Results: Canadian biomonitoring dashboard
- Last updated: 2024-07-19
Levels of environmental chemicals in the Canadian population from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS).
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1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane
1,4-dichlorobenzene
1-hydroxynaphthalene
1-hydroxyphenanthrene
1-hydroxypyrene
1-mono(2-ethylhexyl)trimellitate (1-MEHTM)
2',3,4-tribromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 33)
2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6-nonachlorobiphenyl (PCB 206)
2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5'-octachlorobiphenyl (PCB 194)
2,2',3,3',4,4',5-heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 170)
2,2',3,3',4,4'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 128)
2,2',3,3',4,5',6,6'-octachlorobiphenyl (PCB 201)
2,2',3,3',5,5',6-heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 178)
2,2',3,4',5,5',6-heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 187)
2,2',3,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 146)
2,2',3,4,4',5',6-heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 183)
2,2',3,4,4',5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 138)
2,2',3,4,4',5,5',6-octachlorobiphenyl (PCB 203)
2,2',3,4,4',5,5'-heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 180)
2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromobiphenyl (PBB 153)
2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 153)
2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 153)
2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 99)
2,2',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 99)
2,2',4,4',6-pentabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 100)
2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 47)
2,2',4,5,5'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 101)
2,2',4-tribromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 17)
2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 52)
2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (TMPD)
2,2,4-trimethyl-3-hydroxy valeric acid (HTMV)
2,2’,4,4’-tetrahydroxybenzophenone (benzophenone-2)
2,2’-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (benzophenone-8)
2,3',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 167)
2,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 118)
2,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 66)
2,3',4-tribromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 25)
2,3,3',4',5,6-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 163)
2,3,3',4,4',5-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 156)
2,3,3',4,4'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 105)
2,4,4',5-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 74)
2,4,4'-tribromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 28)
2,4,4'-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB 28)
2,4,5-trichlorophenol (2,4,5-TCP)
2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP)
2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP)
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)
2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone (benzophenone-1)
2,5-dichlorophenol (2,5-DCP)
2,5-dimethylfuran
2-Isopropyl-4-methyl-6-hydroxypyrimidine (IMPY)
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (benzophenone-3, oxybenzone)
2-hydroxychrysene
2-hydroxyfluorene
2-hydroxynaphthalene
2-hydroxyphenanthrene
2-isopropoxyphenol
2-mono(2-ethylhexyl)trimellitate (2-MEHTM)
3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol
3-(4-methylbenzylidene)-camphor (enzacamene)
3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene
3-hydroxychrysene
3-hydroxyfluoranthene
3-hydroxyfluorene
3-hydroxyphenanthrene
3-methylphosphinicopropionic acid (MPPA)
3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA)
4,4'-biphenol (BP4-4')
4,4'-dibromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 15)
4-dimethylaminobenzoic acid
4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzoic acid (4-F-3-PBA)
4-hydroxybenzophenone (4-OH-benzophenone)
4-hydroxychrysene
4-hydroxyphenanthrene
4-methylaminobenzoic acid
4-mono(2-ethylhexyl)trimellitate (4-MEHTM)
6-hydroxychrysene
9-hydroxyfluorene
9-hydroxyphenanthrene
N,N-diethyl-m-hydroxymethylbenzamide (DHMB)
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET)
S-phenylmercapturic acid (S-PMA)
acephate
