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. 2020 Dec 21;118(3):e2020315117. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2020315117

Table 2.

Effect of treatment on estimated RBA for Pb in soils spiked with Pb minerals*

Mineral Treatment Bone Blood Point
Mean LCL UCL Mean LCL UCL Mean LCL UCL
PbCO3 U 0.929 (0.763 1.141 0.869 0.743 1.023 0.899 0.792 1.005
T 0.024 0.003 0.047 0.038 0.017 0.060 0.031 0.017 0.044
% Decrease 97.4 95.6 96.6
PbCl2 U 0.632 0.328 0.987 0.727 0.458 1.035 0.680 0.512 0.848
T 0.033 0.018 0.050 0.064 0.041 0.090 0.049 0.035 0.061
% Decrease 94.8 91.2 92.8
Pb3(PO4)2 U 0.423 0.323 0.547 0.575 0.482 0.689 0.499 0.429 0.568
T 0.030 −0.004 0.067 0.033 0.015 0.054 0.032 0.013 0.050
% Decrease 92.9 94.3 93.6
PbSO4 U 0.947 0.498 1.472 0.904 0.757 1.083 0.926 0.741 1.114
T 0.019 0.008 0.031 0.029 0.007 0.053 0.024 0.012 0.036
% Decrease 98.0 96.8 97.4
PLJ U 0.068 0.051 0.089 0.013 0.010 0.016 0.041 0.032 0.049
*

Mean RBA estimates with LCL and UCL 95% confidence intervals based on bone or blood tissue data. RBA point estimates are means of tissue-derived RBA estimates.