Chlorinated diphenyl ethers in human adipose tissue. Part 2

Abstract Human adipose tissue samples were analysed for chlorinated diphenylethers using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Nonachlorodiphenylether and decachlorodiphenylether were detected at overall mean values of 1.53 ng/g and 0.38 ng/g, respectively, calculated on an extracted fat basis. Males had a significantly higher mean value of nonachlorodiphenylether compared to females; there was no significant difference between males and females for mean values of decachlorodiphenylether.