Plastic Toys As a Source of Exposure to Bisphenol-A and Phthalates at Childcare Facilities

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Plastic toys as a source of exposure to Bisphenol-A and Phthalates at childcare facilities

Gangadhar Andaluri, Muruganandham Manickavachagam and Rominder Suri*

NSF – WET Center, Temple University, 1947 N 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122

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Figures S1 – S14 show the range and mean leaching of phthalates and BPA, number of toys, wiped surface area and year of manufacture of the toys.

Figure S1: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 1; Number of toys = 11; surface area wiped = 10 – 80cm2; Year of manufacture: T3–1998; T5–2001; T7–1997; data not available for rest of the toys

Figure S2: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 2; Number of toys = 12; surface area wiped = 50 – 400cm2; Year of manufacture: T5–1987; T12–1987; data not available for rest of the toys

Figure S3: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 3; Number of toys = 12; surface area wiped = 12 – 350cm2; Year of manufacture: T1–2002; T2–2000; T3–1999; T4–2006; T5–2005; data not available for rest of the toys

Figure S4: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 4; Number of toys = 11; surface area wiped = 12 – 530cm2; Year of manufacture: T2–2005; T3–1998; data not available for rest of the toys

Figure S5: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 5; Number of toys = 12; surface area wiped = 12 – 75cm2; Year of manufacture: T3–2003; T6–2007; data not available for rest of the toys

Figure S6: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 6; Number of toys = 11; surface area wiped = 12 – 123cm2; Year of manufacture: T5–2002; T7–2002; T8–2001; data not available for rest of the toys

Figure S7: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 7; Number of toys = 11; surface area wiped = 14 – 95cm2; Year of manufacture: T4–1998; T9–1998; data not available for rest of the toys

Figure S8: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 8; Number of toys = 7; surface area wiped = 15 – 93cm2; Year of manufacture: data not available

Figure S9: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 9; Number of toys = 12; surface area wiped = 25 – 153cm2; Year of manufacture: data not available

Figure S10: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 10; Number of toys = 7; surface area wiped = 12 – 200cm2; Year of manufacture: data not available

Figure S11: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 11; Number of toys = 10; surface area wiped = 23 – 141cm2; Year of manufacture: T2–2002; T5–2001; data not available for rest of the toys

Figure S12: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 12; Number of toys = 10; surface area wiped = 10 – 338cm2; Year of manufacture: data not available

Figure S13: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 13; Number of toys = 11; surface area wiped = 25 – 150cm2; Year of manufacture: T5–2002; T9–2007; T10–1996; T11–2007; data not available for rest of the toys

Figure S14: Leaching of phthalates and BPA from Childcare Facility # 14; Number of toys = 10; surface area wiped = 18 – 400cm2; Year of manufacture: T5–2001; T6–1997; T8–2003; T9–2002; T10–1999; data not available for rest of the toys