Table 1.
Number of chemicals per sample with a probable or confirmed identification in recycled and virgin consumer products. Nrecycled and Nvirgin refer to the number of recycled and virgin products that were tested.
| Category | Nrecycled | Meanrecycled | Medianrecycled | Nvirgin | Meanvirgin | Medianvirgin | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Products | 154 | 67.0 | 63 | 56 | 59.3 | 55 | 0.017 |
| Paper Products | 23 | 96.6 | 86 | 8 | 71.5 | 66.50 | 0.041 |
| Children's Products | 20 | 59.8 | 53.50 | 15 | 68.1 | 57 | 0.828 |
| Fabric Products | 17 | 82.4 | 89 | 14 | 64.1 | 63 | 0.242 |
| Recycled Tire Products | 22 | 66.5 | 66.50 | - | - | - | |
| Food Contact Materials | 22 | 59.9 | 60 | 11 | 56.6 | 54 | 0.417 |
| Construction Materials | 35 | 54.9 | 55 | 8 | 46.0 | 46.50 | 0.0283 |
| Plastic Home/Auto Products | 15 | 53.5 | 55 | 20 | 49.2 | 36.5 | 0.054 |