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Phthalate esters concentrations (mg/Kg) and phthalate pollution index (PPI) in the open dump and control samples |
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| Phthalate esters |
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| Sampling points |
DMP |
DEP |
DBP |
DEHP |
PPI |
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| 1 |
0.46 (0.09) |
0.21 (0.17) |
0.35 (0.19) |
0.05 (0.02) |
0.20 (0.09) |
| 2 |
0.27 (0.19) |
0.16 (0.17) |
0.22 (0.30) |
0.02 (0.03) |
0.12 (0.13) |
| 3 |
0.29 (0.20) |
0.16 (0.16) |
0.23 (0.20) |
0.02 (0.02) |
0.12 (0.11) |
| 4 |
0.37 (0.40) |
0.28 (0.20) |
0.39 (0.21) |
0.04 (0.04) |
0.20 (0.14) |
| 5 |
0.14 (0.11) |
0.22 (0.21) |
0.30 (0.27) |
0.03 (0.03) |
0.13 (0.12) |
| Mean ± SD |
0.31 ± 0.12 (0.20 ± 0.12) |
0.21 ± 0.05 (0.18 ± 0.02) |
0.30 ± 0.07 (0.23 ± 0.05) |
0.03 ± 0.01 (0.02 ± 0.01) |
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Notes: DMP = dimethyl phthalate; DEP = diethyl phthalate; DBP = dibutyl phthalate; DEHP = di (ethyl hexyl) phthalate; ND = not detected; Values in parentheses are for the control samples. | |||||
Adeniyi et al. Chemistry Central Journal 2008 2:9 doi:10.1186/1752-153X-2-9 |
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