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. 2021 Apr 14;129(4):047010. doi: 10.1289/EHP8054

Table 2.

RPFs and potency-weighted exposure contributions for each chemical measured in the present study’s dust samples (n=46), using Tox21 data on ACCs and hit calls for the agonism/antagonism assays (Huang et al. 2016) or using the laboratory’s data on RPFs for the transport interference assay (Besselink 2020).

Chemical Exposure levels in dust samples Bioactivity classification (RPF) [Median percentage contribution to potency-weighted concentration sum of chemical class]
Percentage of samples >MDL Median [range (ng/g)] Median percentage of class sum PPARγ antagonism (Huang et al. 2016) Thyroid hormone receptor β antagonism (Huang et al. 2016) Androgen receptor antagonism (Huang et al. 2016) Estrogen receptor α agonism (Huang et al. 2016) Thyroid hormone transport interference (Besselink 2020)a
 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
  PFHxA 97.8 193 (<MDL2,980) 66 Inactive Inactive Inactive Inactive Active (0.044) [19]
  PFOS 97.8 15.2 (<MDL296) 5.4 Active (0.55) [51] Active (0.52) [50] Inactive Inactive Active (0.85) [30]
  PFOA 73.9 7.63 (<MDL1,520) 4.5 Active (0.4) [25] Inactive Inactive Inactive Active (0.37) [11]
  PFHxS 63.0 1.82 (<MDL23.7) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Active (1) [3.5]
  FOSA 60.9 3.26 (<MDL236) 1.5 Inactive Active (0.59) [14] Inactive Active (0.39) [100] Active (0.33) [3.6]
  PFHpA 52.2 0.918 (0–1,760) <1 Inactive Inactive Inactive Inactive Active (0.35) [2.0]
  PFPeA 32.6 <MDL (<MDL455) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Active (0.013) [<1]
  PFNA 30.4 <MDL (<MDL1,480) <1 Active (0.76) [2.3] Active (0.47) [1.2] Inactive Inactive Active (0.13) [<1]
  PFBS 30.4 <MDL (<MDL16.1) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Active (0.028) [<1]
  PFDS 10.9 <MDL (<MDL12.5) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
  PFBA 4.35 <MDL (<MDL155) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Active (0.0003) [<1]
  PFDA 4.35 <MDL (<MDL35.0) <1 Inactive Active (0.29) [<1] Inactive Inactive Active (0.033) [<1]
  PFUnDA 0 <MDL (<MDL<MDL) <1 Active (1) [4.2] Inactive Inactive Inactive Active (0.017) [<1]
  PFDoDA 0 <MDL (<MDL<MDL) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Active (0.0037) [<1]
  N-MeFOSAA 0 <MDL (<MDL<MDL) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
  BDE-209 100 830 (34.8–13,000) 70 Unknown Unknown Inactive Unknown Unknown
  BDE-99 100 124 (10.6–734) 11 Inactive Active (0.63) [69] Active (0.64) [52] Inactive Unknown
  BDE-47 100 60.9 (6.55–1,470) 5.5 Inactive Active (0.53) [31] Active (1) [43] Active (1) [100] Unknown
  BDE-100 100 26.9 (6.12–202) 2.4 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
  BDE-183 89.1 24.2 (<MDL817) 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
  BDE-28 89.1 3.55 (<MDL104) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
  BDE-153 84.8 18.9 (<MDL78.5) 1.5 Inactive Inactive Active (0.46) [5.2] Inactive Unknown
  BDE-154 80.4 10.6 (<MDL53.5) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
 Organophosphate esters (OPEs)
  TBOEP 100 15,300 (1,250–118,000) 65 Inactive Active (1) [92] Inactive Inactive Unknown
  TCIPP 100 3,130 (675–139,000) 12 Inactive Inactive Inactive Inactive Unknown
  TDCIPP 100 970 (220–6,440) 3.5 Inactive Active (0.54) [2.9] Active (0.84) [57] Inactive Unknown
  TPHP 100 817 (238–10,600) 3.0 Active (0.74) [67] Active (0.4) [2] Active (0.47) [21] Active (1) [76] Unknown
