Table 2.

Concentrations (mg/g dust) for different phthalates in settled dust from 346 bedrooms.

		All samples (n = 346)				Type of flooringa (median mg/g dust)
Phthalate	Above detection limitb [n (%)]	Mean	Median	Min–Max	95th percentile	No PVC (n = 157)	PVC (n = 187)	p-Valuec
DEP	32 (9.2)	0.031	0.000	0.000–2.425	0.115	0.000	0.000	0.241
DINP	173 (50.0)	0.639	0.041	0.000–40.667	1.930	0.000	0.082	0.394
DIBP	188 (54.3)	0.097	0.045	0.000–3.810	0.311	0.042	0.050	0.120
BBzP	272 (78.6)	0.319	0.135	0.000–45.549	0.599	0.089	0.192	< 0.001
DnBP	308 (89.0)	0.226	0.150	0.000–5.446	0.568	0.133	0.159	0.138
DEHP	343 (99.1)	1.310	0.770	0.000–40.459	4.069	0.700	0.868	0.001

Abbreviations: Max, maximum; Min, minimum.

^aType of flooring in the child’s bedroom.

^bNumber of samples with a concentration greater than the detection limits (0.040 mg/g dust).

^cMann-Whitney U-test regarding differences in phthalate concentration between bedrooms with and without PVC as flooring material.