Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) in House Dust in Canadian Homes: Behaviors and Associations with Housing Characteristics and Consumer Products

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Differences of DEHP concentrations by housing characteristics: (a) 962 vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen and bathroom; (b) the quantity of plastic/vinyl 963 furniture; (c) mold signs at home; (d) allergy control mattress covering used on 964 the baby’s sleeping bed. Notes: the star marks in (a) and (b) represent the significance level of the difference between two specific groups (i.e., compared “both” with “no” in (a) and compared “0-3 pieces” with “more than 10 pieces” in (b)). “” indicates value < 0.05. “” indicates value < 0.01.2. The Kruskal-Wallis value indicates whether there were significant differences across the four categories overall.

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