Should We Put Our Feet in the Water? Use of a Survey to Assess Recreational Exposures to Contaminants in the Anacostia River

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dc.contributor.authorMurray, Rianna
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Sacoby
dc.contributor.authorDalemarre, Laura
dc.contributor.authorChanse, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorPhoenix, Janet
dc.contributor.authorBaranoff, Lori
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-30T18:35:41Z
dc.date.available2017-08-30T18:35:41Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-29
dc.descriptionFunding for Open Access provided by the UMD Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Anacostia River, a tributary of the Potomac River that flows into the Chesapeake Bay, is highly contaminated with raw sewage, heavy metals, oil and grease, trash, pathogens, excessive sediments, and organic chemicals. Despite this contamination, recreation on the river is very popular, including kayaking, canoeing, rowing, and sport fishing. There is currently no information available on the potential health risks faced by recreational users from exposure to the river’s pollutants. A total of 197 recreational users of the Anacostia River were surveyed regarding general demographic information and their recreational behavior over the previous year, including frequency and duration of recreation and specific questions related to their water exposure. 84.1% of respondents who engaged in canoeing, kayaking, rowing, rafting, or paddling were exposed to water on their bodies during recreation. Some 27.2% of those exposed to water reported getting water in their mouth while recreating, and 60.7% of that group reported swallowing some of this water. This is the first study to examine the exposure to contaminants faced by the recreational population of the Anacostia River.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M29W08Z9M
dc.identifier.citationMurray et al. Should We Put Our Feet in the Water? Use of a Survey to Assess Recreational Exposures to Contaminants in the Anacostia River. Environmental Health Insights 2015:9(S2) 19–27 doi: 10.4137/EHI.S19594.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/19680
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLibertas Academicaen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtSchool of Public Health
dc.relation.isAvailableAtMaryland Institute of Applied Environmental Health
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectAnacostia Riveren_US
dc.subjectChesapeake Bayen_US
dc.subjectlegacy pollutionen_US
dc.subjectlimited-contact water recreationen_US
dc.subjectexposureen_US
dc.subjecthealth risken_US
dc.titleShould We Put Our Feet in the Water? Use of a Survey to Assess Recreational Exposures to Contaminants in the Anacostia Riveren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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