Table 3.
Phenol characteristics and measurements.
| Phenol | Abbreviation | Molecular weight | Paraben (yes/no) | LOD (μg/L) | GM (μg/L) | GM (mol/L) | % > LOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | DCP | 163.00 | No | 0.2 | 0.59 | 3.59 | 80.23 |
| 2,5-Dichlorophenol | 2,5-DCP | 163.00 | No | 0.2 | 3.91 | 23.62 | 96.05 |
| Benzophenone-3 | BP-3 | 228.26 | No | 0.4 | 100.08 | 424.10 | 100 |
| Bisphenol A | BPA | 228.29 | No | 0.4 | 1.36 | 5.97 | 86.44 |
| Butyl paraben | BuPB | 194.23 | Yes | 0.2 | 1.88 | 10.03 | 77.97 |
| Methyl paraben | MePB | 152.15 | Yes | 1.0 | 187.95 | 1227.27 | 100 |
| Propyl paraben | PrPB | 180.20 | Yes | 0.2 | 44.66 | 246.58 | 98.31 |
| Triclosan | TCS | 289.54 | No | 2.3 | 16.34 | 52.68 | 77.97 |
| Abbreviations: GM, geometric mean; LOD, limit of detection. Concentrations < LOD were assigned a value equal to one-half the LOD. | |||||||