Table 1

PCB concentrations in indoor air, house dust, and residents' serum in two Cape Cod homes



Indoor air(ng/m3)a
House dust (micrograms/gram)a
Serum (ng/g lipid)

Home
Participant
Initial PCBs, LR [52,105,153]
Follow-up PCBs LR (BR) [52,105,153]
Initial PCBs [52, 105, 153]
Follow-up PCBs [52, 105, 153]
Total PCBs (# congeners detected)b
Sum 10 PCB congenersc
4,4'-DDEd

1
1-A
23 [19, 4, <2]
21 (<68) [10, 2.9, 7.7]
21 [1.1, 14, 5.8]
190 [15, 53, 119]
1630 (13)
1520
848

1-Be




993 (11)
967
208
2
2-A
35 [25, 6.7, 3.6]
8.0 (13) [8, <2.8, <2.8]
68 [16, 35, 17]
140 [37, 34, 69]
760 (16)
652
292

2-B




179 (5)
179
96

Abbreviations: PCB, polychlorinated biphenyl; LR, living room; BR, bedroom; ND, not detected; DL, detection limit

aPCB concentrations reported as sum of PCB 52, 105, 153 in air or dust (<DL values set to 0), followed by results for the 3 individual congeners (PCB 52, 105, 153)

bSum of the concentrations of all PCB congeners detected in serum (of 33 tested). Values < DL set to 0. Individual congeners reported in Additional File 1

cLimited to the 10 PCB congeners also measured in NHANES. Values < DL set to 0

dIncluded as an alternate bioaccumulative, persistent organochlorine

Rudel et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:2   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-2

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