Plot showing absence of correlation between soluble Cr levels in hand-washing samples and children’s age for both CCA and non-CCA playgrounds

Abstract

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Chromium on the Hands of Children After Playing in Playgrounds Built from Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)–Treated Wood"</p><p>Environmental Health Perspectives 2005;114(3):460-465.</p><p>Published online 6 Oct 2005</p><p>PMCID:PMC1392243.</p><p>This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original DOI.</p> Results are for Cr levels (ng) as determined by ICP-MS analysis of the hand-washings of 63 children who played in eight CCA and 64 children who played in eight non-CCA playgrounds. Correlation coefficients are = 0.24 (CCA: = 104 + 611) and = 0.35 (non-CCA: = 86 + 241)