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Table 4 Pollutants median values (μg/L) measured in urine and serum from different worldwide populations

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

Year of collection

Population

Parabens in urine

Perfluoroalkyl substances in serum

Alkylphosphates in urine

BPA in urine

TCS in urine

Reference

MeP

EP

PrP

PFOS

PFOA

DEP

DETP

   

2013

Belgium,adult,population, N = 261

16.1

1.7

1.2

[20]

2011

Danish, mother, N = 145

14

0.89

1.7

[30]

2010–2011

Spain, Young men, N = 215

17

1.8

0.7

[33]

2012

Tunisia, women, N = 34

34.94

1.77

3.06

[32]

2015–2018

Belgium, population, N = 237

3.61

1.6

[48]

2014–2016

USA,adolescents exposed, N = 118

3.72

1.8

[49]

2012

China, pregnant women, N = 141

4.31

3.95

[50]

2015

Czech,adult population, N = 300

2.43

0.76

[51]

2015

Belgium, children, N = 240

1.8

[15]

2006

Thailand, famers, N = 136

<LOQ

1.2

[37]

2012–2016

Jerusalem, Pregnant women, N = 273

2.72

0.55

[38]

2011

Belgium, population, N = 131

2.46

2.24

[17]

2009

Korea, adult population, N = 1870

2.07

1.53

[40]

2010–2011

Murcia (Spain),Young men, N = 215*

2.3

[41]

2012

Tunisia, women, N = 34

0.35

[32]

2011

Danish, mother, N = 145

2.1

0.64

[30]

2019

Kinshasa (DRC), population, N = 15

445.39

0.47

31.35

0.5

0.482

0.87

<LOQ

1.36

40.13

Current study

  1. BPA Bisphenol A, TCS Triclosan, MeP methylparaben, EP ethylparaben, PrP n-propylparaben, PFOS perfluoro-octane sulfonic, PFOA perfluoroctanoic acid, DEP diethylphosphate, DETP diethylthiophosphate