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Table 2 Mean, geometric mean, median and range concentrations in urine [μg/L (μg/g creatinine)] and at both blood and serum in μg/L

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

 

Pollutant

Mean

Geometric mean

Median

Minimum

Maximum

Urinary

Cobalt

1.0 (0.31)

0.57 (0.24)

0.43 (0.21)

0.16 (0.089)

6.11 (0.87)

Cadmium

1.15 (0.33)

0.66 (0.28)

0.61 (0.26)

‹LOQ (‹LOQ)

6.12 (0.87)

Arsenic

81.74 (32.33)

69.73 (29.79)

70.91 (30.86)

32.12 (11.97)

215.32 (57.28)

Glyphosate

0.22 (0.095)

0.19 (0.083)

0.23 (0.098)

0.09 (0.05)

0.40 (0.18)

MeP

699.98 (335.48)

216.12 (92.32)

445.39 (121.96)

15.06 (9.94)

4467.5 (1386.5)

EP

11.94 (2.96)

0.73 (0.31)

0.47 (0.25)

‹LOQ (‹LOQ)

86.5 (26.83)

PrP

290.62 (157.53)

38.96 (16.64)

31.35 (5.35)

0.97 (0.65)

2509.15 (778.75)

MEP

309.94 (96.09)

113.09 (48.31)

108.56 (41.96)

13.96 (9.45)

2366.9 (734.6)

MEHP

16.47 (6.26)

8.53 (3.64)

9.03 (3.25)

0.97 (0.84)

62.45 (15.75)

MnBP

229.67 (92.86)

176.42 (75.36)

145.19 (60.72)

32.05 (31.79)

638.11 (292.3)

MiBP

31.39 (13.42)

25.26 (10.79)

26.52 (9.32)

7.43 (4.1)

72.37 (27.97)

BP3

6.76 (2.59)

4.97 (2.12)

5.00 (1.93)

0.76 (0.65)

23.31 (6.67)

c-DCCA

0.81 (0.28)

0.41 (0.18)

0.47 (0.23)

‹LOQ (‹LOQ)

3.9 (0.69)

t-DCCA

1.34 (0.47)

0.72 (0.31)

0.59 (0.31)

‹LOQ (‹LOQ)

0.17 (0.12)

TCPY

37.68 (13.52)

9.19 (3.92)

4.43 (2.19)

0.40 (0.44)

123.36 (54.6)

3-PBA

16.88 (4.84)

3.36 (1.44)

2.25 (1.22)

0.29 (0.15)

173.20 (48.50)

TCS

90.44 (44.45)

40.88 (17.46)

40.13 (17.76)

4.48 (0.64)

277.82 (184.70)

BPA

1.96 (0.88)

1.62 (0.69)

1.36 (0.76)

0.52 (0.38)

5.40 (2.08)

DEP

4.30 (1.24)

0.30 (0.13)

0.87 (0.19)

‹LOQ (‹LOQ)

32.70 (9.18)

DETP

1.95 (0.63)

0.76 (0.33)

0.35 (0.24)

‹LOQ (‹LOQ)

9.23 (2.34)

Blood

Lead

62.96

53.69

53.57

22.34

156.96

Serum

4,4’DDE

3.02

1.69

1.46

‹LOQ

9.20

PCB 153

0.09

0.08

0.08

‹LOQ

0.20

PFOA

0.49

0.47

0.48

0.25

0.85

PFOS

0.58

‹LOQ

0.50

‹LOQ

1.54

PCP

‹LOQ

‹LOQ

‹LOQ

‹LOQ

102.4a

4-OH CB187

7.48a

‹LOQ

2.44a

‹LOQ

20.4a

PBDE47

‹LOQ

‹LOQ

‹LOQ

‹LOQ

15.06a

PBDE 153

‹LOQ

‹LOQ

‹LOQ

‹LOQ

13.45a

  1. aconcentration in pg/mL
  2. LOQ Limit of Quantification