Table 2 Paraquat levels in different tissues / materials

Bronchoalveolar lavage

< 0.01 mg/l*

Muscle biopsy

< 0.2 μg/g*

Fat biopsy

< 0.2 μg/g*

Autopsy tissue specimens

Brain

< 0.2 μg/g

Bone marrow

< 0.2 μg/g

Heart

< 0.2 μg/g

Kidney

< 0.2 μg/g

Liver

< 0.2 μg/g

Lung

< 0.2 μg/g

Spleen

< 0.2 μg/g

Thyroid gland

< 0.2 μg/g

Pancreas

< 0.2 μg/g

Bowel

< 0.2 μg/g

Bile

< 0.2 μg/g