Free and bound forms of environmental phenols exist, as the parent phenols are metabolized or conjugated prior to excretion in urine. For more details see Exposure to Environmental Phenols.
Biospecimens: Volume requirements – typically 0.1-1.0 mL of urine
Core analytes (subset of analytes that will be measured and reported by any targeted HHEAR Lab Hub that provides Environmental Phenol analysis in urine):
- Benzophenone-1
- Benzophenone-3 (Oxybenzone; BP3)
- Bisphenol A (BPA)
- Bisphenol F (BPF)
- Bisphenol S (BPS)
- 4,4'-cyclo-hexylidenebisphenol
- 2,4-Dichlorophenol
- 2,5-Dichlorophenol (DCP25)
- 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
- 4-hydroxybenzophenone
- Parabens:
- Butyl paraben (BUPB)
- Ethyl paraben (ETPB)
- Methyl paraben (MEPB)
- Propyl paraben (PRPB)
- Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
- Triclocarban (TCC)
- 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
- 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
- Triclosan (TCS)
Other Environmental Phenol analytes (analytes that can also be measured depending on the Lab Hub and the requested analytes) include but are not limited to:
- 2,2'-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)butane
- 2-Chlorophenol
- 3-Chlorophenol
- 4-Chlorophenol
- 3,4-dihydroxy benzoic acid
- 3,4-dihydroxy-benzoic acid methyl ester
- 2,2'-dihydroxy-methoxybenzophenone
- 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)-diphenol
- 4,4′-(1,4-phenylenediisopropylidene)bisphenol
- 4,4'-(1-phenylethylidene)bisphenol
- Protocatechuic acid ethyl ester
- 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol
- 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol
- 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol
- 2,2',4,4'-Tetrahydroxybenzophenone
Environmental Samples: Volume requirements – one gram of dust or a silicone wristband
- Bisphenol A (BPA)
- 2,4 dibromophenol (DBP24)
- Parabens:
- Butyl paraben (BUPB)
- Ethyl paraben (ETPB)
- Methyl paraben (MEPB)
- Propyl paraben (PRPB)
- 2,3,5-tribromophenol (TBP235)
- 2,4,5-tribromophenol (TBP245)
- 2,4,6-tribromophenol (TBP246)
- Triclocarban (TCC)
- Triclosan (TCS)