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| Title |
Use of pooled samples to assess human exposure to parabens, benzophenone-3 and triclosan in Queensland, Australia
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| Published in |
Environment International, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.envint.2015.09.001 |
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| Authors |
A.L. Heffernan, C. Baduel, L.M.L. Toms, A.M. Calafat, X. Ye, P. Hobson, S. Broomhall, J.F. Mueller |
| Abstract |
Parabens, benzophenone-3 and triclosan are common ingredients used as preservatives, ultraviolet radiation filters and antimicrobial agents, respectively. Human exposure occurs through consumption of processed food and use of cosmetics and consumer products. The aim of this study was to provide a preliminary characterisation of exposure to selected personal care product chemicals in the general Australian population. De-identified urine specimens stratified by age and sex were obtained from a community-based pathology laboratory and pooled (n=24 pools of 100). Concentrations of free and total (sum of free plus conjugated) species of methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl paraben, benzophenone-3 and triclosan were quantified using isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry; with geometric means 232, 33.5, 60.6, 4.32, 61.5 and 87.7ng/mL, respectively. Age was inversely associated with paraben concentration, and females had concentrations approximately two times higher than males. Total paraben and benzophenone-3 concentrations are significantly higher than reported worldwide, and the average triclosan concentration was more than one order of magnitude higher than in many other populations. This study provides the first data on exposure of the general Australian population to a range of common personal care product chemical ingredients, which appears to be prevalent and warrants further investigation. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Australia | 2 | 40% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 98 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 97 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
| Researcher | 8 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 16% |
| Unknown | 22 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 17 | 17% |
| Chemistry | 13 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 13% |
| Unknown | 35 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 June 2023.
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#8,186,312
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#2,739
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#91,095
of 280,197 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Environment International
#25
of 44 outputs
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