Table 3: Percentage of individuals with detection of parent phthalates in body compartments.
Parent compound
Serum ()
Sweat ()
DMP (dimethyl phthalate)
0
0
DEP (diethyl phthalate)
0
0
DBP (dibutyl phthalate)
84
22*
BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate)
0
0
DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate)
0
0
DEHP (di 2-ethylhexyl phthalate)
10
61**
DiNP (di-isononyl phthalate)
0
0
DOP (di-octyl Phthalate)
0
0
*In 3/4 of these participants where DBP was detected in sweat, this parent phthalate was not detectable in their serum samples.
**In all 11 individuals who are positive for DEHP in sweat, none of these had DEHP detected in their serum samples.