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Christine Chui


Fri, 11/09/2007 - 17:13 — zlu

32 of 88 chemicals were detected in Christine, including 28 chemicals that can cause reproductive and developmental disorders.

 

Age: 25
Sex: Female
Occupation: student in graphic animation
Place of residence: Toronto , ON ; born in Hong Kong , China , and spent 16 years in Edmonton , AB.
Exposure to chemicals on the job: None
Height: 5'7" Weight: 135 lb, stable
Diet: Omnivore
Proportion of diet that is organic: 10%
Hours spent in front of computer/day: 5
Purchase of products likely to contain brominated flame retardants: Within the last 6 months
Visited malarial area: No
Use of air fresheners: Yes
Pesticide use: None
Consumption of cigarettes: None

Number of chemicals detected in Christine that are linked to a listed chemical health effect, and the study average

Chemicals' Effect on Health

Number of Chemicals Detected that are
Linked to a Listed Health Effect

In Christine

Average in Study Volunteers

Carcinogen

18

28

Hormone disruptor

14

18

Respiratory toxicant

12

15

Reproductive/
developmental toxicant

28

38

Number and concentration of chemicals detected in Christine, and median chemical concentration in study volunteers

Chemical Group

Christine's Results

Median Concentration in Study Volunteers

Number of Compounds Detected

Median Concentration

Concentration Range

Heavy metals
(umol/L in whole blood)
Beryllium, copper, lithium, lead, zinc, selenium

5 of 6

1.9

< 0.05 to 160

2.7

Heavy metals
(nmol/L in whole blood):
Arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silver, tellurium, tin, thallium, uranium, mercury

12 of 13

5.8

< 10 to 220

7

PBDEs (ug/L in plasma)

2 of 5

< 0.01

< 0.01 to 0.15

0.011

PCBs (ug/L in plasma)

5 of 16

< 0.01

< 0.01 to 0.33

0.018

PFOS (ug/L in plasma)

1 of 1

9.6

n/a

10

Organochlorine pesticides
(ug/L in plasma)

5 of 13

< 0.01

< 0.005 to 1.1

0.0098

Organophosphate insecticide metabolites
(ug/g cre in urine)

2 of 6

< 0.67

< 0.67 to 3.9

1.9

VOCs
(ng/mL in whole blood)

0 of 28

< 0.5

< 0.5 to <1.0

< 0.5

Total number of chemicals found in Christine: 32 of 88

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