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Cord Blood - Detailed Findings (page 3)
Provided by: www.ewg.org
Test results from 10 newborn babies find 287 chemicals from a diverse range of chemical families and subclasses
| Chemical class and subclass | Concentrations of chemicals in umbilical cord blood from 10 newborns (average and range among individual umbilical cord blood samples) | Number of newborn umbilical blood samples with detections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metals [parts per billion wet weight] | ||||
| Methyl Mercury | 0.947 | (0.07 - 2.3) | 10 of 10 | |
| Polybrominated dioxins and furans [parts per trillion lipid weight] | ||||
| Brominated dioxins | 5.33 | (0 - 53.3) | 1 of 10 | |
| Brominated furans | 50.5 | (0 - 246) | 7 of 10 | |
| Tetrabrominated dioxin | 0 | (0 - 0) | 0 of 10 | |
| Pentabrominated dioxin | 0 | (0 - 0) | 0 of 10 | |
| Hexabrominated dioxin | 5.33 | (0 - 53.3) | 1 of 10 | |
| Tetrabrominated furan | 1.65 | (0 - 11.1) | 2 of 10 | |
| Pentabrominated furan | 10.7 | (0 - 48.5) | 6 of 10 | |
| Hexabrominated furan | 12.6 | (0 - 73.3) | 3 of 10 | |
| Heptabrominated furan | 25.6 | (0 - 118) | 6 of 10 | |
| Octabrominated furan | 0 | (0 - 0) | 0 of 10 | |
| Polychlorinated dioxins and furans [parts per trillion lipid weight] | ||||
| Chlorinated dioxins | 53.4 | (37 - 79.6) | 10 of 10 | |
| Chlorinated furans | 6.04 | (0.758 - 35) | 10 of 10 | |
| Tetrachlorinated dioxin | 0 | (0 - 0) | 0 of 10 | |
| Pentachlorinated dioxin | 0.291 | (0 - 2.910) | 1 of 10 | |
| Hexachlorinated dioxin | 7.1 | (3.79 - 12) | 10 of 10 | |
| Heptachlorinated dioxin | 8.92 | (5.3 - 12.6) | 10 of 10 | |
| Octachlorinated dioxin | 37.1 | (19.9 - 55) | 10 of 10 | |
| Tetrachlorinated furan | 0 | (0 - 0) | 0 of 10 | |
| Pentachlorinated furan | 1.62 | (0 - 8.660) | 4 of 10 | |
| Hexachlorinated furan | 2.31 | (0.379 - 15.4) | 10 of 10 | |
| Heptachlorinated furan | 2.12 | (0.379 - 11) | 10 of 10 | |
| Octachlorinated furan | 0 | (0 - 0) | 0 of 10 | |
| Organochlorine Pesticide (OC) [parts per trillion lipid weight] | ||||
| Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs) | 18600 | (8720 - 35400) | 10 of 10 | |
| Perfluorochemical (PFCs) [parts per billion wet weight] | ||||
| Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) | 6.17 | (3.37 - 10.6) | 10 of 10 | |
| Perfluorinated sulfonate | 4.25 | (2.26 - 7.760) | 10 of 10 | |
| Perfluorinated carboxylic acid | 1.92 | (1.1 - 2.870) | 10 of 10 | |
| Polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) [parts per trillion lipid weight] | ||||
| Polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) | 285 | (217 - 384) | 5 of 5 | |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs) [parts per trillion lipid weight] | ||||
| Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs) | 6420 | (1110 - 14200) | 10 of 10 | |
| Dibrominated diphenyl ether | 40.4 | (0 - 82.7) | 7 of 10 | |
| Tribrominated diphenyl ether | 160 | (75.6 - 303) | 10 of 10 | |
| Tetrabrominated diphenyl ether | 1660 | (16.6 - 3950) | 10 of 10 | |
| Pentabrominated diphenyl ether | 574 | (0 - 1750) | 9 of 10 | |
| Hexabrominated diphenyl ether | 1310 | (272 - 7590) | 10 of 10 | |
| Heptabrominated diphenyl ether | 46.6 | (12.2 - 117) | 10 of 10 | |
| Octabrominated diphenyl ether | 74.3 | (41.2 - 134) | 10 of 10 | |
| Nonabrominated diphenyl ether | 859 | (0 - 3250) | 7 of 10 | |
| Decabrominated diphenyl ether | 1700 | (0 - 9630) | 3 of 10 | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) [parts per trillion lipid weight] | ||||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | 7880 | (2990 - 19700) | 10 of 10 | |
| Mono-PCB | 95.3 | (44.1 - 210) | 10 of 10 | |
| Di-PCB | 154 | (0 - 304) | 9 of 10 | |
| Tri-PCB | 275 | (41.3 - 540) | 10 of 10 | |
| Tetra-PCB | 366 | (140 - 873) | 10 of 10 | |
| Penta-PCB | 671 | (304 - 1300) | 10 of 10 | |
| Hexa-PCB | 2760 | (766 - 6890) | 10 of 10 | |
| Hepta-PCB | 2400 | (435 - 6870) | 10 of 10 | |
| Octa-PCB | 889 | (172 - 2740) | 10 of 10 | |
| Nona-PCB | 191 | (10.2 - 617) | 10 of 10 | |
| Deca-PCB | 75.4 | (6.55 - 211) | 10 of 10 | |
| Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCNs) [parts per trillion lipid weight] | ||||
| Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) | 617 | (295 - 964) | 10 of 10 | |
| Monochlorinated naphthalene | 65.7 | (3.2 - 216) | 10 of 10 | |
| Dichlorinated naphthalene | 27.8 | (1.1 - 79.3) | 10 of 10 | |
| Trichlorinated naphthalene | 164 | (104 - 315) | 10 of 10 | |
| Tetrachlorinated naphthalene | 292 | (127 - 409) | 10 of 10 | |
| Pentachlorinated naphthalene | 30 | (2.2 - 64.5) | 10 of 10 | |
| Hexachlorinated naphthalene | 22.9 | (2.2 - 111) | 10 of 10 | |
| Heptachlorinated naphthalene | 12.4 | (0 - 68.4) | 3 of 10 | |
| Octachlorinated naphthalene | 2.81 | (0 - 19.3) | 2 of 10 | |
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