Table 3.
Concentrations (mean/median, µg/L) of the individual and total concentration (range, µg/L) organophosphate esters (OPEs) in whole blood, plasma, placenta, serum, and urine.
| Region | Cohort | Sample Year | TEP | TCIPP | TPhP | TMPP | TEHP | EHDPP | TNBP | TCEP | ΣOPE | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubei | Hypertensive patients (plasma n = 232) | 2019 | 2.38/1.10 | 0.10/ND | 0.01/ND | 0.55/0.79 | 0.01/ND | 0.66/0.71 | ND/ND | - | ND-8.84 | [97] |
| Hubei | Healthy unpaid blood donors (plasma n = 56) | 2019 | 1.84/0.16 | 0.28/ND | 6.49/6.01 | 0.01/ND | 0.28/ND | 0.56/ND | 0.76/0.88 | - | ND-20.11 | [97] |
| Beijing | Adults (whole blood samples n = 57) | 2018 | 0.430/0.432 | NC/<0.166 | 0.352/0.366 | NC/<0.026 | NC/<0.145 | 0.862/1.100 | 0.184/0.176 | NC/<0.194 | 2.61–79.2 | [96] |
| Beijing | Adults (serum samples n = 57) | 2018 | 0.175/0.196 | 0.648/1.05 | NC/<0.307 | NC/<0.026 | NC/<0.145 | 0.714/0.933 | NC/<0.145 | NC/<0.194 | 1.08–20.4 | [96] |
| Beijing | Adults (urine samples n = 52) | 2018 | 0.087/0.075 | NC/<0.033 | NC/<0.061 | NC/<0.002 | NC/<0.091 | NC/<0.016 | NC/<0.091 | NC/<0.039 | 0.106–11.6 | [96] |
| Eastern China | Mothers (placenta n = 25) a | 2005 | 10.2 | ND | 15.1 | - | ND | ND | ND | 142 | 34.4–862 | [98] |
ND: not detected. NC: not calculated due to the low detection frequencies (<50%). a: only median concentrations (ng/g liquid weight) were available. -: data were not available.