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Last changed: 19/10/2005
Cross sectional sample of 4822 adults aged 18 to 69 years 120 sampling locations (response rate: 54.5 %) representative of the German population with regard to community size, age and gender.
| Whole blood: | cadmium,
lead, mercury; subsamples: PCB, DDE, HCB, alpha-HCH, beta-HCH, gamma-HCH |
| Morning urine: | arsenic,
cadmium, mercury, nicotine, Cotinine; subsamples: precious metals (platinum), pentachlorophenol and other chlorophenols, metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) |
| Tap
water: ("first draw" sample) |
arsenic, boron, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc |
| Content of vacuum cleaner bags: | subsamples: PCB, biocides, phthalates and organo phosphates |