Table 7.
Method application data for flame retardants metabolites in urine from anonymous adult volunteers (general population) and from firefighters (exposed population)
| Analyte | General population (N = 76)
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Exposed population (N = 146)
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| Detection frequency (%) | Median (ng mL−1) | Range (ng mL−1) | Detection frequency (%) | Median (ng mL−1) | Range (ng mL−1) | |
| BCEtP | 10 | <LOD | <LOD–4.1 | 90 | 0.86 | <LOD–10 |
| BCPP | 5 | <LOD | <LOD–0.98 | 63 | 0.24 | <LOD–2.9 |
| BDCPP | 100 | 0.69 | 0.31–6.8 | 100 | 3.4 | 0.30–44 |
| DBuP | 5 | <LOD | <LOD–0.26 | 92 | 0.18 | <LOD–2.4 |
| DPhP | 100 | 0.89 | 0.26–5.6 | 100 | 2.9 | 0.24–28 |
| DpCP | 0 | <LOD | 34 | <LOD | <LOD–0.31 | |
| TBBA | 0 | <LOD | 5 | <LOD | <LOD–0.21 | |
DBzP and DoCP were not detected in any of the samples tested