Skip to main content
Figure 1 | Environmental Health

Figure 1

From: Predictors of serum concentrations of polybrominated flame retardants among healthy pregnant women in an urban environment: a cross-sectional study

Figure 1

Concentrations of PBDE-47, -99, -100 and -153 measured in 316 maternal serum samples (mean ± se ng/g serum) presented as deciles of exposure (10 groups of equal frequency) revealing negatively skewed distributions of exposure. For each of the 4 congeners presented, over 90% of subjects have relatively low PBDE concentrations (PBDE-47 < 26.9 ng/g lipid, PBDE-99 < 5.60 ng/g lipid, PBDE-100 < 5.60 ng/g lipid and PBDE-153 < 10.10 ng/g lipid) Ranges for the highest 10% of PBDE serum concentrations are as follows; PBDE-47 (27.7-1600.0 ng/g lipid), PBDE-99 (5.60-377.0 ng/g lipid), PBDE-100 (5.60-301.0 ng/g lipid), PBDE-153 (10.10-206.0 ng/g lipid).

Back to article page

Environmental Health

ISSN: 1476-069X