acrylamide haemoglobin adduct
aldrin
alpha-chlordane
aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA)
antimony
arochlor 1260 (sum of PCB 138 and PCB 153, multiplied by 5.2)
arsenate (arsenic [V] acid)
arsenic (total)
arsenite (arsenous [III] acid)
arsenocholine
arsenocholine and arsenobetaine
atrazine mercapturate (AM)
benzene
beta-hexachlorocyclohexane
bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (BDCPP)
bis(2-chloropropyl) phosphate (BCPP)
bis-2(butoxyethyl) phosphate (BBOEP)
bisphenol A (BPA)
bisphenol AF (BPAF)
bisphenol B (BPB)
bisphenol E (BPE)
bisphenol F (BPF)
bisphenol S (BPS)
bisphenol Z (BPZ)
boron
bromodichloromethane
butyl paraben
cadmium
carbofuranphenol
carbon tetrachloride
cesium
chromium (VI)
cis-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (cis-DBCA)
cis-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylic acid (cis-DCCA)
cis-cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic mono carboxyisononyl ester (cis-cx-MINCH)
cis-nonachlor
cobalt
copper
cotinine (non-smokers)
cotinine (smokers)
cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid (CHDA)
cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic mono hydroxyisononyl ester (OH-MINCH)
cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic mono oxoisononyl ester (oxo-MINCH)
desethylatrazine (DEA)
di-o-tolyl phosphate (DoCP)
di-p-tolyl phosphate (DpCP)
diaminochlorotriazine (DACT)
dibromochloromethane
diethyldithiophosphate (DEDTP)
diethylphosphate (DEP)
diethylthiophosphate (DETP)
dimethylarsinic acid (DMA)
dimethyldithiophosphate (DMDTP)
dimethylphosphate (DMP)
dimethylthiophosphate (DMTP)
diphenyl phosphate (DPHP)
ethyl paraben
ethylbenzene
ethylene thiourea (ETU)
fluoride
gamma-chlordane
gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane)
glufosinate
glycidamide haemoglobin adduct
glyphosate
hexachlorobenzene
inorganic-related arsenic species (sum of arsenate, arsenite, dimethylarsinic acid, and monomethylarsonic acid)
isopropylbenzene
lead
m-[(N,N-diethylamino)carbonyl] benzoic acid (DCBA)
m-xylene and p-xylene
malathion dicarboxylic acid
manganese
mercury (inorganic)
mercury (total)
methamidophos
methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)
methyl paraben
methylmercury
mirex
molybdenum
mono(2-carboxymethylhexyl) phthalate (MCMHP)
mono(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate (MECPP)
mono(carboxyisooctyl) phthalate (MCIOP)
mono(hydroxyisononyl) phthalate (MHINP)
mono(oxoisononyl) phthalate (MOINP)
mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate (MEHHP)
mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (MEOHP)
mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP)
mono-3-carboxypropyl phthalate (MCPP)
mono-3-hydroxy-n-butyl phthalate (3OH-MBP)
mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP)
mono-carboxy-n-heptyl phthalate (MCHpP)
mono-cyclohexyl phthalate (MCHP)
mono-ethyl phthalate (MEP)
mono-isobutyl phthalate (MiBP)
mono-isononyl phthalate (MiNP)
mono-methyl phthalate (MMP)
mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP)
mono-n-octyl phthalate (MOP)
monocarboxyisononyl phthalate (MCiNP)
monohydroxyisodecyl phthalate (MHiDP)
monoisodecyl phthalate (MIDP)
monomethylarsonic acid (MMA)
monooxoisodecyl phthalate (MOiDP)
nickel
nitrobenzene
o-xylene
ortho-phenylphenol-glucuronide
ortho-phenylphenol-sulfate
oxychlordane
p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE)
p,p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p'-DDT)
pentachlorophenol (PCP)
perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS)
perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA)
phenol
propyl paraben
selenium
silver
styrene
tetrachloroethylene
tetrahydrofuran
thallium
toluene
toxaphene parlar 26
toxaphene parlar 50
trans,trans-muconic acid (t,t-MA)
trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylic acid (trans-DCCA)
trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diarboxylic mono carboxyisononyl ester (trans-cx-MINCH)
trans-cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic mono isononyl ester (trans-MINCH)
trans-nonachlor
tribromomethane (bromoform)
trichloroethylene
trichloromethane (chloroform)
triclocarban
triclosan
tungsten
uranium
vanadium
zinc
blood
blood
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Abbreviations: LOD (limit of detection), NA (not applicable), NC (not calculated)
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