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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2020 Dec 17;147:106317. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106317

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for phenols and associated urinary biomarkers as well as triclocarban.

Matrix and Compound Det. Freq MDL Median 95th Percentile
Dust (ng/g) n = 186
2,4,6-tribromophenol 77 0.3 46 1,967
Bisphenol A 83 27 3,816 27,784
Butylparaben 72 0.3 18 381
Ethylparaben 73 0.9 100 1,095
Methylparaben 91 5.7 1,874 13,788
Propylparaben 98 1.4 1,048 9,750
Triclocarban 46 0.5 ND 431
Triclosan 99 0.2 787 4,175

Hand Wipe (ng/wipe) n = 202
2,4,6-tribromophenol 38 1.0 ND 129
Bisphenol A 57 7.6 17 193
Butylparaben 44 0.5 ND 10
Ethylparaben 84 0.7 3.7 89
Methylparaben 100 1.9 84 1,358
Propylparaben 100 1.0 40 429
Triclocarban 37 0.2 ND 14
Triclosan 85 1.2 39 3,149

Wristband (ng/g wristband) n = 76
2,4,6-tribromophenol 70 0.7 2.9 158
Bisphenol A 100 1.1 20 67
Butylparaben 95 0.4 3.9 44
Ethylparaben 72 2.7 7.3 179
Methylparaben 100 0.8 99 816
Propylparaben 100 0.7 157 987
Triclocarban 92 0.9 14.2 1,081
Triclosan 99 1.6 180 3,920

SG-corrected Urine (ng/mL) n = 180
2,4-dichlorophenol 97 0.10 1.0 32
2,5-dichlorophenol 98 0.10 6.6 1,277
Benzophenone-3 99 0.40 25 1,274
Bisphenol A 100 0.20 2.1 12
Bisphenol F 45 0.20 ND 11
Bisphenol S 99 0.10 0.94 7
Butylparaben 44 0.10 ND 7
Ethylparaben 66 1.0 1.4 123
Methylparaben 100 1.0 57 1,801
Propylparaben 100 0.10 8.5 269
Triclocarban 44 0.10 ND 7
Triclosan 76 1.7 5.7 70
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