Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) concentrations in the environment and blood of residents living near industrial waste incinerators in South Korea.

Int Arch Occup Environ Health · 2025 · PMC12672654 · PMID 41171524

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Blood PCDD/Fs concentrations also tended to increase with longer residence periods in the exposed areas, with borderline significance (p = 0.07).

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approaching borderline significancep < 0.07so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Residents who lived in the area for 20 years or more had slightly higher PCDD/Fs concentrations (3.23 pg WHO-TEQ/g lipid) than those who lived there for less than 20 years (2.63 pg WHO-TEQ/g lipid), with this difference approaching borderline significance (p < 0.07).

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The multiple regression analysis showed a borderline significant trend, indicating that blood PCDD/Fs concentrations increased with longer residence periods in the exposure area.

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