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Chemicals detected only in certain racial/ethnic groups
Of the 12 chemicals that are not detected in all racial/ethnic groups,
five are detected only in Blacks and one is detected only in Mexican-Americans.
No chemical is detected only in Whites. Four of the chemicals are detected at
the 90th percentile of some racial/ethnic groups, but are not detected in others.
| Chemical |
Race/
ethnicity
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95th percentile |
Findings |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzofuran
(HxCDF)
|
Black |
14.3 |
1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran
is not detected at 95th percentile in Mexican-Americans
and Whites. |
| Mexican-American |
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| White |
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| 2,3,4,7,8-Pentachlorodibenfuran
(PeCDF)
|
Black |
16.6 |
2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenfuran is
not detected at 95th percentile in Mexican-Americans. |
| Mexican-American |
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| White |
15.5 |
| 2,2',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl
(PCB 99)
|
Black |
31.5 |
PCB 99 is detected at the 90th
percentile in Blacks and Whites. PCB 99 is not detected at 95th
percentile in Mexican-Americans. |
| Mexican-American |
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| White |
18.1 |
| 2,3,3',4,4'-Pentachlorobiphenyl
(PCB 105)
|
Black |
12.8 |
PCB 105 is not detected at 95th
percentile in Mexican-Americans and Whites. |
| Mexican-American |
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| White |
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| 2,2',3,4,4',5-Hexachlorobiphenyl
(PCB 138)
|
Black |
122 |
PCB 138 is detected in the 90th
percentile in Blacks and Whites. PCB 138 is not detected at 95th
percentile in Mexican-Americans. |
| Mexican-American |
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| White |
70.1 |
| 2,2'3,4',5,5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl
(PCB 146)
|
Black |
28.1 |
PCB 146 is detected at the 90th
percentile in Blacks.
PCB 146 is not detected at 95th percentile
in Mexican-Americans and Whites.
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| Mexican-American |
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| White |
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| 2,3,3',4,4',5-Hexachlorobiphenyl
(PCB 156)
|
Black |
21.6 |
PCB 156 is detected in the 90th
percentile in Blacks and Whites. PCB 156 is not detected at 95th
percentile in Mexican-Americans. |
| Mexican-American |
|
| White |
17.4 |
| Mono-cyclohexyl phthalate
(DCHP metabolite)
|
Black |
1.43 |
Mono-cyclohexyl phthalate is not detected
at 95th percentile in Mexican-Americans. |
| Mexican-American |
|
| White |
3.00 |
| Mirex |
Black |
18.8 |
Mirex is not detected at 95th
percentile in Mexican-Americans and Whites. |
| Mexican-American |
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| White |
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| p,p'-DDT |
Black |
25.7 |
p,p'-DDT is detected at the 90th
percentile in Mexican-Americans. p,p'-DDT is not detected at 95th
percentile in Whites. |
| Mexican-American |
150 |
| White |
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| 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
(2,4-D)
|
Black |
.570 |
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is not
detected at 95th percentile in Mexican-Americans and
Whites. |
| Mexican-American |
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| White |
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| 3-Hydroxychrysene
(chrysene metabolite)
|
Black |
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3-hydroxychrysene is not detected at
95th percentile in Blacks and Whites. |
| Mexican-American |
33.3 |
| White |
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