Table B-8. Environmental Levels of Dioxins in Fish (ppt)
Chemical |
Fish speciesa |
Tissue |
Number samples |
Number positive samples |
Concentration range |
Conc. mean |
Wt. basis |
Locationb |
Location description |
Samp. year |
Ref. no. |
Comments |
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (MW=321.98) |
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2,3,7,8-TCDD |
Eel |
Liver |
6 |
6 |
1.2-9.1 |
3.32 |
NR |
Various, Netherlands |
NR |
NR |
1 |
one sample near dump site |
Eel |
Fillet |
5 |
5 |
2.4-3.3 |
3.04 |
Fat |
Rhine River, Germany |
NR |
88 |
2 |
up & downstream Basal |
|
Trout |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
composite sample |
|
Grayling |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
||
Barbel |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
||
Carp |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
||
Chub |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND(2.3) |
NA |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
composite sample |
|
Eel |
Fillet |
5 |
5 |
0.9-1.5 |
1.3 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
87-88 |
2 |
||
Bream |
14 |
14 |
1.4-94.4 |
18.0 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
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Perch |
3 |
3 |
1.8-8.1 |
5.9 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
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Herring |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND(0.1) |
NA |
Fresh |
Atlantic Coast, Sweden |
Pristine |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND(0.1) |
NA |
Fresh |
Baltic Sea, Sweden |
Urban |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND(0.1) |
NA |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
Industrial |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Salmon |
Muscle |
2 |
2 |
4.6-19.0 |
11.8 |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
NR |
NR |
5 |
wild salmon |
|
Salmon |
Muscle |
2 |
2 |
0.2-0.3 |
0.25 |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
NR |
NR |
5 |
hatched salmon |
|
Perch |
NR |
3 |
3 |
2.6-19 |
11.5 |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
NR |
NR |
5 |
caught near pulp mill |
|
Artic Char |
NR |
5 |
5 |
6.5-25 |
14.3 |
Fresh |
Lake Vattern, Sweden |
NR |
NR |
5 |
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Pike |
Muscle |
8 |
8 |
40-833 |
186 |
Fat |
Lake Vanern, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
samples composite 2-5 fish |
|
Pike |
Muscle |
1 |
1 |
78 |
78 |
Fat |
Hedesunda Bay, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
composite 5 fish |
|
Ch. Catfish |
Fillets |
8 |
8 |
28-695 |
157 |
NR |
Various, Michigan |
NR |
78 |
7 |
||
2,3,7,8-TCDD |
Carp |
Fillets |
14 |
10 |
20-153 |
55 |
NR |
Various, Michigan |
NR |
78 |
7 |
|
(continued) |
Y. Perch |
Fillets |
6 |
3 |
10-20 |
13 |
NR |
Various, Michigan |
NR |
78 |
7 |
|
Sm. M. Basss |
Fillets |
2 |
2 |
7-8 |
8 |
NR |
Various, Michigan |
NR |
78 |
7 |
||
Sucker |
Fillets |
4 |
3 |
4-21 |
10 |
NR |
Various, Michigan |
NR |
78 |
7 |
||
Lake Trout |
Fillets |
2 |
0 |
ND(5.0) |
NA |
NR |
Various, Michigan |
NR |
78 |
7 |
||
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
0 |
ND(6.6) |
NA |
NR |
Mississippi River, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
0 |
ND(6.6) |
NA |
NR |
Lake Orono, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Carp |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
3-28 |
16 |
NR |
Lake Huron |
NR |
NR |
18 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Blue Crab |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
106-116 |
111 |
Wet |
Passaic River, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
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Lobster |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
4.7-6.3 |
5.5 |
Wet |
New York Bight |
Dump Site |
NR |
10 |
former sewage sludge |
|
Str. Bass |
Fillets |
2 |
2 |
83.9-734 |
409 |
Wet |
Newark Bay, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Wet |
Lake Superior |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
Wet |
Lake Huron |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
3 |
3 |
3.5-5.8 |
4.4 |
Wet |
Lake Michigan |
NR |
84 |
11 |
range 3 sample sites |
|
Walleye |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
Wet |
Lake Erie |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Walleye |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
Wet |
Lake St. Clair |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
48.9 |
48.9 |
Wet |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
10 |
10 |
3.0-8.7 |
4.2 |
Wet |
Lake Michigan |
NR |
84 |
11 |
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Br. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Br. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Rb. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
14 |
14 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD |
Rb. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
(continued) |
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
18 |
18 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
Lake Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
20 |
20 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Cod |
Fillets |
4 |
0 |
ND(1.0) |
NA |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
||
Haddock |
Fillets |
1 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
composite 10 samples |
|
P. Flounder |
Fillets |
1 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
composite 10 samples |
|
Plaice |
Fillets |
1 |
0 |
ND(0.5) |
NA |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
composite 10 samples |
|
Flounder |
Fillets |
1 |
0 |
ND(0.5) |
NA |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
composite 10 samples |
|
Eel |
Fillets |
4 |
1 |
ND-1.4 |
0.35 |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
87-88 |
17 |
||
Mussel |
Muscle |
3 |
0 |
ND(0.5) |
NA |
Fresh |
Grenlandsfjord,Sweden |
Industrial |
87 |
17 |
||
Shrimp |
Muscle |
2 |
0 |
ND(2.0) |
NA |
Fresh |
Grenlandsfjord,Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
||
Cod |
Fillets |
6 |
NR |
ND-3.8 |
NR |
Fresh |
Frierfjord, Sweden |
Industrial |
87 |
17 |
only conc. range given |
|
Variousc |
Mixedd |
314 |
220 |
NR |
6.84 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Various |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Sucker |
Whole |
15 |
6 |
ND- 0.85 |
0.45 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Lm Bass |
Fillet |
4 |
0 |
ND( 0.74- 1.39) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.96- 1.49) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.17) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD (contiued) |
Sm Bass |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.99- 1.10) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Redeye Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.00) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Carp |
