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NCS Biospecimen and Environmental Samples available by Collection Period.
| Collection period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample category | Sample Type | Prenatal | Perinatal | Postnatal |
| Biological | Blood | X | X | X |
| Breast Milk | X | X | ||
| Cord Blood | X | |||
| Hair | X | |||
| Meconium | X | |||
| Nail | X | |||
| Placenta | X | |||
| Saliva | X | X | ||
| Umbilical Cord | X | |||
| Urine | X | X | X | |
| Vaginal Swab | X | |||
| Environmental | Air—Fine particulate matter | X | X | |
| Dust—Plate | X | |||
| Dust—Vacuum | X | X | ||
| Dust—Wipe | X | |||
| Infant formula | X | |||
| Water—Pesticides | X | |||
| Water—Pharmaceuticals | X | |||
