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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 31.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Environ Health Rep. 2014 Jan 17;1(1):90–100. doi: 10.1007/s40572-013-0003-7

Table 1. Measurements of Urinary Free BPA, BPA Glucuronide, and Total BPA in Infants and Young Children.

Authors and publication ear Country Population age N Laboratory method LOD Free BPA*(μg/L) BPA-glucuronide* (μg/L) Total BPA* (μg/L) Detection Frequency: (Free/Total)
Volkel et al. 201134 Germany (Munich) 1 – 5 months 47 LC/MS-MS 0.15 μg/L (LOQ = 0.45 μg/L) All but 3 sample concentrations < LOQ Not measured Median < LOD 9%/66% (per LOD); 3%/42% (per LOQ)
Calafat et al. 200931 U.S. (Boston) Premature, ≤ 44 weeks corrected gestational age 41 LC/MS-MS 0.4 μg/L GM: 1.8, Median: 1.7 Not measured GM: 30.3, Median: 28.6 92%/100%
Mendonca et al. 201235 U.S. (Boston) 2 – 15 months 29 LC/MS-MS 0.4 μg/L Mean: 0.5, GM < LOD, Median < LOD Not measured Mean: 6.0, GM: 2.3, Median: 1.8 28%/93%
Nachman et al. 201336 U.S. (Baltimore) 1 – 6 weeks 12 LC/MS-MS LOQ = 0.1 μg/L < LOQ Mean: 0.87, Median: 0.66 Not meas. 0%/100%
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Mean, geometric mean (GM) and median if reported. LOD = limit of detection; LOQ = limit of quantification.