TABLE I.
Chemotherapy Drugs in Surface Wipe Samples Collected on September 13–15, 2010
| Results, ng/100 cm2 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Sample Description | Cyclophosphamide | Ifosfamide |
| Pharmacy | Receiving table | ND | ND |
| Plastic bin for transporting chemotherapy drugs | ND | ND | |
| Desktop near oral chemotherapy pill cabinet | ND | ND | |
| Countertop adjacent to small refrigerator and BSC | ND | ND | |
| Top of chemotherapy waste disposal bin | ND | ND | |
| Drug Preparation Room (Room A) |
Countertop adjacent to small refrigerator and BSC | ND | ND |
| BSC working surface | 77 | ND | |
| BSC airfoil | ND | ND | |
| BSC top portion of cabinet (estimated area) | ND | ND | |
| BSC underneath the grate | 240 | 37 | |
| Floor directly in front of BSC | (5) | 29 | |
| Administration Area (Room B) |
Chemotherapy drug administration table (stainless steel area) | ND | ND |
| Tool cart with various supplies and instruments | ND | ND | |
| Exam table on the soft padding | ND | ND | |
| Exam table on the soft padding after doxorubicin administration | (11) | ND | |
| Floor near technician after doxorubicin administration | ND | ND | |
| Floor between examination tables | ND | ND | |
| Chemotherapy waste disposal lid after doxorubicin | ND | ND | |
| Cubicle | Telephone in cubicle near hallway door (estimated area) | ND | ND |
| Reception Area | Discharge medical records bin | ND | ND |
| Countertop in area behind reception desk | ND | ND | |
| Reception area floor | ND | ND | |
| Reception desk near computer | ND | ND | |
| Women’s Locker Room | Changing area floor | ND | ND |
| Floor near door | ND | ND | |
| Radiology Room | Room 4 on exam table under X-ray | ND | ND |
| Floor next to exam table | ND | ND | |
| Sandbag used to position animals | ND | ND | |
| Laundry | Floor in front of washer | ND | ND |
| Washer loading door (estimated area) | ND | ND | |
| Oncology Hallway | Floor directly outside pharmacy mixing room D157 | ND | ND |
| Floor directly outside the chemotherapy administration room | ND | ND | |
| Floor directly outside the technician offices | ND | ND | |
| Floor inside technician office area | ND | ND | |
| Floor entering technician office from Administration | ND | ND | |
| Floor at corner of hallway away from Reception area | ND | ND | |
| Floor near door to Room D165 | ND | ND | |
| Animal Run Area | Floor near drain in the run area | ND | ND |
| Technician Office | On table by door to Administration | ND | ND |
| Keyboard on the middle desk | ND | ND | |
| Conference Room | Conference room table | ND | ND |
| Ward 1 | Floor next to animal treated with vincristine | ND | ND |
| Holding Area | Floor near chemotherapy treated animal | ND | ND |
| Ultrasound | Floor near drain | ND | ND |
| Small Animal | Reception area floor near front door | ND | ND |
| LOD | 5 | 2 | |
| LOQ | 17 | 7.3 | |
Notes: ND=not detected (result was below the LOD). Sample results in parentheses were between the LOD and the LOQ, meaning that they havemore uncertainty associated with them.