Paraben Levels in an Urban Community of Western Canada

Table 1

Urinary concentrations of parabens reported from 2009-2010 NHANES study [22]. All units are μg/L.

Paraben	1,350 females—all ages		1,399 males—all ages
	50% percentile	95% percentile	50% percentile	95% percentile
Methyl paraben	106	1,230	25.3	727
Ethyl paraben	2.00	138	<LOD	36.4
Propyl paraben	20.2	361	2.00	134
Butyl paraben	0.300	31.8	<LOD	2.70

<LOD means below limit of detection.