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Published in final edited form as: Chemosphere. 2024 May 27;361:142442. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142442

Table 3.

Limits of detection (LODs), detection frequency, and distributions for non-persistent EDC biomarkers in SELF (n=425).1,2

Biomarker LOD (ng/mL) Detection frequency (%) Median (25th, 75th percentiles (μg/g creatinine)
Phenols
 Benzophenone-3 0.4 98.1% 9.4 (4.7, 27.7)
 BPA 0.2 98.1% 1.1 (0.7, 1.7)
 BPF 0.2 62.6% 0.3 (<LOD, 0.9)
 BPS 0.1 96.7% 0.5 (0.2, 1.0)
 2,4-dichlorophenol 0.1 96.5% 0.4 (0.3, 0.8)
 2,5-dichlorophenol 0.1 96.5% 1.2 (0.6, 2.6)
 Triclosan 1.7 79.3% 3.9 (1.8, 14.9)
Triclocarban 0.1 58.1% NC
Phthalates
 MEP 1.2 100% 53.2 (25.9, 108.8)
 MBP 0.4 100% 0.9 (0.7, 1.0)
 MHBP 0.4 84.5% 0.7 (0.5, 1.2)
 MiBP 0.8 99.5% 9.4 (6.2, 16.0)
 MHiBP 0.4 97.2% 2.6 (1.6, 4.4)
 MBzP 0.3 99.1% 4.0 (2.4, 8.7)
 MCPP 0.4 92.0% 1.2 (0.7, 2.5)
 MEHP 0.8 85.2% 1.7 (1.0, 3.1)
 MEHHP 0.4 99.5% 7.1 (4.9, 11.3)
 MEOHP 0.2 99.5% 4.1 (2.7, 6.6)
 MECPP 0.4 100% 9.4 (6.4, 15.2)
 MNP 0.9 54.8% NC
 MONP 0.4 98.6% 2.6 (1.5, 6.7)
 MCOP 0.3 100% 12.5 (5.7, 33.0)
 MCNP 0.2 99.8% 2.2 (1.3, 4.0)
 MECPTP 0.2 100% 13.6 (6.3, 37.8)
 MEHHTP 0.4 97.9% 2.8 (1.4, 7.4)
Phthalate alternatives
 MHiNCH 0.4 54.4% NC
 MCOCH 0.5 41.9% NC
Parabens
 Methyl paraben 1.0 100% 82.8 (30.0, 199.0)
 Ethyl paraben 1.0 78.6% 3.1 (0.9, 14.0)
 Propyl paraben 0.1 100% 12.3 (4.1, 30.3)
 Butyl paraben 0.1 20.0% NC
1

NC= Not calculated due to low detection frequency.

2

BPA= bisphenol A; BPF= bisphenol F; BPS= bisphenol S; MEP= monoethyl phthalate; mono-hydroxybutyl phthalate; MBP= mono-n-butyl phthalate; MHBP = mono-hydroxybutyl phthalate; MiBP= mono-isobutyl phthalate; MHiBP= mono-hydroxyisobutyl phthalate; MBzP= monobenzyl phthalate; MCPP= mono-3-carboxypropyl phthalate; MEHP= mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; MEHHP= mono (2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate; MEOHP= mono (2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate; MECPP= mono (2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate; MNP= mono-isononyl phthalate; MONP = monooxononyl phthalate; MCOP= mono-carboxyisooctyl phthalate; MCNP= mono-carboxyisononyl phthalate; MECPTP= mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl terephthalate; MEHHTP= mono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl terephthalate; MHiNCH= 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid-monohydroxy isononyl ester; MCOCH= 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid-monocarboxy isooctyl ester.