Table 1.
Specimen | Measurement |
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Exposure measurement | |
Maternal blood | PCB and dioxin; PCDD and PCDF (congeners) |
OH–PCB (congener level) | |
PFCs (PFOS, PFOA and other PFAAs) | |
MEHP (phthalate metabolite) | |
Chlorinated pesticides | |
Cotinine | |
Maternal hair | Me–Hg |
Cord blood | BPA |
Child urine | Cotinine |
Phthalate and phosphate esters (7-year-old) | |
House dust | Phthalate and phosphate esters (7-year-old) |
Biochemical measurements | |
Maternal blood | TSH, FT4, Folic acid, 11 Fatty acids |
Cord blood | IgE, TSH, FT4, 9 Steroid hormones |
PCB polychlorinated biphenyls, PCDF polychlorinated dibenzofurans, PCDD polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, OH–PCB hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyl, PFCs perfluorinated compounds, PFOS perfluorooctane sulfonate, PFOA perfluorooctanoic acid, PFAAs perfluoroalkyl acids, MEHP mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, Me–Hg methylmercury, BPA bisphenol A, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, FT4 free thyroxine