Table 2:

Contents of Results Packet Provided to Participants

1Project Overview –Narrative describing the study and key information about the Gardenroots project design (2 pp.)

2List of Important Terms (2 pp.)

3 Results, divided into: Water (4 pp), Soil (4 pp), and Plant (10 pp., plus a 11×17 print out of county plant data), each containing the following sections: Understanding Your Results Data figures showing the participant’s environmental sample in comparison to existing standards (U.S. EPA maximum contaminant levels in drinking water, AZ Department of Environmental Quality -ADEQ soil remediation levels) and reference values for vegetables (U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Market Basket Study and/or World Health Organization’s Codex Alimentarius)

6Information on nine contaminants of concern (e.g. What is Arsenic? What happens to arsenic when it enters the environment? How might I be exposed to arsenic? How can arsenic effect my health? – 9pp.)

7References for all values used and list of websites to visit for more information (e.g., Agencies for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Toxicological Profiles, ADEQ, US EPA – 2 pp.)

8A section to take notes during the training

9 Separate one-page best practices handouts on: Garden Preparation: Reduce Arsenic Absorption by Vegetables Safe Gardening: Reduce Incidental Soil Ingestion and Inhalation Safe Consumption of Homegrown Vegetables: Reduce Dietary Arsenic and Lead Ingestion