Polychlorinated biphenyls in vacuum dust and blood of residents in 20 Wisconsin households |
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Authors: | Knobeloch Lynda Turyk Mary Imm Pamela Anderson Henry |
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Affiliation: | a Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 1 West Wilson, Room 150, Madison, WI 53703, United States b School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1603 W. Taylor Street, (MC 923) Chicago, IL 60612-4394, United States |
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Abstract: | Human exposure to PCBs is nearly universal in North America. While most exposure can be linked to consumption of contaminated fish, detection of PCBs in non-fish eating populations suggests that other routes of exposure including inhalation of PCB-laden particles or volatile congeners, ingestion of contaminated soil or dust, or dermal absorption following direct contact are also important. In an effort to assess the role of the residential environment as a source of exposure, vacuum dust was collected from the homes of 26 Wisconsin residents whose serum PCB levels had been measured approximately 2 years earlier. More than 60 congeners were detected in dust with all of the samples containing congeners 101, 110, 138 and 153. Total PCB levels ranged from 8.8 to 1186 ng g−1 with levels being highest in vacuum dust from homes built between 1959 and 1970. Total PCB levels ranged from 0.05 to 8.34 μg L−1 in serum collected from the adults living in these households, with congeners 138, 153 and 180 predominating. Hexa- and hepta-chlorinated biphenyls comprised 73% of the total residues detected in serum. However, most of the residues found in dust were lower chlorinated congeners with tetra- and penta-chlorinated biphenyls being dominant. Following log transformation, a positive association was found between serum and house dust PCB levels. This association was stronger among infrequent consumers of Great Lake fish, but of borderline statistical significance. This exploratory study suggests that house dust may be a significant source of exposure to PCBs and supports the need for further investigations. |
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Keywords: | PCBs Exposure Housedust Serum Wisconsin Residential |
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