PCDDs and PCDFs (pg/g lipid) in serum samples of incinerator workers and controls in area I
| Incinerator workers (n=7) | Controls (n=7) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | (Range) | Mean | Median | (Range) | |
| *p<0.05, Mann-Whitney U test. | ||||||
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | 1.8 | 1.6* | (1.2–3.2) | 1.1 | 1.1 | (ND–1.5) |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD | 8.4 | 7.7 | (4.4–15.9) | 6.1 | 6.9 | (4.2–8.2) |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD | 3.1 | 3.3 | (1.7–4.6) | 2.8 | 2.3 | (1.8–4.9) |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD | 19.1 | 19.5 | (10.8–26.4) | 18.4 | 18.3 | (10.7–27.3) |
| 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD | 4.0 | 4.0 | (2.8–5.8) | 4.1 | 3.4 | (2.2–9.8) |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD | 31.5 | 14.7 | (8.9–126) | 31.1 | 22.9 | (16.6–92.4) |
| OCDD | 365 | 137 | (79.6–1670) | 344 | 170 | (81.2–1460) |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDF | 1.4 | 1.3 | (ND–2.7) | 0.9 | 0.5 | (ND–1.8) |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF | 0.9 | 1.0 | (ND–1.9) | 1.0 | 0.5 | (ND–1.8) |
| 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF | 15.5 | 15.3* | (8.8–26.8) | 9.8 | 9.1 | (6.5–13.4) |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF | 6.2 | 6.1* | (3.5–8.9) | 4.1 | 3.5 | (2.3–8.6) |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF | 7.0 | 6.7* | (5.1–8.9) | 4.6 | 4.6 | (2.2–10.1) |
| 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 | 2.9 | 2.9 | (2.1–3.8) | 2.6 | 2.3 | (1.3–4.7) |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF | 7.5 | 7.5* | (6.0–8.9) | 4.8 | 3.7 | (2.9–9.7) |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF | 0.8 | 0.5 | (ND–1.8) | 0.7 | 0.5 | (ND–1.7) |
| OCDF | 1.0 | 1.0 | (ND–ND) | 1.0 | 1.0 | (ND–ND) |
| TEQ-PCDD | 13.1 | 12.5 | (7.3–22.8) | 10.1 | 10.8 | (6.9–15.0) |
| TEQ-PCDF | 9.7 | 9.6* | (5.7–16.0) | 6.3 | 6.0 | (4.0–9.3) |
| TEQ-PCDD/PCDF | 22.8 | 21.3 | (13.1–38.8) | 16.4 | 17.2 | (10.9–24.3) |