PCDDs and PCDFs (pg/g lipid) in the serum of incinerator workers and controls in city B
| Incinerator workers (n=10) | Controls (n=10) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | (Range) | Mean | Median | (Range) | ||
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | 2.5 | 2.4 | (1.5–5.1) | 2.0 | 1.7 | (1.2–3.7) | |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD | 13.4 | 12.9 | (7.6–31.8) | 10.8 | 9.3 | (8.2–19.9) | |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD | 5.1 | 4.1 | (2.4–13.3) | 4.2 | 3.7 | (2.8–9.8) | |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD | 61.8 | 58.7 | (37.2–104) | 53.3 | 47.2 | (33.0–78.3) | |
| 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD | 11.5 | 13.0 | (4.6–20.2) | 9.0 | 7.2 | (6.1–22.6) | |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD | 41.1 | 27.1 | (17.8–112) | 42.5 | 26.3 | (22.9–153) | |
| OCDD | 521 | 436 | (142–1616) | 646 | 505 | (120–2719) | |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDF | 1.2 | 1.1 | (ND–2.3) | 1.3 | 1.0 | (ND–2.8) | |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF | 1.0 | 1.1 | (ND–1.8) | 1.2 | 1.3 | (ND–3.1) | |
| 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF | 17.7 | 15.1 | (10.5–28.2) | 15.5 | 13.2 | (10.7–34.0) | |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF | 5.9 | 5.3 | (2.7–10.1) | 5.1 | 4.4 | (4.0–10.2) | |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF | 6.5 | 6.2 | (4.2–9.7) | 6.0 | 4.9 | (4.3–13.8) | |
| 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 | 3.8 | 3.6 | (ND–8.1) | 2.9 | 2.8 | (1.4–7.2) | |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF | 9.2 | 8.33-160 | (5.4–15.3) | 5.5 | 4.4 | (3.3–11.4) | |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF | 0.6 | 0.5 | (ND–1.3) | 0.5 | 0.5 | (ND–ND) | |
| OCDF | 1.8 | 1.83-150 | (1.2–3.0) | 1.2 | 1.2 | (ND–3.0) | |
| TEQ-PCDD | 18.0 | 17.7 | (10.3–36.7) | 15.1 | 14.2 | (10.4–28.0) | |
| TEQ-PCDF | 10.8 | 9.4 | (6.7–17.4) | 9.5 | 8.2 | (6.5–20.7) | |
| TEQ-PCDD/PCDF | 28.8 | 27.4 | (17.0–54.1) | 24.5 | 22.8 | (17.5–48.7) | |