Human Excretion of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardants: Blood, Urine, and Sweat Study

Table 3

Health status of participants and mean PBDE levels.

Health status	BDE 28		BDE 47		BDE 99		BDE 100		BDE 153
	Bl^1		Bl		Bl		Bl		Bl
Healthy	0.31	0.017	13.26	0.6	1.61	0.55	6.7	0.012	4.06	0.072
Chronically ill	1.43	0.017	30.65	1.17	6.67	1.48	6.37	1.62	8.73	0.16

: results from blood testing (ng/g of blood lipid).
: results from perspiration testing (ng/g of perspiration).