Whole |
5 |
2 |
ND- 0.46 |
0.48 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
not available |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.15- 2.35) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.27) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.34- 0.75) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rainbow Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
2 |
1.87- 2.26 |
2.06 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brook Trout |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.58) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
Samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Gray Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.20) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
Samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.99) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Golden Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.31 |
0.31 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Longear Sunfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.30) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Walleye |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.10- 1.00) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Chain Pickerel |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.10- 0.11) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Crappie |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.16) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD (continued) |
Sea Catfish |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.00) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
North Hogsucker |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.00) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Summer Flounder |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.02) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Dolly Varden |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.04- 1.11) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Composite Bottom |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.01) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Winter Flounder |
Whole |
2 |
1 |
ND- 1.20 |
1.02 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Bluefish |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.75 |
0.75 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
White Catfish |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.75 |
0.75 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Crayfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.99) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
TCDDs |
Bream |
NR |
13 |
13 |
2.5-102 |
17.6 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
|
Perch |
NR |
2 |
2 |
9.0-10.5 |
9.8 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
||
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
1 |
ND-3.9 |
1.3 |
NR |
Mississippi River, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
0 |
ND(6.6) |
NA |
NR |
Lake Orono, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Blue Crab |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
118-150 |
134 |
Wet |
Passaic River, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Lobster |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
6.6-8.3 |
7.4 |
Wet |
New York Bight |
Dump Site |
NR |
10 |
former sewage sludge |
|
Str. Bass |
Fillets |
2 |
2 |
85.4-734 |
410 |
Wet |
Newark Bay, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Br. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
TCDDs (continued) |
Br. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
Rb. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
29 |
29 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Rb. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
32 |
32 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
22 |
22 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (MW=356.42) |
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1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD |
Carp |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
2-11 |
6 |
NR |
Lake Huron |
NR |
NR |
18 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Pike |
Muscle |
8 |
8 |
70-250 |
129 |
Fat |
Lake Vanern, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
samples composite 2-5 fish |
|
Pike |
Muscle |
1 |
1 |
39 |
39 |
Fat |
Hedesunda Bay, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
composite 5 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
Fresh |
Atlantic Coast, Sweden |
Pristine |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
1.1-2.8 |
1.95 |
Fresh |
Baltic Sea, Sweden |
Urban |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Sucker |
Whole |
15 |
2 |
ND- 0.54 |
0.72 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Lm Bass |
Fillet |
4 |
0 |
ND( 0.75- 2.18) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 2.74- 2.99) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.85) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Sm Bass |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.92- 0.95) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Redeye Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.92) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD (continued) |
Carp |
Whole |
5 |
1 |
ND-0.38 |
0.80 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
not available |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.94- 5.33) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.97) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.48- 0.70) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rainbow Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.11- 1.50) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brook Trout |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.75) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Gray Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.62) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.10) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Golden Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.57 |
0.57 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Longear Sunfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.40) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Walleye |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.37- 0.92) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Chain Pickerel |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.19- 0.49) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Crappie |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.20) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Sea Catfish |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.92) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
