Ba, Cd, Pb, Sn, and Zn Contents in Different Commercial PVC, EVA, and PP Samples
| Device | Polymer | Supplier | Content | Volume (mL) | n | Metal (mg/kg) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba | Cd | Pb | Sn | Zn | ||||||
| Bag | PVC | Baxter | Dialysis fluid | 5000 | 5 | 2.9–9.2 | 0.1–0.4 | 0.3–1.3 | 0.1–0.3 | 1.6–4.9 |
| Bag | PVC | Baxter | Glucose 5% | 1000 | 3 | 7.9–10.7 | 0.3–0.5 | 0.7–1.4 | 0–0.2 | 2.2–2.6 |
| Bag | PVC | Baxter | Glucose 5% | 100 | 1 | 14.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Bag | PVC | Baxter | Glucose 5% | 250 | 1 | 10.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Bag | PVC | Halex | Glucose 5% | 250 | 1 | 10.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Bag | PVC | Baxter | Glucose 10% | 250 | 2 | 10.9–11.5 | 0.2–0.5 | 0.6–1.0 | 0.1–0.5 | 2.3–2.7 |
| Bag | PVC | Baxter | 0.9% NaCl | 250 | 2 | 5.9–8.6 | 0.5–0.5 | 1.6–1.7 | 0.3–0.3 | 1.8–2.3 |
| Bag | PVC | Baxter | 0.9% NaCl | 100 | 1 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Bag | PVC | Baxter | 0.9% NaCl | 1000 | 1 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | n.d. | 2.7 |
| Bag | PVC | Halex | 0.9% NaCl | 100 | 2 | 6.7–7.5 | 0.3–0.4 | 0.5–0.8 | 0–0.3 | 2.1–2.7 |
| Bag | PVC | Halex | 0.9% NaCl | 250 | 6 | 5.2–9.2 | 0.3–0.6 | 0.6–1.7 | 0–0.9 | 2.4–2.9 |
| PN bag | EVA | Rivero | Unfilled | 250 | 1 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Enteral bag | PP | Rmdesc | Unfilled | 500 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Infusion set | PVC | Rmdesc | – | – | 1 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.7 |