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Cross sectional sample of 2731 persons 25 to 69 years of age from 100 sampling locations in West Germany (response rate: 73 %) representative of the German population with regard to community size, age and gender.
| Whole blood: | cadmium, copper, lead, mercury |
| Morning urine: | arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, creatinine; PCP (subsample, N=412), Cotinine (subsample, N=464) |
| Scalp hair: | aluminium, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, phosphorus, strontium, zinc |
| Tap water ("first draw" and "flush" sample) |
barium, boron, cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, sodium, strontium, zinc, nitrate, sulphate, chloride |
| Dust deposit (beaker) |
aluminium, arsenic, barium, cadmium, calcium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, strontium, zinc |
| Content of vacuum cleaner bag | aluminium, arsenic, barium, cadmium, calcium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, lithium, magnesium, manganese, nickel, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, strontium, zinc; lindane, pentachlorophenol (subsample, N=465) |
| Indoor air: (passive sampler) |
formaldehyde
(subsample, N=358) volatile organic compounds, VOC (subsample, N=479) |
| Water works sample: | barium, lead, boron, cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, sodium, strontium, zinc; nitrate, sulphate, chloride |