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

Table 4

Blood PBDE levels by congener (ng/g of blood lipid).

Participant	BDE 28	BDE 47	BDE 99	BDE 100	BDE 153
1	4.8	110	32	25	14
2	0.98	8.4	ND	ND	3.2
3	1	18	4.2	4.2	6.1
4	2.1	24	3.2	1	4.2
5	0.48	3.5	0.3	0.3	6.9
6		6.6	ND	ND	ND
7	0.87	13	2	2.8	1.2
8	ND	30	4.2	4.8	3.3
9	1.9	71	19	23	43
10	2.2	22	4.8	2.6	5.4
11	ND	32	9.4	5.2	8.5
12	0.98	17	2.6	2.6	6.3
13	ND	1.8	ND	ND	2.4
14	ND	4.2	ND	54	3.4
15	1.2	8.7	3	1	5.5
16	ND	31	ND	1.9	7.6
17	ND	5.8	ND	ND	2.2
18	ND	19	ND	1.9	ND
19	0.92	10	1.1	0.37	ND
20	ND	3.1	ND	ND	4.7

: none detected.