40

3

2

98%

0.83

0.82

1.6–1.7

Carbamate insecticides

Carbaryl

H:A

2

40

35

37

95%

0.71

0.67

1.3–1.6

 

Propoxur

H:A

5

39

33

33

85%

0.60

0.57

1.2–1.5

Pyrethroid insecticides

Allethrin 1f

H:A

20

40

6

3

83%

0.15

0.16

1.0–1.1

 

Allethrin 2

H:A

20

40

6

3

83%

0.15

0.14

1.0–1.1

 

Cypermethrin 1

H:A

20

40

17

16

83%

0.81

0.91

1.8–1.9

 

Cypermethrin 2

H:A

20

40

18

18

85%

0.83

0.91

1.8–1.9

 

Cypermethrin 3

H:A

20

40

18

18

85%

0.77

0.87

1.7–1.8

 

Cypermethrin 4

H:A

20

40

17

16

83%

0.77

0.89

1.8–1.9

 

Cyfluthrin 1

H:A

20

38

7

6

87%

0.61

0.70

1.4–1.6

 

Cyfluthrin 2

H:A

20

40

8

6

90%

0.67

0.66

1.3–1.6

 

Cyfluthrin 3

H:A

20

40

8

7

88%

0.69

0.77

1.5–1.7

 

Cyfluthrin 4

H:A

20

40

8

6

90%

0.71

0.72

1.4–1.6

 

Deltamethrin

H:A

50

40

2

4

95%

0.69

0.69

1.4–1.6

 

cis-Permethrin

H:A

2

40

40

40

100%

0.87

0.87

1.7–1.8

 

trans-Permethrin

H:A

2

40

40

40

100%

0.83

0.83

1.7–1.8

 

Tetramethrin 1

H:A

2

40

4

6

95%

0.80

0.81

1.6–1.7

 

Tetramethrin 2

H:A

2

40

5

8

88%

0.62

0.70

1.4–1.6

Phenoxy herbicides

2,4-D

Acid

5

20

17

17

100%

0.74

0.89

1.8–1.9

 

MCPA

Acid

5

20

2

2

100%

1.00

1.00

2.00

 

MCPP

Acid

5

20

2

3

95%

0.84

0.89

1.8–1.9

Amide herbicides

Alachlor

H:A

10

40

1

1

100%

--

--

--

 

Iprodione

H:A

20

39

13

16

87%

0.78

0.80

1.6–1.7

Dinitroaniline herbicides

Pendimethalin

H:A

10

40

1

1

100%

--

--

--

 

Trifluralin

H:A

2

40

18

18

85%

0.87

0.95

1.8–1.9

Other herbicides

Bromoxynil

Acid

2

20

5

2

85%

0.68

0.75

1.5–1.7

 

Dacthal

H:A

1

40

10

10

90%

0.68

0.60

1.3–1.5

 

Dicamba

Acid

5

20

1

1

100%

--

--

--

 

Simazine

H:A

2

40

25

26

78%

0.75

0.76

1.5–1.7

Other pesticides

Chlorothalonil

H:A

10

39

4

4

95%

0.68

0.57

1.2–1.5

 

Methoprene

H:A

100

40

0

1

98%

B

--

--

 

o-Phenylphenol

H:A

10

40

38

40

95%

0.64

0.47

1.2–1.4

 

Propargite

DCM

100

40

2

2

100%

1.00

0.99

>1.9

PAHs

Benzo(a)anthracene

H:A

2

40

40

40

100%

0.69

0.89

1.8–1.9

 

Benzo(b)fluoranthene

H:A

2

40

40

40

100%

0.68

0.85

1.7–1.8

 

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

H:A

2

40

40

40

100%

0.55

0.68

1.4–1.6

 

Benzo(a)pyrene

H:A

2

40

40

40

100%

0.55

0.71

1.4–1.6

 

Chrysene

H:A

2

40

40

40

100%

0.78

0.84

1.7–1.8

 

Coronene

H:A

4

40

39

39

95%

0.81

0.78

1.6–1.7

 

Dibenzo(ae)pyrene

H:A

4

38

37

33

89%

0.70

0.77

1.5–1.7

 

Dibenz(ah)anthracene

H:A

2

40

34

35

93%

0.67

0.75

1.5–1.7

 

Indeno(123cd)pyrene

H:A

2

40

40

40

100%

0.77

0.89

1.8–1.9

PCBs

PCB 105

H:A

1

40

12

11

83%

0.54

0.46

1.2–1.4

 

PCB 118

H:A

1

40

10

11

83%

0.54

0.49

1.2–1.4

 

PCB 138

H:A

1

40

17

16

78%

0.58

0.49

1.2–1.4

 

PCB 153

H:A

1

40

23

21

90%

0.83

0.76

1.5–1.7

 

PCB 170

H:A

2

40

7

7

90%

0.63

0.56

1.2–1.5

 

PCB 180

H:A

2

40

19

20

83%

0.82

0.83

1.7–1.8

Metals

Arsenic

Metals

0.25

19

19

19

100%

0.68

0.53

1.2–1.5

 

Cadmium

Metals

0.25

19

19

19

100%

0.73

0.69

1.4–1.6

 

Chromium

Metals

2.5

19

19

19

100%

0.79

0.85

1.7–1.8

 

Copper

Metals

0.25

19

19

19

100%

0.76

0.79

1.6–1.7

 

Lead

Metals

0.25

19

19

19

100%

0.85

0.71

1.4–1.6

 

Nickel

Metals

0.25

19

19

19

100%

0.64

0.73

1.5–1.7

 

Tin

Metals

2.5

19

14

13

84%

0.70

0.82

1.6–1.7

 

Tungsten

Metals

0.25

19

0

1

95%

NA

--

--

 

Zinc

Metals

25

19

19

19

100%

0.85

0.81

1.6–1.7

Other compounds

Cotinine

DCM

10

40

10

12

90%

0.80

0.85

1.7–1.8

 

Piperonyl butoxide

DCM

4

40

37

38

93%

0.80

0.70

1.4–1.6

  1. aH:A = hexane:acetone method; DCM = dichloromethane method.
  2. bug/g for metals; ng/g for all other analytes.
  3. cN = Number of samples included in all statistical analyses for that analyte. N excludes samples in which the analyte level could not be determined because of the presence of interfering compounds.
  4. dHH Vac = household vacuum cleaner method.
  5. eAssuming a true odds ratio of 2.0.
  6. fFirst isomer to elute chromatographically.