Table 4.
Blood or urine concentrations [mean (range)] of environmental pollutants by region of residence.
| Antwerp | Harbor | Fruit | Olen | Gent | Incinerators | Rural | Canal | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cd (urine)a | 0.73 (0.2–2.2) | 0.83 (0.3–2.4) | 0.72 (0.3–1.9) | 0.86 (0.3–2.1) | 0.61 (0.2–2.2) | 0.82 (0.2–6.5) | 0.61 (0.1–1.7) | 0.78 (0.3–1.7) | 0.72 (0.1–6.5) |
| Cd (blood)b | 0.61 (0.1–1.7) | 0.68 (0.2–1.6) | 0.50 (0.1–1.8) | 0.72 (0.2–3.0) | 0.59 (0.1–3.4) | 0.80 (0.2–1.8) | 0.61 (0.1–2.4) | 0.77 (0.3–2.0) | 0.65 (0.1–3.4) |
| Pb (blood)b | 44.60 (10.7–181.5) | 38.41 (12.7–74.1) | 39.04 (2.5–129.6) | 43.58 (21.0–96.8) | 45.24 (15.7–106.9) | 46.07 (9.3–99.6) | 51.19 (18.1–133.2) | 37.78 (12.0–106.6) | 44.41 (2.5–181.5) |
| 1-OH-pyrenea | 0.34 (0.02–2.3) | 0.27 (0.01–2.2) | 0.37 (0.02–2.0) | 0.32 (0.02–1.8) | 0.20 (0.01–1.2) | 0.26 (0.01–1.8) | 0.24 (0.01–1.3) | 0.22 (0.01–1.0) | 0.27 (0.01–2.3) |
| HCBc | 71.19 (22.9–189.0) | 63.00 (13.7–157.3) | 62.18 (12.6–125.8) | 82.74 (30.1–177.2) | 63.52 (20.7–216.7) | 74.40 (14.6–242.7) | 73.95 (20.3–242.6) | 74.71 (27.5–188.7) | 70.62 (12.6–242.7) |
| t,t-MAa | 0.16 (0.01–0.59) | 0.12 (0.01–0.50) | 0.16 (0.01–0.65) | 0.14 (0.01–0.63) | 0.14 (0.01–0.58) | 0.12 (0.01–0.61) | 0.13 (0.01–1.34) | 0.09 (0.01–0.36) | 0.13 (0.01–1.34) |
| PCBsd | 382.4 (183.1–875.4) | 363.2 (62.1–600.0) | 368.9 (67.4–1061.6) | 445.8 (126.5–919.3) | 388.9 (152.4–949.5) | 378.7 (42.3–710.7) | 391.6 (75.5–765.4) | 407.1 (211.5–1317.6) | 390.4 (42.3–1317.6) |
| p,p′-DDEc | 692.7 (11.4–3014.2) | 527.2 (1.8–1926.2) | 1189.2 (1.8–16967.0) | 1444.3 (126.7–7575.8) | 600.3 (61.8–4458.6) | 813.1 (1.1–5208.4) | 905.1 (30.8–3846.2) | 1446.7 (89.0–8614.9) | 900.8 (1.1–16967.0) |
| Dioxinse | 28.85 (4.2–64.9) | 17.68 (3.5–51.9) | 41.67 (7.3–69.2) | 16.84 (4.2–70.9) | 20.08 (4.2–103.4) | 20.65 (4.4–44.3) | 25.80 (3.6–114.8) | 19.58 (3.5–52.2) | 23.26 (3.5–114.8) |
Abbreviations: Fruit, fruit cultivation region; HCB, hexachlorobenzene. Individuals for whom smoking status was not known or reported are not included.
a
mg/g creatinine.
b
μg/L.
c
ng/g fat.
d
Sum of PCBs 138, 153, and 180; expressed as ng/g fat in serum.
e
pg TEQ/gr fat in serum.