Table 3.

Plasma concentrations (ng/g) lipid weight of organochlorines among men

Concentration (ng/g) l.w		Nelmin-Nos (n=22)	Izhma (n=25)	Usinsk (n=25)
PCB 28/31	AM(min–max)	50 (<LOD-218)	9.7 (<LOD-96)	19 (<LOD-72)
	Median	18	3.2	7.5
PCB 52	AM(min–max)	56 (<LOD-203)	13 (<LOD-120)	23 (<LOD-62)
	Median	28	3.3	17
PCB 99	AM(min–max)	36 (<LOD-136)	29 (<LOD-175)	33 (<LOD-70)
	Median	26	22	31
PCB 101	AM(min–max)	73 (<LOD-266)	32 (<LOD-285)	34 (<LOD-79)
	Median	45	11	28
PCB 105	AM(min–max)	42 (<LOD-385)	24 (<LOD-268)	20 (<LOD-59)
	Median	14	10	11
PCB 110	AM(min–max)	45 (<LOD-308)	26 (<LOD-370)	37 (<LOD-82)
	Median	21	3.6	29
PCB 118	AM(min–max)	57 (<LOD-532)	43 (<LOD-478)	39 (<LOD-106)
	Median	26	15	28
PCB 128	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCB 138	AM(min–max)	58 (<LOD-291)	54 (<LOD-270)	53 (<LOD-104)
	Median	36	36	55
PCB 153	AM(min–max)	104 (<LOD-222)	123 (<LOD-297)	110 (36–236)
	Median	92	106	97
PCB 156	AM(min–max)	23 (<LOD-164)	N/A	N/A
	Median	6	N/A	N/A
PCB 170	AM(min–max)	24 (<LOD-89)	33(<LOD-85)	19 (<LOD-67)
	Median	10	28	10
PCB 180	AM(min–max)	64 (<LOD-152)	79 (<LOD-170)	63 (<LOD-158)
	Median	57	73	59
PCB 183	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCB 187	AM(min–max)	12 (<LOD-43)	13 (<LOD-45)	11 (<LOD-66)
	Median	7	3.7	4.4
HCB	AM(min–max)	98 (<LOD-203)	183 (46–361)	122 (53–427)
	Median	86	160	107
a-HCH	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
b-HCH	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
g-HCH	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
Heptachlor	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oxychlordane	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
trans-Chlordane	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
cis-Chlordane	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
trans-Nonachlor	AM(min–max)	N/A	N/A	8.9 (3.1–26)
	Median	N/A	N/A	4.6
cis-Nonachlor	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dieldrin	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
o,p′-DDE	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
p,p′-DDE	AM(min–max)	245 (51–732)	168 (20–428)	228 (53–782)
	Median	176	138	190
o,p′-DDD	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
p,p′-DDD	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
o,p′-DDT	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
p,p′-DDT	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mirex	AM/median	N/A	N/A	N/A