RESULTS
Characteristics of the five participating sites and
sampling conditions are provided in Table 1. Site
‘M’ was considered the control site for fertilizer contaminant
sampling as fertilizers were not used at this
site. ‘Inland’ site locations were warmer, and sampling
at these sites occurred in a different planting year and
later in the year. On average, a greater number of seedlings
were planted at inland sites. Fifty-four subjects
participated in the study; 30% were female and
53% were smokers at the time of sampling.