PCDDs and PCDFs (pg/g lipid) in the serum of incinerator workers and controls in city A
| Incinerator workers (n=10) | Controls (n=10) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | (Range) | Mean | Median | (Range) | ||
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | 2.4 | 2.6 | (1.1–3.8) | 2.2 | 2.3 | (ND–3.8) | |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD | 9.0 | 8.6 | (5.8–12.9) | 12.7 | 10.5 | (6.0–33.9) | |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD | 3.0 | 3.1 | (ND–6.1) | 2.7 | 2.6 | (ND–6.5) | |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD | 23.6 | 19.4 | (12.3–40.1) | 28.7 | 30.5 | (10.8–51.0) | |
| 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD | 4.8 | 4.5 | (2.7–7.1) | 4.9 | 5.5 | (ND–9.8) | |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD | 23.8 | 19.7 | (9.4–57.0) | 17.3 | 17.8 | (6.7–39.4) | |
| OCDD | 260 | 166 | (95.2–670) | 247 | 248 | (73.0–503) | |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDF | 2.7 | 2.9 | (1.7–3.7) | 2.4 | 1.9 | (ND–7.7) | |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF | 2.0 | 1.92-150 | (1.3–3.2) | 1.1 | 0.5 | (ND–3.0) | |
| 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF | 12.9 | 12.3 | (5.1–18.9) | 16.4 | 14.0 | (9.5–30.0) | |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF | 5.6 | 5.7 | (1.5–11.6) | 8.1 | 8.0 | (4.2–12.2) | |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF | 6.1 | 5.7 | (2.3–10.8) | 6.4 | 6.2 | (3.5–10.7) | |
| 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF | 1.0 | 0.5 | (ND–3.3) | 0.5 | 0.5 | (ND–ND) | |
| 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF | 3.7 | 3.7 | (ND–6.2) | 2.5 | 2.4 | (ND–4.2) | |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF | 15.5 | 13.72-160 | (7.7–28.4) | 7.4 | 6.6 | (4.0–15.7) | |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF | 0.8 | 0.5 | (ND–1.4) | 0.6 | 0.5 | (ND–1.3) | |
| OCDF | 2.4 | 2.2 | (1.2–4.4) | 2.0 | 2.1 | (ND–3.0) | |
| TEQ-PCDD | 10.5 | 10.6 | (6.6–14.4) | 12.6 | 10.9 | (5.5–24.5) | |
| TEQ-PCDF | 8.6 | 8.4 | (3.8–12.6) | 10.3 | 9.1 | (6.4–17.8) | |
| TEQ-PCDD/PCDF | 19.2 | 18.1 | (11.0–26.4) | 22.9 | 19.9 | (12.1–37.8) | |