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Table 1 Selected questions on decaBDE that scored high or low (outside the 10-90 percentile range) in the average confidence score (Mean) (a) or in consensus (CNS) (b).

From: Policy relevant Results from an Expert Elicitation on the Human Health Risks of Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)

(a)

Deca

Questions

VH

H

M

L

VL

No. Resp.

Mean

Std

CNS

RANK (CONS)

  

5

4

3

2

1

     
 

Environmental Matrix

          

EM3

Sediments

2

13

5

3

0

23

3.61

0.69

0.71

25

EM4

Sewage sludge

2

12

7

2

0

23

3.61

0.84

0.73

20

EM5

Soil

3

9

7

4

0

23

3.48

0.78

0.66

39

 

Level of exposure

          

EX2

Occupationally exposed

1

12

8

2

0

23

3.52

0.73

0.75

15

 

Main sources of exposure

          

EX5

Occupationally exposed

3

13

6

1

0

23

3.78

0.74

0.77

12

 

Occupational exposed

          

EX11

Inhalation

4

8

10

1

0

23

3.65

0.83

0.71

27

 

Infants and children

          

EX17

Via breast milk

2

14

4

2

1

23

3.61

0.94

0.68

34

 

Toxicokinetics

          

TK10

Final metabolite concentration in target tissues

0

1

3

10

9

23

1.83

0.83

0.73

22

 

Human Epidemiological studies

          

TX01

Males

0

1

5

7

9

22

1.91

0.92

0.68

33

TX02

Females

0

1

4

7

10

22

1.82

0.91

0.69

32

 

Knowledge of the mechanisms of actions

          

TX16

Metabolites of BDE209

0

2

1

14

5

22

2.00

0.82

0.80

4

(b)

Deca

Questions

VH

H

M

L

VL

No.Resp.

Mean

Std

CNS

RANK (CONS)

  

5

4

3

2

1

     
 

Environmental Matrix

          

EM6

Water

2

4

8

6

3

23

2.83

0.95

0.59

57

 

Level of exposure

          

EX1

The general population

0

2

15

6

0

23

2.83

0.58

0.83

2

 

General population

          

EX9

Ingestion

1

4

14

4

0

23

3.09

0.73

0.80

5

 

Occupational exposed

          

EX10

Direct contact dermal

0

3

15

5

0

23

2.91

0.60

0.84

1

 

Toxicokinetics

          

TK04

Debrominated or metabolized by the intestinal microflora

0

0

7

15

1

23

2.26

0.54

0.82

3

TK07

Excreted via urine

2

5

5

8

3

23

2.78

1.20

0.55

58

 

Neurodevelopment

          

TX05

Males exposed during fetal or neonatal life

2

2

8

7

3

22

2.68

1.13

0.60

55

TX06

Females exposed during fetal or neonatal life

2

1

9

6

4

22

2.59

1.14

0.59

56

 

Reproductive function in

          

TX13

Males exposed during foetal or neonatal life

1

3

7

7

4

22

2.55

1.10

0.60

53

TX14

Females exposed during foetal or neonatal life

1

3

7

7

4

22

2.55

1.10

0.60

54

 

Knowledge of the mechanisms of actions

          

TX16

Metabolites of BDE209

0

2

1

14

5

22

2.00

0.82

0.80

4

  1. The questions were “What is your level of confidence in the quality of the current scientific data on…” or “What is your level of confidence in the scientists’ ability to predict…” followed by the text in the left side of the table. VH, H, M, L, VL = levels of confidence; No. Resp. = number of respondents; Std = standard deviation; Mean = arithmetic mean of confidence score; CNS = consensus score (agreement); RANK (CNS) = consensus rank.
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