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Table 2 Serum concentrations of PCB congeners and chlorinated pesticides/metabolitesa.

From: Determinants of serum concentrations of organochlorine compounds in Swedish pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

PCB

Concentration (ng/g lipid)

 

Mean

Min-max

95th percentile

CB 28

1

1–423

17

CB 52

1

1–166

3

CB 101

1

1–183

3

CB 105

1

1–24

4

CB 118

11

3–93

27

CB 138

29

6–100

59

CB 153

59

14–179

127

CB 156

4

1–27

10

CB 167

1

1–9

4

CB 180

38

8–139

78

Hexachlorobenzene

23

12–163

38

γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane

1

1–8

1

α-Hexachlorocyclohexane

1

1–7

1

γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane

9

3–60

22

Oxychlordane

3

1–22

6

trans-Nonachlor

5

6–23

12

o, p'-DDT

2

2–2

2

o, p'-DDE

2

2–2

2

p, p'-DDT

5

2–124

18

p, p'-DDD

2

2–19

2

p, p'-DDE

88

2–622

316

  1. aN = 321–323
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