Table 2.
Lipid-adjusted concentrations (ng/g lipid) of commonly detected PBDEs in 222 breast milk samples collected at 3 months postpartum in 2004–2006.
| PBDE congener | IUPAC number | Mean (median) | Range | Percent detected (LOD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,4,4’-Tribromodiphenyl ether | BDE-28 | 3.4 (2.2) | ND–49.6 | 97.3 (0.3) | ||||
| 2,2’,4,4’-Tetrabromodiphenyl ether | BDE-47 | 50.2 (28.7) | 4.0–1430.0 | 100.0 (1.3) | ||||
| 2,2’,4,4’,5-Pentabromodiphenyl ether | BDE-99 | 10.4 (5.5) | ND–299.0 | 91.0 (1.1) | ||||
| 2,2’,4,4’,6-Pentabromodiphenyl ether | BDE-100 | 10.6 (5.3) | ND–188.0 | 99.1 (0.3) | ||||
| 2,2’,4,4’,5,5’-Hexabromodiphenyl ether | BDE-153 | 14.7 (5.6) | ND–229.0 | 98.7 (0.3) | ||||
| IUPAC, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. ND (nondetectable) values are treated as the LOD divided by the square root of 2 in the calculation of the mean. | ||||||||