Table 4. Maximum Concentrations of Phthalate and Organophosphate (OP) Plasticizers (μg/g) Detected in Nail Polish Products in This Study Compared to Other Studiesa.
| OPs | phthalates |
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| country | sample selection | n | TPHP | BBP | DCHP | DEHA | DEHP | DEP | DiBP | DMP | DnBP | DnOP | reference |
| U.S.A. | |||||||||||||
| popularity & labels | 40 | 7900 | 2.1 | ND | 0.47 | 330 | 1.6 | 0.78 | 1.6 | 0.14 | 12 | this study | |
| convenience & TPHP | 10 | 17 000 | Mendelsohnet al (2016) | ||||||||||
| convenience & popularity | 8 | 2.2 | ND | 140 | 9.2 | 59 | 0.22 | 27000 | ND | Guo & Kannan (2013) | |||
| convenience | 4 | ND | ND | ND | 1–100 | ND | 1–100 | ND | ND | Dodson et al (2012) | |||
| convenience & 3-Free | 25 | 25 000 | 88 000 | CalEPA (2012) | |||||||||
| convenience | 24 | ND | ND | ND | ND | 63 000 | Hubinger (2010) | ||||||
| convenience | 6 | 110 | ND | 1100 | 15 000 | 60 000 | Hubinger & Havery (2006) | ||||||
| otherb | |||||||||||||
| Canada | convenience | 20 | ND | ND | 1000 | ND | 0.4 | ND | 24 000 | ND | Koniecki et al (2011) | ||
| China | convenience | 10 | ND | 140 | 80 | 2 | 79 | ND | 5.7 | 5 | Bao et al (2015) | ||
| Korea | convenience | 21 | ND | 25 | 31 | 3900 | Koo & Lee (2004) | ||||||
a
Note: ND, not detected. Nearly all minimum concentrations in the studies were below the limit of detection (LOD) or not reported. Maximums were selected as metrics due to their reporting across studies.
b
Only literature in English was searched.