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. 2003 Oct;1(4):281–290. doi: 10.3121/cmr.1.4.281

Table 1.

Occurence of PBDEs in non-occupational individuals from some developed countries.

Matrix Location PBDE Congeners Reference
Breast adipose tissue USA tetra-, penta-, hexa- 33
Breast milk Finland tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa- 105
Breast milk Sweden tetra-, penta- 106
Pooled breast milk Sweden tri, 2* tetra-, 3* penta-, 2* hexa- 106
Adipose tissue USA hexa-, hepta-, octa- 55
Adipose tissue Finland tetra-, penta-, hexa- 105
Adipose tissue Spain tetra-, penta-, hexa- 59
Adipose tissue Sweden tetra-, penta-, hexa- 52
Blood serum USA tetra-, hexa-, hepta-, deca- 107
Blood serum Sweden tetra- 108
Placenta Finland tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa- 105
Plasma Sweden tetra- 109

* Denotes the number of congeners detected, when more than one.