Chemical Group
Organochlorine Pesticides
Chemical Name
Project Name
Biomonitoring Exposures Study (BEST) - 2.Expanded
Units
ng/g lipid
Measured in
Serum
Study Group Subset
Geometric mean (95% Confidence Interval)
217
95% Confidence Interval lower
176
95% Confidence Interval upper
267
25th
110
50th
174
75th
542
95th
1240
Number of people tested
217.00
Detection Frequency
100%
Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight
0.0160 ng/mL
Indicates Exposure to
para,para-DDT and/or para,para-DDE
Footnote
♦Expanded BEST data from 217 participants was weighted, a statistical method to adjust over-represented and under-represented samples, so that the summary results adequately reflect the population of California’s Central Valley. Unweighted results are available to download on the Biomonitoring Exposures Study (BEST) – 2. Expanded project page.
Summary Result Type
Weighted - Unweighted
