Table 3. Distribution of serum concentrations of dioxin isomers in Japanese incinerator workers.

Dioxins		TEF	Median	Min	Max
			(pg TEQ/g lipid)
PCDDs			6.08	1.88	54.27
	2,3,7,8-TCDD	1	0.50	0.50	6.10
	1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD	1	3.40	0.50	35.40
	1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD	0.1	0.10	0.05	2.90
	1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD	0.1	1.48	0.27	11.75
	1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD	0.1	0.24	0.10	3.38
	1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD	0.01	0.09	0.00	2.00
	OCDD	0.0003	0.03	0.00	3.30
PCDFs			3.10	0.85	57.36
	2,3,7,8-TCDF	0.1	0.05	0.05	0.62
	1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF	0.03	0.02	0.00	0.19
	2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF	0.3	2.10	0.36	27.24
	1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF	0.1	0.25	0.10	7.63
	1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF	0.1	0.34	0.10	13.29
	1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF	0.1	0.10	0.10	1.04
	2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF	0.1	0.10	0.10	6.84
	1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF	0.01	0.03	0.00	3.13
	1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.33
	OCDF	0.0003	0.00	0.00	0.01
Coplanar PCBs			4.45	0.72	36.41
	Non-ortho PCBs
	PCB77	0.0001	0.00	0.00	0.02
	PCB81	0.0003	0.00	0.00	0.01
	PCB126	0.1	3.00	0.50	31.13
	PCB169	0.03	0.84	0.15	7.38
	Mono-ortho PCBs
	PCB105	0.00003	0.03	0.00	0.30
	PCB114	0.00003	0.01	0.00	0.08
	PCB118	0.00003	0.17	0.00	1.26
	PCB123	0.00003	0.00	0.00	0.02
	PCB156	0.00003	0.09	0.00	0.76
	PCB157	0.00003	0.02	0.00	0.15
	PCB167	0.00003	0.03	0.00	0.19
	PCB189	0.00003	0.01	0.00	0.11
Total dioxins			13.70	3.74	110.32