At a glance
- The Updated Tables, July 2010, provide biomonitoring data from the NHANES 2005-2006 survey cycle.
- These tables include results for 57 environmental chemicals measured in the Fourth Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals (NHANES 1999-2004).
- The Updated Tables are cumulative, containing data from previous survey cycles (1999-2006).
- Six new chemicals are reported for the NHANES 2005-2006 survey period, including four parabens and two phthalate metabolites.
Updated Tables, July 2010
These Updated Tables provide nationally-representative biomonitoring data from the 2005-2006 survey cycle of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for 57 of the environmental chemicals measured in the Fourth Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals (released in December 2009), covering NHANES 1999-2004. The Updated Tables are cumulative, containing all the results from previous survey cycles (1999-2006). In addition, six new chemicals are reported for the NHANES 2005-2006 survey period, including data tables on four parabens (butyl, ethyl, methyl, and n-propyl parabens) and two phthalate metabolites (mono-[carboxynonyl] phthalate and mono-[carboxyoctyl] phthalate).