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)
8.82
95% Confidence Interval lower
8.21
95% Confidence Interval upper
9.47
25th
7.27
50th
8.71
75th
11.1
95th
16.1
Number of people tested
217.00
Detection Frequency
100%
Limit of Detection (LOD), wet-weight
0.0106 ng/mL
Indicates Exposure to
HCB
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
