Table II.
Blood concentrations of POPs and metals in men and women across the Canadian Arctic
| Inuvialuit Settlement Region | Nunavut | Nunavik | Nunatsiavut | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| 2007–2008 | 2007–2008 | 2004 | 2007–2008 | |||||
| Mean age (range) | 46.2 (18–81) | 42.6 (18–90) | 42.2 (18–89) | 40.7 (18–90) | 37.0 (18–74) | 37.3 (18–74) | 45.7 (18–89) | 43.4 (20–79) |
| Sample size (n) | 92 | 187 | 650 | 977 | 408 | 506 | 98 | 165 |
| p,p’-DDE | 466 (9.4–8,189) | 238 (13–3,251) | 414 (1.4–4,337) | 282 (1.5–7,727) | 460 (13–7,000) | 470 (27–8,300) | 190 (18.9–2,834) | 150 (13.1–2,789) |
| PCB153 | 148 (1.9–2,730) | 62 (0.8–4,408) | 195 (0.7–5,747) | 106 (0.8–6,181) | 190 (6.3–3,400) | 160 (5.7–5,800) | 112 (1.3–1,622) | 61 (2.2–1,291) |
| Total Hg | 5.6 (0.3–50) | 4.1 (0.1–55) | 9.4 (0.1–110) | 7.9 (0.1–130) | 9.2 (0.1–240) | 12 (0.2–160) | 4.2 (0.2–50) | 2.8 (0.1–25) |
| Pb | 44.5 (8.1–220) | 27.6 (4.5–190) | 46.1 (7.4–380) | 32.2 (5.1–400) | 46 (9.1–500) | 34 (5.8–310) | 40.1 (8.4–170) | 22.4 (5.6–160) |
| Se | 317 (160–1,300) | 293 (150–1,200) | 348 (130–2,800) | 342 (85–2,500) | 280 (130–3,500) | 300 (120–2,400) | 233 (150–1,500) | 204 (140–960) |
Data presented as geometric means (range), in lipid weight (µg/kg plasma lipid) for POPs and (µg/L whole blood) for metals.