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Table 2 PBDE concentrations (ng/wipe) on hand-wipes from 9 flight attendants and 1 passenger compared to the general population and office workers

From: Exposure to flame retardant chemicals on commercial airplanes

 

Post-flight (this study)

General population1

Office workers2

Congener

Hand location

Pct detect

Median

Range

Median

Range

GM

Range

BDE 47

Palm

100%

4.7

(4.1 - 71)

42

(<DL - 570)

33

(5.7 - 1100)

Back

89%

3.1

(<DL- 29)

BDE 85

Palm

89%

0.3

(<DL - 5.8)

1.3

(<DL - 37)

1

(0.2 - 59)

Back

56%

0.3

(<DL - 2.8)

BDE 99

Palm

100%

7.4

(3.8 - 110)

41

(0.9 - 750)

27

(4.4 - 1400)

Back

100%

5.6

(1.6 - 54)

BDE 100

Palm

100%

1.6

(0.9 - 22)

7.1

(0.08 - 140)

5.3

(0.9 - 260)

Back

100%

1.1

(0.3 - 9.6)

BDE 153

Palm

100%

0.7

(0.4 - 12)

2.6

(<DL - 290)

1.9

(0.3 - 120)

Back

100%

0.3

(0.2 - 5.3)

BDE 154

Palm

89%

0.5

(<DL - 7.5)

2.2

(<DL - 59)

1.7

(0.3 - 99)

Back

67%

0.4

(<DL - 3.7)

BDE 183

Palm

89%

0.9

(<DL - 11)

0.21

(<DL - 8.5)

0.3

(<0.1 - 8.7)

Back

44%

0.3

(<DL - 1.7)

BDE 209

Palm

100%

69

(25–390)

26

(<DL - 270)

12

(<1.0 - 110)

 

Back

100%

43

(6.4 - 150)

    
  1. 1 Data from [32]; n=33; samples represent total of both hands, sum of palm and back of hand.
  2. 2 Data from [16]; n=31; samples represent total of both hands, sum of palm and back of hand.
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