Table 3 Top five food sources for contaminants in preschool-aged children ^a

Acrylamide (0.2 μg/kg/day)

crackers

fried potatoes^b

cereal

graham crackers

chips

 Mean μg/kg/day

0.434607

0.257568

0.188175

0.574920

0.323679

 n

125

118

100

94

71

 % range

3.9-82.4%

8.9-76.7%

2.2-70.4%

6.2-84.1%

4.2-96.6%

Metals

Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

5^th

 Arsenic (0.3 μ g/kg/day)

poultry^b

cereal

salmon

tuna

mushrooms

  Mean μg/kg/day

0.022756

0.014547

0.141837

0.183135

0.052914

  n

148

81

77

70

61

  % range

0.6-74.7%

2.3-47.9%

2.3-97.6%

10.3-96.4%

0.6-81.9%

 Lead (0.0 μ g/kg/day)*

dairy^b

apple juice

grapes

cookies

sweet potatoes^c

  Mean μg/kg/day

0.032679

0.043302

0.017289

0.015441

0.039843

  n

184

112

58

42

36

  % range

7.1-83.8%

4.8-78.3%

3.2-35.5%

5.2-40.0%

7.5-63.1%

 Methylmercury (0.1 μ g/kg/day)

seafood^b

tuna

freshwater fish^b

n/a

n/a

  Mean μg/kg/day

0.030454

0.033099

0.015439

n/a

n/a

  n

91

72

69

n/a

n/a

  % range

1.6-100%

5.7-100%

0.7-100%

n/a

n/a

Pesticides

Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

 Chlorpyrifos (3.0 µ g/kg/day)

grapes

apples

peaches

dairy^b

tomatoes

  Mean μg/kg/day

0.027609

0.017583

0.019758

0.002052

0.006011

  n

179

174

127

49

28

  % range

3.9-86.8%

3.9-91%

2.4-69.9%

1.2-60.8%

2.7-48.9%

 Permethrin (50.0 μ g/kg/day)

lettuce

spinach

broccoli^b

tomatoes

peaches

  Mean μg/kg/day

0.072562

0.138982

0.005281

0.014693

0.003968

  n

108

103

102

86

59

  % range

4.9-98.5%

3.4-99.4%

0.5-99%

1.2-98.7%

0.2-98.9%

 Endosulfan (6.0 μ g/kg/day)

apples

peaches

strawberries

tomatoes

pears

  Mean μg/kg/day

0.008055

0.009462

0.006409

0.009509

0.006667

  n

129

99

94

75

48

  % range

1.2-79.4%

7.6-77.5%

4.8-62.1%

8.8-85.8%

7.2-63.3%

POPs

Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

 Chlordane (0.5 μ g/kg/day)

dairy^b

cucumber

meat^b

popcorn

potatoes

  Mean μg/kg/day

0.012221

0.003734

0.000745

0.000844

0.000985

  n

200

96

94

65

55

  % range

1.0-99.8%

1.4-96.3%

1.0-55.0%

0.8-20.1%

0.3-44.2%

 Dieldrin (0.05 μ g/kg/day)

dairy^b

meat^b

cucumber

cantaloupe

pizza

  Mean μg/kg/day

0.001563

0.000606

0.002496

0.000547

0.000172

  n

195

108

101

63

40

  % range

5.7-96.0%

1.4-76.4%

5.2-93.6%

3.4-61.7%

1.1-56.6%

 DDE (0.0 μ g/kg/day)*

dairy^b

potatoes

meat^b

freshwater fish^b

pizza

  Mean μg/kg/day

0.020878

0.006516

0.003474

0.01115

0.00151

  n

199

101

94

62

61

  % range

6.1-97.5%

1.1-81.6%

1.9-43.4%

1.8-86.8%

1.3-48.3%

 PCDD/Fs (0.002 ng/kg/day)

dairy^b

meat^b

potatoes

cereal

mushrooms

  Mean ng/kg/day

0.000469

0.000202

0.000139

0.000058

0.000155

  n

196

128

39

39

39

  % range

7.9-86.2%

3.1-60.0%

3.7-62.2%

2.6-19.8%

3.1-44.5%