Bio-surveillance of environmental pollutants in the population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): a small pilot study

Table 1 LOQ of methods (pg/mL) and DF (%) of environmental pollutants in Kinshasa

	matrix	pollutant	LOQ	DF		matrix	pollutant	LOQ	DF
*Inorganics Pollutants*					*nPOPs*
	Urine	Vanadium	180	73		Urine	Parabens
		Chrome	230	100			MeP	790	100
		Manganese	890	20			EP	300	67
		Cobalt	130	100			PrP	360	100
		Nickel	1630	100			Phthalates
		Cadmium	120	93			MEP	940	100
		Tin	730	47			MEHP	620	100
		Antimony	140	47			MnBP	990	100
		Thalium	90	100			MiBP	1230	100
		Bismuth	120	100			MBzP	610	87
		Copper	1600	100			Benzophenone
		Zinc	15,000	100			BP3	670	100
		Arsenic	140	100			Pyrethroid pesticides
		Selenium	7900	100			c-DCCA	150	87
		Molybdene	5000	100			t-DCCA	150	93
	Blood	Lead	500	100			TCPY	80	100
*POPs*							DBCA	300	87
	Serum	Organochlorine pesticides					FPBA	110	7
		4,4′-DDE	400	87			3-PBA	90	100
		HCB	80	7			Triclosan
		β-HCH	50	0			TCS	200	100
		Polychlorinated biphenyls					Bisphenols
		PCB 153	70	60			BPF	70	67
		PCB 138	150	7			BPA	290	100
		PCB 180	50	53			BPZ	60	0
		Perfluoroalkyl substances					BPS	90	80
		PFOA	250	100			Organophosphate pesticide
		PFOS	500	47			DEP	500	53
		PFHxS	150	60			DETP	500	47
		PFNA	100	60			Glyphosate
		Brominated flame retardants					Glyphosate	80	93
		PBDE 47	3.7	27
		PBDE 153	4.2	27
		Phenolic organohalogens
		PCP	44.6	14
		2,4,6 TBP	49.6	0
		4-OH CB 146	2.2	29
		4-OH CB 187	2	57
		6-OH BDE 47	2.5	0

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