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Chemical Group: Phthalates

  • Measured in: Urine

Project: Biomonitoring Exposures Study (BEST) - 1.Pilot

Unweighted Results

Chemical measured Indicates Exposure to Units Number of people tested Geometric mean 95% Confidence Interval Selected Percentiles Detection Frequency Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight
Lower Upper 25th 50th 75th 95th
MEP Diethyl phthalate (DEP) µg/L 109 57.1 45.2 72.1 25.5 52.1 103 584 97.2% 8.00 µg/L

Project: Biomonitoring Exposures Study (BEST) - 2.Expanded

Weighted Results

Chemical measured Indicates Exposure to Units Number of people tested Geometric mean 95% Confidence Interval Selected Percentiles Detection Frequency Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight Notes
Lower Upper 25th 50th 75th 95th
MEP Diethyl phthalate (DEP) µg/L 218 52.6 38.5 72.0 20.7 43.0 118 930 100% 0.460 µg/L
MEP Diethyl phthalate (DEP) µg/g creatinine 218 57.5 44.3 74.6 23.9 46.2 120 534 100% 0.460 µg/L

Project: Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS)

  • Study Group Subset: Children

Unweighted Results

Chemical measured Indicates Exposure to Units Number of people tested Geometric mean 95% Confidence Interval Selected Percentiles Detection Frequency Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight
Lower Upper 25th 50th 75th 90th
MEP Diethyl phthalate (DEP) μg/L 49 85 63.1 115 41.3 70.0 211 403 100% 8.0

Project: Firefighter Occupational Exposures (FOX) Project

  • Study Group Subset: Firefighters

Unweighted Results

Chemical measured Indicates Exposure to Units Number of people tested Geometric mean 95% Confidence Interval Selected Percentiles Detection Frequency Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight
Lower Upper 25th 50th 75th 95th
MEP Diethyl phthalate (DEP) μg/L 101 52.9 38.1 73.4 20.6 46.6 168 740 79.2% 8.0

Project: Markers of Autism Risk in Babies–Learning Early Signs (MARBLES)

Study logo shows a circular image of two parents with an infant cradled between them
  • Study Group Subset: Pregnant women_measurement 1

Unweighted Results

Chemical measured Indicates Exposure to Units Number of people tested Geometric mean 95% Confidence Interval Selected Percentiles Detection Frequency Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight
Lower Upper 25th 50th 75th 90th
MEP Diethyl phthalate (DEP) μg/L 15 62.4 32.2 121 -- 52.6 -- -- 100% 8.0
  • Study Group Subset: Pregnant women_measurement 2

Unweighted Results

Chemical measured Indicates Exposure to Units Number of people tested Geometric mean 95% Confidence Interval Selected Percentiles Detection Frequency Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight
Lower Upper 25th 50th 75th 90th
MEP Diethyl phthalate (DEP) μg/L 13 65.1 26.0 163 -- 31.5 -- -- 100% 8.0

Project: Maternal and Infant Environmental Exposure Project (MIEEP)

  • Study Group Subset: Pregnant women

Unweighted Results

Chemical measured Indicates Exposure to Units Number of people tested Geometric mean 95% Confidence Interval Selected Percentiles Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight
Lower Upper 25th 50th 75th 90th
MEP Diethyl phthalate (DEP) μg/L 89 95.5 69.3 132 34.7 103 254 679 8.0