LOINC long common name : Deprecated PhenX measure - environmental exposures - dust collection - vacuum bag;
LOINC description : Self-administered collection of the respondent's vacuum bag for measurement of various
environmental contaminants. Collection of a respondent's vacuum bag yields a dust
sample that may be used to measure various environmental contaminants in the home
that are brought into the home on persons or objects or formed in the home. These
contaminants include metals, toxic chemicals that may adhere to dust, and biologics
like mold, dust mite, roach, rodent and pet allergens. Such contaminants may affect
the health of the residents who live in the home in a number of ways including toxicity,
sensitization with allergens, and triggering or exacerbating allergic and asthmatic
responses.;