Table 2.

Concentrations (ng/g) of VOC groups in different types of feminine hygiene products.

Product	VOC	Median	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Feminine wash (N = 13)	Aldehydes	69	141	233	4.3	897
	Alkanes	13,875	11,968	8344	63	28,745
	Aromatics	298	606	861	14	3088
	Halohydrocarbons	< MDL	24	52	< MDL	156
	Terpenes	4649	18,292	29,140	15	91,404
	Ketones	48	67	65	< MDL	200
	Esters	< MDL	1522	5465	< MDL	19,709
	Others	1177	3067	6473	< MDL	24,354
	TTVOCs	24,619	35,687	34,736	97	112,616
Tampon (N = 22)	Aldehydes	52	56	31	13	138
	Alkanes	28	138	506	6.9	2402
	Aromatics	3.7	5.0	4.9	0.9	23
	Halohydrocarbons	1.9	2.4	2.1	0.1	7.2
	Terpenes	3.5	67	292	0.5	1374
	Ketones	1.4	3.5	4.9	< MDL	23
	Esters	0.4	0.8	1.0	< MDL	3.1
	Others	< MDL	0.1	0.2	< MDL	1.0
	TTVOCs	102	272	573	47	2472
Menstrual pad (N = 22)	Aldehydes	14	20	14	4.4	53
	Alkanes	337	8407	18,431	4.3	75,266
	Aromatics	2.5	5.6	8.0	0.4	32
	Halohydrocarbons	0.5	2.3	5.5	< MDL	26
	Terpenes	9.5	35	97	1.0	459
	Ketones	0.1	0.7	1.1	< MDL	3.8
	Esters	0.2	2.3	5.5	< MDL	25
	Others	< MDL	< MDL	0.1	< MDL	0.7
	TTVOCs	85	8473	18,440	20	75,322
Feminine wipe (N = 12)	Aldehydes	15	20	22	0.8	84
	Alkanes	5.0	39	97	0.9	342
	Aromatics	4.2	25	46	0.3	150
	Halohydrocarbons	0.2	0.9	1.9	< MDL	6.7
	Terpenes	54	680	1704	0.9	5943
	Ketones	27	484	1336	2.5	4711
	Esters	18	816	1924	< MDL	6641
	Others	0.7	1.3	1.4	0.1	4.3
	TTVOCs	356	2067	3800	38	13,007
Feminine spay and powder (N = 5)	Aldehydes	114	298	341	70	874
	Alkanes	18,158	38,370	56,141	42	134,732
	Aromatics	1295	3486	4591	39	11,232
	Halohydrocarbons	12	16	19	< MDL	43
	Terpenes	5316	9454	13,576	51	33,364
	Ketones	1299	968	898	5.9	2047
	Esters	26	73	104	< MDL	245
	TTVOCs	34,340	52,665	55,786	607	146,376
Feminine moisturizer (N = 5)	Aldehydes	64	190	271	44	671
	Alkanes	140	152	120	24	286
	Aromatics	26	57	55	12	125
	Halohydrocarbons	< MDL	0.6	1.4	< MDL	3.2
	Terpenes	3.3	32	43	< MDL	88
	Ketones	23	22	5.7	13	28
	Esters	< MDL	0.6	1.4	< MDL	3.2
	TTVOCs	236	454	456	103	1200