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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Jul 8.
Published before final editing as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2026 Apr 28:10.1038/s41370-026-00899-y. doi: 10.1038/s41370-026-00899-y

Table 2.

Summary statistics for phthalates detected in ≥70% of wristbands (μg/g).

Parent Compound Geometric Mean (μg/g) Instrument LOD (μg/g) Detection Frequency (%)
Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate 26.9 0.03 100
Di-2-ethylhexyl terephthalate 39.8 0.12 100
Butyl benzyl phthalate 0.5 0.03 96.3
Di-n-butyl phthalate 1.4 0.04 96.3
Diethyl phthalate 0.3 0.03 74.1
Di-iso-butyl phthalate 2.1 0.03 100