Table 1.

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) measured in study population, LIFE Study, 2005–2008.

POPs	Compounds or congeners
Polybrominated biphnenyl (PBB)	PBB-153
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs)	Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH), γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH), oxychlorodane, trans-nonachlor, mirex, o,p´-DDT, p,p´-DDT, and p,p´-DDE
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)	PBDEs 17, 28, 47, 66, 85, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	PCBs 28, 44, 49, 52, 66, 74, 87, 99, 101, 105, 110, 114, 118, 128, 138, 146, 149, 151, 153, 156, 157, 167, 170, 172, 177, 178, 180, 183, 187, 189, 194, 195, 196, 201, 206, 209
Perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs)	2-(n-ethyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamide) acetate (Et-PFOSA-AcOH), 2-(N-methyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamide) acetate (Me-PFOSA-AcOH), perfluorodecanoate (PFDeA), perfluorononanoate (PFNA), perfluorooctane sulfonamide (PFOSA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA)