Table 3.
Mean concentrations in μg/kg of plasticizers (n = 4) in toilet tissue papers on the Ghanaian Market.
| Compound | SS | SL | NN | BB | NRP | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimethyl phthalate | 39.06 | 30.63 | 9.95 | 78.02 | 68.91 | 51.56 |
| Diethyl Phthalate | 966.56 | 660.50 | 337.14 | 847.03 | 1241.58 | 2236.95 |
| Dibutyl phthalate | 8777.74 | 8167.83 | 9447.35 | 18537.50 | 9760.68 | 8269.71 |
| Benzyl butyl phthalate | 654.06 | 1086.15 | 732.49 | 3595.43 | 724.62 | 296.90 |
| Hexanedioic acid, dioctyl ester | 2978.92 | 5202.58 | 5438.84 | 95473.99 | 46720.28 | 4967.97 |
| Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 12885.62 | 11630.44 | 24583.90 | 58640.82 | 41950.39 | 13923.25 |
| Di-n-octyl phthalate | 753.19 | 1262.23 | 1940.60 | 4133.83 | 1253.28 | 618.53 |
| Mean total | 27055.16 (0.003 %) | 28040.36 (0.003%) | 42490.27 (0.004 %) | 181306.62 (0.02 %) | 101719.75 (0.01 %) | 30364.88 (0.003 %) |