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. 2023 Sep 1;9(9):e19661. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19661

Table 1.

Exposure pathways and concentrations of POPs in the air or dust where people do exercise.

Medium Pathways POPs Concentrations (Mean, Country)
Air Inhalation ΣPCBs 9.624 pg/m3(Pakistan) [35], 3.2 ng/m3(China) [36], 62.1 μg/m3(Indian) [37], 79.925 pg/m3(American) [38], 81 pg/m3(Czech) [39], 0.49 pg/m3(Denmark) [40], 2.33 μg/m3(Denmark) [41], 7.71 pg/m3(American) [42], 51.25 pg/m3(Czech) [43], 46.6 pg/m3(Italy) [44] 69.7 pg/m3(Istanbul) [34], 207 pg/m3(Izmir) [34]
ΣPCDDs 0.001 pg/m3(Pakistan) [35], 10.8 pg/m3(China) [36], 73.7 fg/m3(Denmark) [40], 0.522 pg/m3(American) [45], 2.044 pg/m3(Poland) [45], 14.267 fg/m3(Australia) [46]
ΣPCDFs 0.005 pg/m3(Pakistan) [35], 3.2 pg/m3(China) [36], 9.7 fg/m3(Denmark) [40], 0.02 pg/m3(American) [42], 1.189 pg/m3(Poland) [45], 46.117 fg/m3(Australia) [46]
ΣOCPs 280 pg/m3(American) [42], 231 pg/m3(Italy) [44] 532.85 pg/m3(China) [47], 264 pg/m3(Istanbul) [34], 323 pg/m3(Izmir) [31], 0.94 ng/m3(Lancaster) [48]
ΣPFOSs 3906.2pg/PUF(Africa) [49], 145.7pg/PUF (Asia) [49], 516.7pg/PUF (GRULAC) [49],
213.5pg/PUF(Pacific Islands) [49], 0.793 pg/m3(American) [50], 14 pg/m3(Ireland) [51], 5.45 pg/m3(China) [52]
ΣPBDEs 4.97 pg/m3(Czech) [43], 10.8 pg/m3(Istanbul) [34], 10.8 pg/m3(Izmir) [34], 172.2 pg/m3(China) [39], 444.8 pg/m3(American) [53], 167 pg/m3 (Norway) [54]
Dust Inhalation, dermal adsorption ΣPCBs 24.84 ng/g(Pakistan) [55], 18 ng/g(Nigeria) [56], 6.29 ng/g(Greece) [57], 126 ng/g(Saudi Arabia) [58], 11854 ng/g(Denmark) [41], 76.4 ng/g(Italy) [59], 12.34 ng/g(China) [60], 35 ng/g(Romania) [61]
ΣPCDDs 153 pg/g(Germany) [62], 325 pg/g(Australia) [63],
ΣPCDFs 26 pg/g(Germany) [62], 18.5 pg/g(Australia) [63],
ΣOCPs 87 ng/g(Nepal) [64], 6.625 ng/g(Serbia) [65], 90.2 ng/g(Pakistan) [66], 111 ng/g(American) [67], 83.42 ng/g(China) [60], 1300 ng/g(Romania) [61]
ΣPFOS 140 ng/g(American) [67], 13 ng/g(Sweden) [68], 2.16 ng/g(China) [69], 4.4 ng/g(American)[70]
ΣPBDEs 300 ng/g(Nigeria) [56], 564 ng/g(Greece) [57], 70.47 ng/g(China) [60], 1800 ng/g(South Korea) [71], 6894.4 ng/g(American) [53], 152.86 ng/g(Australia) [72], 408.55 ng/g(Kuwait) [73], 16 ng/g(Vietnam) [74]