Table 1.
Toxic elements levels in nonsmokers human blood (μg/L).
| No. | Age∗ | Cd | Pb | Hg | Se | Mn | Zn | Cr | Ni |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | BDL | 13.7 | BDL | 23.0 | 25.4 | 3765.0 | 223.5 | 14.5 |
| 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 25.9 | BDL | 40.2 | 9.1 | 4717.5 | 213.0 | 13.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.4 | 28.4 | 3.2 | 66.9 | 7.4 | 4667.2 | 156.5 | 36.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 48.1 | 1.1 | 35.4 | 4.2 | 3618.3 | 172.6 | 20.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.2 | 0.7 | 29.0 | 6.2 | 3904.9 | 157.7 | 9.5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0.6 | 18.1 | 3.3 | 57.0 | 2.3 | 4124.5 | 182.7 | 15.6 |
| 7 | 1 | 0.7 | 16.9 | 3.8 | 42.3 | 10.0 | 4106.8 | 216.3 | 23.9 |
| 8 | 1 | BDL | 13.8 | 3.5 | 55.5 | BDL | 3666.6 | 195.4 | 10.2 |
| 9 | 1 | BDL | 21.9 | 4.9 | 31.1 | BDL | 4454.6 | 206.0 | 12.7 |
| 10 | 1 | 0.9 | 20.9 | 7.1 | 46.0 | 50.4 | 3497.5 | 136.3 | 22.7 |
| 11 | 1 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 34.4 | 1.1 | 4282.8 | 152.9 | BDL |
| 12 | 1 | BDL | 19.0 | BDL | 39.5 | 16.0 | 4023.9 | 141.0 | 13.9 |
| 13 | 1 | 0.7 | 14.2 | BDL | 14.0 | 3.0 | 3891.6 | 140.5 | 4.3 |
| 14 | 1 | 0.7 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 43.8 | 3.0 | 2586.2 | 156.5 | 7.5 |
∗ Age: 1= ≤25, 2= 26-40, 3= >40 y.