title: Reference range data for assessing exposure to selected environmental toxicants.
abstract: We analyzed blood and urine specimens from 32 charter boat captains, anglers, and spouses from both groups, who reportedly ate fish from Lakes Michigan, Huron, or Erie, for selected environmental toxicants. The toxicants measured in serum were polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls, other polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and persistent pesticides. Nonpersistent pesticides and elements were measured in urine; and elements were measured in blood. Internal dose levels of these toxicants will be compared to reference range data that we have compiled. These reference range data will be used to ascertain the exposure status of individuals or groups within this study.
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3714, USA.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Needham
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Burse
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Paschal
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D002648:Child; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005396:Fish Products / Q000592:standards; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls