Table 1. Percent of Samples with Detectable Total Concentrations of Phenols and Parabens.
Compound | Milk | Urine | Serum | |||||
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LOD | V1+V2 | LOD | Visit 1 | Visit 2 | LOD | Visit 1 | Visit 2 | |
(μg/L) | % | (μg/L) | % | % | (μg/L) | % | % | |
Butyl Paraben | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 81 | 83 | 0.2 | 9 | 17 |
Ethyl Paraben | 0.1 | 50 | 1.0 | 73 | 53 | 0.1 | 38 | 37 |
Methyl Paraben | 0.1 | 100 | 1.0 | 100 | 100 | 0.1 | 100 | 97 |
Propyl Paraben | 0.1 | 100 | 0.2 | 97 | 100 | 0.2 | 56 | 80 |
2,4-Dichlorophenol | 0.16 | 11 | 0.17 | 85 | 83 | NM | NM | NM |
2,5-Dichlorophenol | 0.42 | 0 | 0.12 | 85 | 93 | NM | NM | NM |
Benzophenone-3 | 0.51 | 56 | 0.34 | 67 | 80 | 0.5 | 17 | 27 |
Bisphenol A | 0.28 | 89 | 0.36 | 91 | 80 | 0.3 | 3 | 10 |
Triclosan | 1.5 | 38 | 2.27 | 85 | 87 | 1.1 | 3 | 3 |
‘Total’ concentrations refer to the sum of the free plus conjugated species. LOD = limit of detection; NM=not measured (due to very low detects in milk). Milk: n=9 women; 10 samples.
Visits denoted by visit 1 (V1) and visit 2 (V2). Urine V1: n=33, V2: n=30. Serum V1: n=34, V2: n=30.