Aside from being exposed to triclosan in our freshwater streams and other environmental contamination, TCS can be readily absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and oral mucosa (Hinther et al. 2011). Calafat et al. found in a survey conducted in the United States that 75% of people surveyed  had TCS in their urine. TCS has been found at a high level of 2,000µg/L in human breast milk and also in the urine of young girls (Hinther et al. 2011). Concentrations of 1,000-3,000µg/L induces cell damage that causes cell contents to leak out of the cell membrane. Such concentrations can be found in hand soaps(Carey and McNamara, 2015). There is enough evidence to show that TCS affects thyroid mediated processes due to its structural similarity to thyroid hormones. TCS has been found to disrupt steroid hormone action and it has been shown that triclosan is a weak androgen when tested in Japanese rice fish (Hinther et al. 2011).