Quantified Activity Patterns for Young Children in Beach Environments Relevant for Exposure to Contaminants

ABSTRACT: In a study to evaluate beach play activities, 120 children were videotaped to observe and quantify factors that could influence their exposure to contaminants in the beach environment. Children aged 1 to 6 years were followed by researchers with video cameras at beaches (two in Miami, Florida and two in Galveston, Texas) for approximately one hour each. Factors evaluated included time spent in various beach locations, various activities engaged in, and various surfaces contacted (including contacts by hand and mouth). Activities recorded in the videos were transcribed to text files to allow for quantitative analyses. Across all sexes, age groups, and beaches, Wading was the most common activity and Seawater was the most common location where children played. The left hand was found to not

SUBMITTER: Ferguson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8004776 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature