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. 2019 May 28;8(4):552–559. doi: 10.1039/c8tx00337h

Table 2. Mass concentrations and TEQs of PCDD/Fs and DL-PCBs and their constituent ratios in human milk samples from Guangdong Province, China.

Compound Mass concentration (pg g–1 lipid)
TEQ (TEFWHO 2005, pg TEQ per g lipid)
TEQ (TEFWHO1998, mean, pg TEQ per g lipid)
Mean Range Percent contribution a Mean Percent contribution b
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 2.55 1.75–3.31 0.79 2.55 28.05 2.55
2,3,7,8-TCDD 0.58 0.31–0.81 0.18 0.58 6.38 0.58
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 5.11 3.22–8.89 1.58 0.51 5.61 0.51
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 33.73 15.9–70.17 10.44 0.34 3.74 0.34
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 1.12 0.49–1.59 0.35 0.11 1.21 0.11
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 1.02 0.74–1.55 0.32 0.10 1.10 0.10
OCDD 260.96 126.47–561.95 80.77 0.08 0.88 0.03
2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 6.54 4.44–10.35 2.02 1.96 21.56 3.27
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF 2.9 2.24–3.67 0.90 0.29 3.19 0.29
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF 2.49 2.05–3.51 0.77 0.25 2.75 0.25
2,3,7,8-TCDF 0.71 0.56–0.86 0.22 0.07 0.77 0.07
2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF 0.62 0.31–0.97 0.19 0.06 0.66 0.06
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 0.72 0.52–0.98 0.22 0.02 0.22 0.04
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF 2.55 1.36–3.76 0.79 0.03 0.33 0.03
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF 0.03 ND-0.083 0.01 0.003 0.03 0.003
1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF 0.15 0–0.33 0.05 0.002 0.02 0.002
OCDF 1.35 0.31–2.92 0.42 0.0004 0.004 0.0001
PCB 126 16.56 10.85–24.54 0.76 1.656 18.21 1.656
PCB 169 13.63 6.92–18.7 0.63 0.409 4.50 0.136
PCB 118 1088.73 710.65–1316.82 50.25 0.033 0.36 0.109
PCB 77 8.74 4.43–13.84 0.40 0.001 0.01 0.001
PCB 81 3.41 2.07–5.76 0.16 0.001 0.01 0.0003
PCB 105 339.21 225.59–398.99 15.66 0.010 0.11 0.034
PCB 114 81.94 51.67–95.22 3.78 0.002 0.03 0.041
PCB 123 19.82 14.98–25.18 0.92 0.001 0.01 0.002
PCB 156 350.84 239.02–409.36 16.19 0.011 0.12 0.175
PCB 157 100.01 58.70–121.80 4.62 0.003 0.03 0.050
PCB 167 103.22 66.24–122.71 4.76 0.003 0.03 0.001
PCB 189 40.47 27.9–45.95 1.87 0.001 0.01 0.004
∑PCDDs 305.06 150–647.72 94.42 4.27 46.97 4.22
∑PCDFs 18.04 14.33–26.21 5.58 2.69 29.59 4.01
∑PCDDs/Fs 323.10 167.37–662.6 12.98 6.96 76.57 8.23
∑DL-PCBs 2166.58 1419.02–2598.87 87.02 2.13 23.43 2.21
∑(DL-PCBs + PCDDs/Fs) 2489.68 1586.39–3261.47 100.00 9.09 100.00 10.44

aPercent contribution of each PCDD/F congener, ∑PCDDs and ∑PCDFs to ∑PCDD/Fs, and percent contribution of each DL-PCB congener to ∑DL-PCBs, and percent contribution of ∑PCDD/Fs and ∑DL-PCBs to ∑(PCDD/Fs + DL-PCBs);

bContribution of each PCDD/F and DL-PCB congener, ∑PCDDs, ∑PCDFs and ∑PCBs to ∑(DL-PCBs + PCDD/Fs).