Study Sampling Design

No AccessJul 2022Study Sampling DesignAuthors/Editors: Katherine von Stackelberg, Pamela R. D. Williams, Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Santiago Enriquez, Claudia SerranoKatherine von StackelbergSearch for more papers by this author, Pamela R. D. WilliamsSearch for more papers by this author, Ernesto Sánchez-TrianaSearch for more papers by this author, Santiago EnriquezSearch for more papers by this author, Claudia SerranoSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1820-2_ch3AboutView ChaptersFull TextPDF (0.5 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Describes the process for identifying participating households, and individuals within those households, that will provide household-survey data, environmental sampling data, biomonitoring data, and health-outcome data—a critical step that will determine (1) where to conduct subsequent environmental sampling of soil, sediment, dust, water, fish, or agricultural and food products, and (2) for whom to collect biological and health outcome data, in order to assess the potential contribution of used lead-acid battery- (ULAB-)-related contamination to population-level exposures and health outcomes in exposed individuals. The primary research objective requires a sampling design structured to link environmental contamination and individual exposures to multiple contaminants of concern (CoCs), with different health outcomes associated with exposure to these CoCs at the household level. Selected households and sampling locations should provide data on how environmental contamination contributes to household exposures, rather than identifying local hot spots or fully characterizing environmental concentrations across the entire site, which will likely require a different sampling strategy. ReferencesLwanga, Stephen Kaggwa, Stanley Lemeshow, and World Health Organization. 1991. Sample Size Determination in Health Studies: A Practical Manual. Geneva: World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/40062. Google ScholarUS EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency). 2011. Exposure Factors Handbook 2011 Edition (Final Report); EPA/600/R-09/052F. US EPA Office for Research and Development. Washington, DC: US EPA. Google Scholar Previous chapterNext chapter FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetails View Published: November 2021ISBN: 978-1-4648-1820-2 Copyright & Permissions Related TopicsEnvironmentHealth Nutrition and Population KeywordsRECYCLINGCHEMICAL POLLUTANTSLEAD EXPOSUREINDUSTRIAL WASTEHUMAN HEALTH RISKSLEAD-ACID BATTERIESHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHEALTH OUTCOMESSAMPLING STRATEGY PDF DownloadLoading ...