Monitoring human exposure to four parabens and triclosan: comparing silicone wristbands with spot urine samples as predictors of internal dose.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People are exposed to a variety of chemicals each day as a result of their personal care product (PCP) use.

Objective

This study was designed to determine if silicone wristbands provide a quantitative estimate of internal dose for phenols commonly associated with PCPs, with a focus on triclosan and four parabens: methyl-, ethyl-, propyl-, and butylparaben. Uptake of these compounds into wristbands and correlations with internal dose were assessed.

Methods

Ten adults from central North Carolina wore five silicone wristbands, with one wristband removed each day for 5 days. Each participant provided a 24 h urine sample and a random spot urine sample each day, in which paraben and triclosan metabolites were evaluated.

Results

All parabens and triclosan w

SUBMITTER: Levasseur JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11303247 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature