Research Article
Persistent Organic Pollutants in Serum and Several Different Fat Compartments in Humans
Table 1
Pesticides (ppb wet weight) in various adipose tissues and serum. (— indicates values below the limit of detection).
| | Pesticides (ppb wet weight) |
| | GK | DDE | Dieldrin | Endosulfan 1 | Endrin | HCB | Heptochlor | Heptochlor epoxide | αHCH | βHCH | Mirex | Oxychlordane | Trans-nonachlor | | Serum | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | | Subcutaneous | — | — | — | — | 31.8 | — | — | — | — | — | 46.9 | — | | Visceral | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Meseuteric | 351.7 | 15.4 | — | — | — | — | 11.2 | 19.3 | 34.5 | — | 63.3 | 54.4 | | Omental | 277.6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54.4 | 46.4 | | Falciform ligament | 436.5 | 15.8 | 94.9 | — | — | — | 11.5 | — | 17 | — | 83.3 | 70.3 | | Retroperitoneal | 427.6 | 25.4 | — | — | — | — | 12.3 | — | 20.7 | — | 87.3 | 71.9 |
| | ML | DDE | Dieldrin | Endosulfan | Endrin | HCB | Heptochlor | Heptochlor epoxide | αHCH | βHCH | Mirex | Oxychlordane | Trans-nonachlor | | Serum | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | | — | | Subcutaneous | 276.2 | Trace | — | — | Trace | — | 13.8 | — | Trace | — | 25 | 17.3 | | Visceral | 222.1 | Trace | Endosulfan 1 | — | Trace | — | 10.9 | — | Trace | — | 27.4 | 15.9 | | Retroperitoneal | 117.8 | — | — | — | Trace | — | Trace | Trace | Trace | — | 10.3 | — | | Gerota's | 174.3 | — | — | — | Trace | — | — | — | Trace | — | 10.9 | — |
| | HM | DDE | Dieldrin | Endosulfan 1 | Endrin | HCB | Heptochlor | Heptochlor epoxide | αHCH | βHCH | Mirex | Oxychlordane | Trans-nonachlor | | Serum | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Subcutanrous | 647.5 | 23.1 | — | — | 51.2 | — | 11.4 | 13.8 | 115.2 | — | 17.5 | 30.2 | | Pelvic | 1009.1 | — | — | — | 141 | — | 30.6 | 11 | 279.8 | — | 30.2 | 54.4 |
| | MS | DDE | Dieldrin | Endosulfan 1 | Endrin | HCB | Heptochlor | Heptochlor epoxide | αHCH | βHCH | Mirex | Oxychlordane | Trans-nonachlor | | Serum | 0.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Subcutaneous | 579.2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 23.9 | — | 15.5 | — | 60.5 | 144.7 | | Visceral-(Mesenteric) | 466.6 | 48.2 | 20.3 | — | — | — | 23.2 | — | — | — | 55.4 | 149.4 |
| | AS | DDE | Dieldrin | Endosulfan 1 | Endrin | HCB | Heptochlor | Heptochlor epoxide | αHCH | βHCH | Mirex | Oxychlordane | Trans-nonachlor | | Serum | 3.1 | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | — | Trace | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | | Subcutaneousl | 743.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104.4 | — | 236.4 | 194 | | Visceral | 960.6 | 16.6 | — | — | — | — | 20.8 | — | 140.9 | — | 323.9 | 258.6 |
| | GO | DDE | Dieldrin | Endosulfan 1 | Endrin | HCB | Heptochlor | Heptochlor epoxide | αHCH | βHCH | Mirex | Oxychlordane | Trans-nonachlor | | Serum | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Subcutaneous | 819.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.2 | — | 34.3 | — | 124.4 | 130.8 | | Visceral | 698.1 | 13.5 | — | — | — | — | 15.4 | — | 36.3 | — | 138.4 | 139.4 | | Retroperitoneal (Perirenal) | 700.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 31.5 | — | 104.3 | 112.4 |
| | JT | DDE | Dieldrin | Endosulfan 1 | Endrin | HCB | Heptochlor | Heptochlor epoxide | αHCH | βHCH | Mirex | Oxychlordane | Trans-nonachlor | | Serum | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | | Subcutaneous | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | 59.1 | — | | Visceral | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mesenteric | 2147.71 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 34.7 | — | 48.3 | — | 189.9 | 246.2 | | Omental | 1170.3 | 14.9 | 198.2 | — | — | — | 12.5 | — | 19.8 | — | 66.6 | 120.7 | | Retroperitoneal (Gerota's) | 1426.4 | 21.7 | 162.5 | — | — | — | 21.9 | — | 25.4 | — | 114.3 | 162.6 | | Tumor (kidney) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.2 | — |
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