Chemical Group
Metals
Chemical Name
Project Name
California Regional Exposure Study, Los Angeles County (CARE-LA)
Units
µg/L
Measured in
Blood
Study Group Subset
Geometric mean (95% Confidence Interval)
0.975
95% Confidence Interval lower
0.794
95% Confidence Interval upper
1.20
25th
0.387
50th
1.04
75th
2.56
95th
6.02
Number of people tested
425.00
Detection Frequency
92.9%
Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight
0.125 µg/L
Indicates Exposure to
Mercury
Footnote
▶CARE-LA data were weighted (a statistical method to adjust over-represented and under-represented demographic characteristics in a study sample) so that the summary results adequately reflect the population of California’s Los Angeles County. Unweighted results are available to download on the California Regional Exposure Study, Los Angeles County (CARE-LA) project page.
Summary Result Type
Weighted - Unweighted
