From: Exposure to flame retardant chemicals on commercial airplanes
 | Post-flight (this study) | General population1 | Office workers2 | |||||
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Congener | Hand location | Pct detect | Median | Range | Median | Range | GM | Range |
BDE 47 | Palm | 100% | 4.7 | (4.1 - 71) | 42 | (<DL - 570) | 33 | (5.7 - 1100) |
Back | 89% | 3.1 | (<DL- 29) | |||||
BDE 85 | Palm | 89% | 0.3 | (<DL - 5.8) | 1.3 | (<DL - 37) | 1 | (0.2 - 59) |
Back | 56% | 0.3 | (<DL - 2.8) | |||||
BDE 99 | Palm | 100% | 7.4 | (3.8 - 110) | 41 | (0.9 - 750) | 27 | (4.4 - 1400) |
Back | 100% | 5.6 | (1.6 - 54) | |||||
BDE 100 | Palm | 100% | 1.6 | (0.9 - 22) | 7.1 | (0.08 - 140) | 5.3 | (0.9 - 260) |
Back | 100% | 1.1 | (0.3 - 9.6) | |||||
BDE 153 | Palm | 100% | 0.7 | (0.4 - 12) | 2.6 | (<DL - 290) | 1.9 | (0.3 - 120) |
Back | 100% | 0.3 | (0.2 - 5.3) | |||||
BDE 154 | Palm | 89% | 0.5 | (<DL - 7.5) | 2.2 | (<DL - 59) | 1.7 | (0.3 - 99) |
Back | 67% | 0.4 | (<DL - 3.7) | |||||
BDE 183 | Palm | 89% | 0.9 | (<DL - 11) | 0.21 | (<DL - 8.5) | 0.3 | (<0.1 - 8.7) |
Back | 44% | 0.3 | (<DL - 1.7) | |||||
BDE 209 | Palm | 100% | 69 | (25–390) | 26 | (<DL - 270) | 12 | (<1.0 - 110) |
 | Back | 100% | 43 | (6.4 - 150) |  |  |  |  |