Table X.

Time series of blood POPs concentrations from the Faroe Islands Cohort 5 (2007–2009)

	2007–2009	2009–2011
	Mothers	Children
Mean age (range)	30.7 (17.2–49.4)	1.5 (1.4–1.7)
Sample size	n=500	n=363
p,p’-DDE	131 (6.0–1,517)	180 (15–4,414)
PCB153	91.2 (1.0–694)	105 (15–1,214)
PFOS	–	6.5 (1.4–28.3)
PFOA	–	2.9 (0.5–22.5)
Total Hg	4.6 (0.8–44.5)a	1.4 (0.1–21.3)

All participants were Faroese women with their children born between 2007 and 2009. Data presented as geometric means (range). POPs in µg/kg plasma lipid. PFCs and metals in µg/L whole blood.

^aCord blood.