What is Involved?
Study participants will be asked to
participate for five days in a row during
the summer and again during the winter.
You will also need to be available the day
before and after sampling for equipment
setup and takedown. The study will start
in 2004 and continue through 2007. You
will only be asked to participate a total of
10 days during a one-year period.
What Will I Receive?
Study participants who participate in both
the summer and winter seasons will
receive up to $300 and $100 in gift
certificates.
Summer: $20 per day (for up to five days)
plus $5 per day for use of your electricity,
and a $50 gift certificate.
Winter: $30 per day (for up to five days)
plus $5 per day for the use of your
electricity, and a $50 gift certificate.
Can I Get a Copy of
My Results?
We will provide you with a summary of
your results. This information will be
provided to you in writing following the end
of each monitoring season upon request.
Partners
We wish to thank the following
groups for their participation in this
valuable study:
• U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
• Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality
• University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Community Action Against Asthma,
Detroit, Mich.
• RTI International,
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
expect to have preliminary results
from the study by 2007.
And a special
thanks to all our
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
May 2004
Research & Development
SEPA Detroit
Exposure and Aerosol
Research Study
(DEARS)
Summer & Winter 2004-2007
For More Information, Contact:
Ron Williams, USEPA
1-866-EPA-DEAR
(372-3327)
or
Mike Phillips, RTI
1-800-334-8571, ext. 6276
or
the DEARS study website:
www.epa.gov/dears
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Why is the U.S. EPA Studying
Detroit's Air Quality?
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is conducting the Detroit
Exposure and Aerosol Research Study.
EPA performs research to protect human
health and the environment. In order for
EPA to help achieve clean air, we need to
understand what is in the air that we
breathe.
Seven Monitoring Areas
'SW Detroit, 2Wyandotte, 3Ambassador
Bridge, 4East Detroit, 5Dearborn, "Southfield
Freeway, Belleville
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What Kind of Study is It?
This study involves three-years of air
monitoring in Detroit, Michigan. A total
of 120 people will be selected from seven
neighborhoods in the Detroit area; the air
in each of the neighborhoods has different
characteristics.
Results from the study will provide a
benchmark that we can use to determine
progress in making our air cleaner.
Who is Eligible to
Participate?
Participant selection will begin in the
summer of 2004. Only 40 participants will
be selected per year.
To be selected, you must be:
• 18 years or older and live in one of the
seven monitoring areas
• a non-smoker and live in a non-smoking
household
• able to walk around unassisted
• willing to answer questions and complete
surveys which will be conducted in
English
• living in the same single family and
detached house for the next 12 months
during the sampling period
Why Should I Participate?
The EPA needs to know how the air we
monitor at select sites in the Detroit area
compares to the air you are exposed to in
your daily life.
As a participant in this study, you will play
a critical role in helping scientists and
researchers understand your community's
exposure to various pollutants and where
those substances come from.
What Will I Be
Asked to Do?
As a participant, you will be asked to do
four main things:
• allow scientists to place air monitors
inside and outside your home
• keep a short daily
time-activity diary
• wear a lightweight vest with air
monitoring equipment during your daily
activities
• allow
scientists to
come into
your home
each morning
for less than
one hour to
check the air monitors and collect
information about your general daily
activities such as cooking, shopping,
cleaning, etc.
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