Table 4.
Body burden of BDE-209 (blood levels, ng/g of lipid)
| Country | Year | Age (sex) |
N | Mean | Median | Range | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2003 | Adults (M/F) | 28 | <LOQ-6.1 | Mississippi | Schecter et al. 2005a | ||
| USA | 2003 | Adults (M/F) | 10 | <LOQ | New York City | Schecter et al. 2005a | ||
| USA | 2004 | Toddler (M) | 1 | 233; 22.5 | Fischer et al. 2006 | |||
| USA | 2004 | Child (F) | 1 | 143; 10.5 | Fischer et al. 2006 | |||
| USA | 2004 | Adult (M) | 1 | 23; 2.5 | Father | Fischer et al. 2006 | ||
| USA | 2004 | Adult (F) | 1 | 14; 4 | Mother | Fischer et al. 2006 | ||
| USA | 2006–07 | Children 1.5–4 y.o. | 20 | 3.5 | 1.7 | ND-19 | EWG, 2008; Lunder et al. 2010 | |
| USA | 2006–07 | Adult (F) | 20 | 1.7 | 1.5 | ND-3.2 | Mothers | EWG, 2008; Lunder et al. 2010 |
| USA | 2003–05 | Children 2–5 y.o (M/F) | 94 | 4.4 | 2.6 | Rose et al. 2010 | ||
| USA | Adult (M/F) | 24 | <LOQ | Johnson et al. 2010b | ||||
| Mexico | 2006 | Children 6–13 y.o. (M/F) | 173 | <LOQ | Perez-Maldonado et al. 2009 | |||
| Nicaragua | 2002 | Children | 4.7–16 | Urban | Athanasiadu et al. 2008 | |||
| Nicaragua | 2002 | Children | 4.1–9.3 | Working at e-waste recycling | Athanasiadu et al. 2008 | |||
| Nicaragua | 2002 | Adult (F) | 2.5–4.5 | Athanasiadu et al. 2008 | ||||
| Sweden | Adult (F) | 20 | <0.7 | <0.3–3.9 | Hospital cleaners | Sjodin et al. 1999 | ||
| Sweden | Adult (F) | 20 | <0.7 | <0.3–8.0 | Clerks | Sjodin et al. 1999 | ||
| Sweden | Adult (M/F) | 19 | 4.8 | <0.3–9.9 | Workers at e-dismantling plant | Sjodin et al. 1999 | ||
| Sweden | 2000 | Adult (M) | 17 | 2.5 | 0.92–9.7 | Thuresson et al. 2005 | ||
| Sweden | 2000, 2002 | Adult (M) | 11 | 1.2–250 | Rubber workers | Thuresson et al. 2005 | ||
| Sweden | 2000, 2002 | Adult (M) | 19 | 6.9–280 | Cable manufacturing workers | Thuresson et al. 2005 | ||
| Sweden | 2006 | Adults (M/F) | 5 | 10 | <LOQ-17.4 | Karlsson et al. 2007 | ||
| Denmark | 2007 | Placenta | 50 | 1.25 | 1.14 | <0.28–5.44 | Frederiksen et al. 2009 | |
| Denmark | 2007 | Adult (F) | 51 | 1.80 | 1.71 | 0.66–3.85 | Mothers | Fredriksen et al. 2010b |
| Denmark | 2007 | Umbilical cord | 40 | <LOQ | Fredriksen et al. 2010b | |||
| Faroe Islands | 2001–02 | Children | 42 | 1 | <LOQ-6.4 | 7 y.o. | Fangstrom et al. 2005b | |
| Faroe Islands | 1994–95 | Adult (F) | 57 | 0.77 | <LOQ-3.8 | Mothers (during pregnancy) | Fangstrom et al. 2005b | |
| France | 2004–06 | Adult (F) | 27 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 0.8–37.4 | Antignac et al. 2009 | |
| France | 2004–06 | Cord serum | 54 | 78.1 | 27.1 | 3.4–363.3 | Antignac et al. 2009 | |
| France | 2004–06 | Adult (F) | 7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1–4.4 | Adipose tissue | Antignac et al. 2009 |
| Belgium | 1999–2004 | Cord blood | 4 (pools) | 22.5–44.5 | Covaci, Vorspoels, 2005 | |||
| Belgium | 1999–2004 | Adult (F) | 11 | 3.6–33.1 | Covaci, Vorspoels, 2005 | |||
| Belgium | 2007 | Young adults (M/F) | 19 | <LOQ | Roosens et al. 2009 | |||
| UK | 2003 | Adult (M/F) | 11 | <15 | <15–49 | Thomas et al. 2006 | ||
| Spain | 2003–04 | Adult (F) | 52 | 1.1 | <1.1–31 | Getafe district; Mother | Gomara et al. 2007 | |
| Spain | 2003–04 | Adult (M) | 53 | 1.1 | <1.1–91 | Getafe district; Father | Gomara et al. 2007 | |
| Spain | 2003–04 | Umbilical cord | 48 | 1.4 | <1.1–24 | Getafe district | Gomara et al. 2007 | |
| Spain | 2003–04 | Adult (F) | 61 | 1.1 | <1.1–20 | Valleces district; Mother | Gomara et al. 2007 | |
| Spain | 2003–04 | Adult (M) | 51 | 1.1 | <1.1–59 | Valleces district; Father | Gomara et al. 2007 | |
| Spain | 2003–04 | Umbilical cord | 44 | 2.2 | <1.1–11 | Valleces district | Gomara et al. 2007 | |
| Spain | 2003–04 | Placenta | 30 | 1.0 | <0.05–8.4 | Valleces district | Gomara et al. 2007 | |
| Japan | Adult | 89 | 1.2 | Inoue et al. 2006 | ||||
| Japan | 2003–04 | Adult (M) | 18 | 1.9 | 1.2 | <0.5–12 | Adipose tissue | Kunisue et al. 2007 |
| Japan | 2003–04 | Adult (F) | 10 | 0.6 | 0.7 | <0.5–1.7 | Adipose tissue | Kunisue et al. 2007 |
| Japan | 2005–06 | Cord blood | 8 | <LOQ | Kawashiro et al. 2008 | |||
| Japan | 2005–06 | Adult (F) | 16 | 7 | 6.5 | 3.6–19 | Mothers | Kawashiro et al. 2008 |
| Japan | 2007–8 | Adult (M/F) | 72 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Uemura et al. 2010 | ||
| China | Adult (M/F) | 20 | 5.7 | <LOQ-63.2 | Referents | Qu et al. 2007 | ||
| China | Adult (M/F) | 15 | 18.5 | <LOQ-377 | Residents near e-waste dismantling facility | Qu et al. 2007 | ||
| China | Adult (M/F) | 20 | 83.5 | <LOQ-3436 | Workers at e-waste dismantlig facility | Qu et al. 2007 | ||
| China | 2007 | Adult (F) | 6 (pools) | 620 | 206–1640 | Jin et al. 2009 | ||
| China | 2007 | Adult (M) | 6 (pools) | 186 | 106–316 | Jin et al. 2009 | ||
| China | 2007 | Umbilical cord | 102 | 4.2 | <LOQ-483 | Guinyu Province | Wu et al. 2010 | |
| China | 2007 | Umbilical cord | 51 | 2.5 | <LOQ-361 | Chaonan Province | Wu et al. 2010 | |
| China | 2007 | Adult (F) | 2.0 | Mothers (not involved in e-waste recycling) | Wu et al. 2010 | |||
| China | 2007 | Adult (F) | 6.9 | Mothers (involved in e-waste recycling) | Wu et al. 2010 |
LOQ = Limit of quantification