Table 1
Summary of median phthalate concentrations measured in settled dust (μg/g) in residences in China. Each record contains at least measurements in 5 residences.
| Reference | Region | Climate zone | Number of residences | DEHP | DnBP | DiBP |
| [38] a | Dalian (winter) | SC | 10 | 1.7×103 | 1.1×103 | − b |
| [38] a | Harbin (winter) | SC | 10 | 7.9×102 | 1.8×103 | − b |
| [38] a | Dalian (summer) | SC | 10 | 1.2×103 | 2.2×102 | − b |
| [48] | Harbin | SC | 35 | 4.2×102 | 5.7×101 | 3.6×101 |
| [49] | Harbin | SC | 25 | 3.1×102 | 7.4×101 | 4.0×101 |
| [50] | Shihezi c | SC | 50 | 4.6×102 | 1.5×102 | 1.8×101 |
| [37] a | Beijing | C | 10 | 5.9×102 | 4.1×102 | − b |
| [38] a | Beijing (summer) | C | 10 | 5.7×102 | 7.1 d | − b |
| [38] a | Beijing (winter) | C | 10 | 8.6×102 | 4.8×102 | − b |
| [51] | Beijing (summer) c | C | 40 | 7.0×102 | 7.7×101 | 5.5×101 |
| [51] | Beijing (winter) c | C | 31 | 1.2×102 | 6.6 | 1.6×101 |
| [52] | Beijing | C | 23 | 2.3×102 | 6.9×101 | 1.5×10−1 d |
| [53] | Xi’an | C | 116 | 9.7×102 | 6.2×102 | 1.9×102 |
| [54] | Xi’an | C | 28 | 5.8×102 | 1.3×102 | 2.3×102 |
| [55] | Tianjin, Cangzhou | C | 355 | 1.3×102 | 4.3×101 | 1.6×101 |
| [56] | Beijing | C | 17 | 7.4×102 | 9.7×101 | 7.3×101 |
| [19] | Shanghai | HSCW | 266 | 2.5×102 | 2.0×101 | 2.3×101 |
| [39] a | Changsha (autumn) c | HSCW | 10 | 5.1×102 | 1.8×102 | − b |
| [39] a | Changsha (winter) c | HSCW | 10 | 6.7×102 | 1.9×102 | − b |
| [38] a | Shanghai (winter) | HSCW | 21 | 8.2×102 | 3.1×102 | − b |
| [38] a | Changsha (winter) | HSCW | 10 | 6.5×102 | 1.9×102 | − b |
| [38] a | Wuhan (winter) | HSCW | 7 | 4.8×102 | 1.9×102 | − b |
| [38] a | Shanghai (summer) | HSCW | 19 | 2.6×102 | 1.7×102 | − b |
| [38] a | Changsha (summer) | HSCW | 10 | 5.7×102 | 2.0×102 | − b |
| [38] a | Wuhan (summer) | HSCW | 10 | 1.3×102 | 1.7×102 | − b |
| [57] | Nanjing | HSCW | 6 | 7.0×102 | 7.5×101 | − b |
| [58] | Chongqing c | HSCW | 33 | 1.5×103 | 1.5×102 | 8.1×101 |
| [59] | Nanjing | HSCW | 27 | 4.0×102 | 1.5×102 | 5.2×101 |
| [60] | Nanjing | HSCW | 215 | 1.8×102 | 2.4×101 | − b |
| [17] | Guangzhou | HSWW | 83 | 6.1×102 | 6.5×101 | 2.4×101 |
| [61] | Guangzhou | HSWW | 100 | 3.6×102 | 7.5×101 | 1.1×101 |
| [15] | Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong | HSWW | 23 | 1.2×103 | 7.7×101 | 3.4×101 |
| [62] | Guangzhou | HSWW | 15 | 1.2×102 | 2.6×101 | 4.6 |
| [63] | Guangzhou | HSWW | 47 | 3.0×102 | 2.1×101 | 4.2×101 |
| [64] | Taiwan | HSWW | 122 | 3.0×102 | 4.9 | 1.7 |
| [46] | Whole country | 120 | 2.6×101 | 1.3×101 | 9.3 | |
| [47] | Whole country | 72 | 5.1×101 | 2.4×101 | 8.8 |
a The median values were calculated from the arithmetic mean and standard deviation. b Not measured. c The average of median concentrations measured in the living room and bedroom. d Below limit of detection (LOD), and 
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