From: Inter-individual variations of human mercury exposure biomarkers: a cross-sectional assessment
THg | IHg | OHg | ||
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Whole blood (μg/L) | Mean ± SD | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 0.35 ± 0.23 | 1.8 ± 1.3 |
Median | 2.0 | 0.35 | 1.6 | |
Range | 0.34–7.3 | 0–0.94 | 0.26–6.9 | |
LOD | 0.05/0.09 | 0.03/0.06 | ||
Plasma (μg/L) | Mean ± SD | 0.65 ± 0.30 | 0.39 ± 0.26 | 0.26 ± 0.16 |
Median | 0.63 | 0.37 | 0.22 | |
Range | 0.07–1.3 | 0–1.1 | 0.05–0.70 | |
LOD | 0.04 | 0.02/0.05 | ||
RBC (μg/L) | Mean ± SD | 4.1 ± 2.6 | 0.29 ± 0.18 | 3.8 ± 2.5 |
Median | 4.0 | 0.26 | 3.6 | |
Range | 0.40–14 | 0–0.70 | 0.25–13 | |
LOD | 0.03/0.04 | 0.05/0.05 | ||
Urine (μg/L; adjusted to density 1.019) | Mean ± SD | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 0.012 ± 0.073 |
Median | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.015 | |
Range | 0.27–6.1 | 0.18–6.3 | 0–0.11 | |
LOD | 0.03/0.05 | 0.03/0.02 | ||
Urine (μg/g creatinine) | Mean ± SD | 1.9 ± 2.0 | 1.9 ± 2.1 | 0.013 ± 0.12 |
Median | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.018 | |
Range | 0.12–10 | 0.12–11 | 0–0.23 | |
Hair (mg/kg) | Mean ± SD | 0.76 ± 0.40 | 0.062 ± 0.030 | 0.69 ± 0.37 |
Median | 0.71 | 0.060 | 0.66 | |
Range | 0.08–2.0 | 0.010–0.12 | 0.072–1.9 | |
LOD | 0.01 | 0.01 |