PCDDs and PCDFs (pg/g lipid) in serum samples of incinerator workers and controls in area III
| Incinerator workers (n=6) | Controls (n=6) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | (Range) | Mean | Median | (Range) | |
| *p<0.05 by Mann-Whitney U test. | ||||||
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | 1.5 | 1.4 | (ND–2.8) | 1.8 | 1.7 | (1.2–2.3) |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD | 8.1 | 8.1 | (3.5–13.3) | 8.5 | 8.3 | (7.1–11.2) |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD | 4.3 | 4.4 | (2.6–6.9) | 3.7 | 3.8 | (1.6–5.1) |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD | 24.4 | 25.9 | (11.8–30.9) | 25.5 | 26.1 | (18.2–31.5) |
| 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD | 6.6 | 6.4 | (5.2–8.4) | 4.7 | 4.4 | (2.8–7.5) |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD | 24.3 | 25.6 | (8.5–34.6) | 20.2 | 21.5 | (9.0–26.6) |
| OCDD | 253 | 262 | (139–351) | 248 | 209 | (161–430) |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDF | 1.9 | 1.2 | (ND–3.7) | 2.2 | 1.8 | (1.2–4.7) |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF | 1.5 | 1.2 | (ND–3.0) | 1.8 | 0.5 | (ND–6.6) |
| 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF | 14.3 | 13.7 | (6.8–23.2) | 17.1 | 14.2 | (12.1–27.4) |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF | 5.4 | 5.3 | (2.3–8.4) | 6.1 | 5.4 | (4.1–10.8) |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF | 7.8 | 8.0 | (5.0–11.2) | 8.3 | 7.5 | (4.5–14.6) |
| 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF | 0.5 | 0.5 | (ND–ND) | 0.5 | 0.5 | (ND–ND) |
| 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF | 4.5 | 4.6 | (2.4–6.8) | 5.7 | 4.5 | (2.4–11.5) |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF | 12.0 | 10.2* | (7.8–18.7) | 7.1 | 5.1 | (4.9–15.1) |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF | 0.5 | 0.5 | (ND–ND) | 0.5 | 0.5 | (ND–ND) |
| OCDF | 1.0 | 1.0 | (ND–ND) | 1.0 | 1.0 | (ND–ND) |
| TEQ-PCDD | 13.4 | 13.8 | (6.3–20.9) | 13.9 | 13.4 | (11.6–18.1) |
| TEQ-PCDF | 9.4 | 9.2 | (4.7–14.9) | 11.0 | 8.8 | (8.1–18.4) |
| TEQ-PCDD/PCDF | 22.8 | 22.9 | (11.1–35.8) | 24.9 | 22.8 | (20.0–31.6) |