  TCEP 100 214 (2.31–3,170) <1 Inactive Inactive Inactive Inactive Unknown
  EHDPP 100 184 (4.65–2,480) <1 Inactive Active (0.54) [>1] Active (0.42) [3.9] Inactive Unknown
  IDDP 100 88.1 (0.699–612) <1 Active (0.6) [5.4] Active (0.64) [<1] Active (0.5) [2.5] Inactive Unknown
  TIBP 100 32.8 (5.28–804) <1 Inactive Active (0.45) [<1] Inactive Inactive Unknown
  TPP 100 11.1 (1.52–63.3) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
  CDPP 97.8 192 (<MDL11,500) <1 Active (0.69) [15] Inactive Active (0.46) [6.3] Active (0.72) [13] Unknown
  BPDP 97.8 88.4 (<MDL371) <1 Active (0.77) [5.6] Active (0.52) [<1] Active (0.52) [2.3] Inactive Unknown
  TNBP 97.8 41.1 (<MDL1,060) <1 Inactive Inactive Inactive Active (0.76) [2.6] Unknown
  V6 95.7 23.2 (<MDL216) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
  BDP 93.5 26.3 (<MDL494) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
  TEHP 91.3 40.4 (<MDL1,680) <1 Inactive Inactive Inactive Active (0.68) [2.2] Unknown
  RDP 91.3 36.6 (<MDL3,270) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
  TMPP 91.3 28.8 (<MDL486) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
  TEP 60.9 18.2 (<MDL416) <1 Inactive Inactive Inactive Inactive Unknown
  TBPHP 19.6 <MDL (<MDL10.7) <1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Note: Chemical concentrations <MDL in dust were substituted with the MDL divided by 2 for analyses and calculations of class sums. ACCs, activity concentrations at cutoff; BDE-28, polybrominated diphenyl ether–28; BDE-47, polybrominated diphenyl ether–47; BDE-99, polybrominated diphenyl ether–99; BDE-100, polybrominated diphenyl ether–100; BDE-153, polybrominated diphenyl ether–153; BDE-154, polybrominated diphenyl ether–154; BDE-183, polybrominated diphenyl ether–183; BDE-209, polybrominated diphenyl ether–209; BDP, bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate); BPDP, tert-butylphenyl diphenyl phosphate; CDPP, cresyl diphenyl phosphate; EHDPP, 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate; FOSA, perfluorooctane sulfonamide; IDDP, isodecyl diphenyl phosphate; MDL, method detection limit; N-MeFOSAA, n-methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamidoacetic acid; PFBA, perfluorobutanoate; PFBS, perfluorobutane sulfonate; PFDA, perfluorodecanoate; PFDoDA, perfluorododecanoate; PFDS, perfluorodecane sulfonate; PFHpA, perfluoroheptanoate; PFHxA, perfluorohexanoate; PFHxS, perfluorohexane sulfonate; PFNA, perfluorononanoate; PFOA, perfluorooctanoate; PFOS, perfluorooctane sulfonate; PFPeA, perfluoropentanoate; PFUnDA, perfluoroundecanoate; PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor lowercase gamma 2; RPFs, relative potency factors; RDP, resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate); TBOEP, tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate; TBPHP, tris(p-tert-butylphenyl) phosphate; TCEP, tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate; TCIPP, tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate; TDCIPP, tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate; TEHP, tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate; TEP, triethyl phosphate; TIBP, tri-iso-butyl phosphate; TMPP, tris(methylphenyl) phosphate; TNBP, tri-n-butyl phosphate; TPHP, triphenyl phosphate; TPP, tripropyl phosphate; unknown, the chemical did not have available screening data;V6, tetrakis(2-chloroethyl) dichloroisopentyl diphosphate.

a

Analysis conducted by the same laboratory as assayed our dust samples (Besselink 2020).