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Figure 8: Permethrine in the content of vacuum cleaner bags from households of the East- and West-German population (aged 25 to 69; GM, CI GM), 1985/86, 1990/92
Table 14: Dust and element deposition in the homes of the German population (aged 25 to 69, 1990/92)
| N | n<LOQ | 10 | 50 | 90 | 95 | 98 | MAX | AM | GM | CI GM | |||
| Dust (mg/( m² ·d)) | 3282 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 13.6 | 21.0 | 43.2 | 578.5 | 9.52 | 4.52 | 4.36 | - | 4.68 | |
| Arsenic (ng/(m² ·d)) | 3279 | 965 | <4 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 1313 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | - | 5.6 |
| Boron (µg/(m² ·d)) | 2896 | 511 | <0.06 | 0.14 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 1.35 | 47.11 | 0.391 | 0.130 | 0.125 | - | 0.136 |
| Cadmium (ng/(m² ·d)) | 3282 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 68 | 833 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 11.4 | - | 12.0 |
| Calcium (µg/(m² ·d)) | 3277 | 25 | 17 | 47 | 171 | 273 | 478 | 2679 | 88.30 | 51.19 | 49.53 | - | 52.91 |
| Chromium(µg/(m² ·d)) | 3282 | 14 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.45 | 3.92 | 0.104 | 0.066 | 0.064 | - | 0.068 |
| Copper (µg/(m² ·d)) | 3277 | 1167 | <0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 48.8 | 0.98 | 0.33 | 0.32 | - | 0.34 |
| Iron (µg/(m² ·d)) | 3277 | 74 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 71 | 765 | 13.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | - | 8.0 |
| Lead (µg/(m² ·d)) | 3282 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.79 | 1.17 | 2.50 | 86.61 | 0.529 | 0.286 | 0.277 | - | 0.294 |
| Magnesium (µg/(m² ·d)) | 3277 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 43 | 342 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | - | 5.3 |
| Phosphorus (µg/(m² ·d)) | 3277 | 1063 | <1.8 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 542 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | - | 2.9 |
| Potassium (µg/(m² ·d)) | 3277 | 148 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 64 | 103 | 658 | 22.9 | 16.1 | 15.7 | - | 16.6 |
| Zinc (µg/(m² ·d)) | 3277 | 15 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 15.3 | 107.5 | 3.25 | 2.19 | 2.13 | - | 2.25 |
Notes:
LOQ=limit of quantification; N=sample size; n<LOQ=number
of values below LOQ; values below LOQ were set at LOQ/2 for
calculation purposes; 10, 50, 90, 95, 98=percentiles; MAX=maximum
value; AM=arithmetic mean; GM=geometric mean;
CI GM=approximate 95% confidence interval for GM
Source:
German Environmental Survey 1990/92
Table 15: Elements and pesticides in house dust (vacuum cleaner bags) of the German population (aged 25 to 69, 1990/92)
| LOQ | N | n<LOQ | 10 | 50 | 90 | 95 | 98 | MAX | AM | GM | CIGM | |||
| Arsenic (µg/g) | 0.1 | 3900 | 8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 182.0 | 3.05 | 2.09 | 2.04 | - | 2.14 |
| Cadmium (µg/g) | 0.05 | 3900 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 220.0 | 2.04 | 0.86 | 0.83 | - | 0.90 |
| Calcium (mg/g) | 0.02 | 3880 | 25 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 13.8 | 27.8 | 49.5 | 165.2 | 5.17 | 1.11 | 1.05 | - | 1.17 |
| Chromium (µg/g) | 1 | 3893 | 0 | 31 | 63 | 136 | 178 | 266 | 1332 | 79.9 | 64.2 | 62.9 | - | 65.5 |
| Copper (µg/g) | 1 | 3894 | 0 | 33 | 76 | 218 | 339 | 514 | 12540 | 117.5 | 79.9 | 77.9 | - | 81.9 |
| Iron (mg/g) | 0.001 | 3894 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 102.7 | 4.99 | 3.89 | 3.81 | - | 3.97 |
| Magnesium (mg/g) | 0.002 | 3889 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 51.5 | 2.63 | 2.11 | 2.07 | - | 2.15 |
| Lead (µg/g) | 0.1 | 3900 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 178 | 340 | 36990 | 56.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | - | 6.3 |
| Manganese (µg/g) | 2 | 3893 | 3 | 48 | 108 | 252 | 333 | 486 | 9410 | 144.0 | 108.8 | 106.4 | - | 111.3 |
| Phosphorus (mg/g) | 0.006 | 3894 | 3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 17.9 | 1.37 | 1.15 | 1.12 | - | 1.17 |
| Potassium (mg/g) | 0.02 | 3892 | 0 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 56.0 | 3.88 | 3.51 | 3.46 | - | 3.56 |
| Sodium (mg/g) | 0.02 | 3893 | 1 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 15.7 | 130.8 | 5.61 | 4.80 | 4.72 | - | 4.88 |
| Strontium (µg/g) | 1 | 3894 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 85 | 119 | 166 | 1167 | 44.6 | 32.1 | 31.3 | - | 32.9 |
| Zinc (µg/g) | 1 | 3893 | 0 | 212 | 469 | 1144 | 1570 | 2373 | 30580 | 635 | 475 | 465 | - | 486 |
| PCP (mg/kg) | 0.03 | 861 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 30.9 | 0.73 | 0.32 | 0.29 | - | 0.35 |
| Lindane (mg/kg) | 0.09 | 861 | 245 | <0.09 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 27.4 | 0.68 | 0.21 | 0.19 | - | 0.23 |
| Permethrine (mg/kg) | 0.02 | 1215 | 114 | <0.02 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 10.8 | 30.5 | 266 | 3.17 | 0.22 | 0.20 | - | 0.25 |
| PBO (mg/kg) | 0.02 | 1219 | 294 | <0.02 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 67.4 | 0.98 | 0.09 | 0.08 | - | 0.10 |
Notes:
LOQ=limit of quantification; N=sample size; n<LOQ=number
of values below LOQ; values below LOQ were set at LOQ/2 for
calculation purposes; 10, 50, 90, 95, 98=percentiles; MAX=maximum
value; AM=arithmetic mean; GM=geometric mean;
CI GM=approximate 95% confidence interval for GM
Source:
German Environmental Survey 1990/92