What to know
- CDC's the Report includes summary data for chemicals measured in NHANES starting from 1999-2000.
- This version of the report updates and revises data tables for certain chemicals measured in urine specimens.
- Updated data includes herbicides and metabolites (NHANES 2017-18) such as urinary glyphosate.
- Revised data includes metals and metalloids (NHANES 1999-2000 and 2001-02) such as urinary cadmium.
- In September 2023, revised urinary cadmium data files were released for the 1999-2000 and 2001-02 NHANES cycles.
Updated and Revised Chemical Data Tables Available
CDC's National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals (referred to as the Report) includes summary data for chemicals that have results available from NHANES* starting with the 1999–2000 cycle. The Report is cumulative and includes all data tables previously published. This version of the Report:
- Updates 2 data tables for 1 chemical measured in urine specimens
- Revises 2 data tables for 1 chemical measured in urine specimens
Chemicals with Updated Data Include:
Herbicides and Metabolites (NHANES 2017-18)
Found in Analysis of Whole Blood, Serum, and Urine Samples, NHANES 1999-2018
- Urinary Glyphosate (N-(Phosphonomethyl)glycine)
Chemicals with Revised Data Include:
Metals and Metalloids (NHANES 1999-2000 and 2001-02)
Found in Analysis of Whole Blood, Serum, and Urine Samples, NHANES 1999-2018
- Urinary Cadmium^
^ In September 2023, CDC's National Center for Health Statistics released revised urinary cadmium data files for the 1999-2000 and 2001-02 NHANES cycles. Additional information can be found at: NHANES – What's New.