North Hogsucker |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.97) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD (continued) |
Summer Flounder |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.21) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Dolly Varden |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.92- 0.95) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Composite Bottom |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.95) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Winter Flounder |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.20- 1.24) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Bluefish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.61) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
White Catfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.01) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Crayfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.92) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
2.0-4.7 |
3.35 |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
Industrial |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
PeCDDs |
Variousc |
Mixedd |
34 |
34 |
0.15-2.67 |
0.77 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Backgrounde |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Bream |
13 |
13 |
3.2-27.8 |
12.1 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
|||
Perch |
2 |
2 |
9.8-29.8 |
19.8 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
|||
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
3 |
3.5-4.5 |
3.9 |
NR |
Mississippi River, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
0 |
ND(6.6) |
NA |
NR |
Lake Orono, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Blue Crab |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
17.2-18.0 |
17.6 |
Wet |
Passaic River, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Lobster |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
10.0-11.0 |
10.5 |
Wet |
New York Bight |
Dump Site |
NR |
10 |
former sewage sludge |
|
Str. Bass |
Fillets |
2 |
2 |
5.2-10.6 |
7.9 |
Wet |
Newark Bay, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Br. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Br. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
PeCDDs (continued) |
Rb. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
31 |
31 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
Rb. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
15 |
15 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
39 |
39 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (MW=390.87) |
||||||||||||
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD |
Carp |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
3-5 |
4 |
NR |
Lake Huron |
NR |
NR |
18 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Pike |
Muscle |
8 |
8 |
6.7-22 |
12.8 |
Fat |
Lake Vanern, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
samples composite 2-5 fish |
|
Pike |
Muscle |
1 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
Fat |
Hedesunda Bay, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
composite 5 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Atlantic Coast, Sweden |
Pristine |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
0.2-0.3 |
0.25 |
Fresh |
Baltic Sea, Sweden |
Urban |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
Industrial |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Sucker |
Whole |
15 |
2 |
ND- 0.24 |
0.81 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Lm Bass |
Fillet |
4 |
0 |
ND( 0.90- 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 2.47- 2.87) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.25) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Sm Bass |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Redeye Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Carp |
Whole |
5 |
1 |
ND- 0.70 |
1.08 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD (continued) |
not available |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.50- 3.31) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Brown Trout |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.96) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.65- 0.72) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rainbow Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.89- 1.04) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brook Trout |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.45) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Gray Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.10) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.46) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Golden Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.56) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Longear Sunfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.13) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Walleye |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.60- 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Chain Pickerel |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.22- 1.04) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Crappie |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.22) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Sea Catfish |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
North Hogsucker |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Summer Flounder |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD (continued) |
Dolly Varden |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 2.46) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Composite Bottom |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Winter Flounder |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Bluefish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
White Catfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Crayfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.47) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Variousc |
Mixedd |
314 |
100 |
NR |
1.67 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Various |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD |
Pike |
Muscle |
8 |
8 |
30-100 |
50.5 |
Fat |
Lake Vanern, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
samples composite 2-5 fish |
Pike |
Muscle |
1 |
1 |
22 |
22 |
Fat |
Hedesunda Bay, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
composite 5 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Atlantic Coast, Sweden |
Pristine |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
1 |
ND-2.4 |
1.25 |
Fresh |
Baltic Sea, Sweden |
Urban |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
2.2-8.1 |
5.15 |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
Industrial |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Sucker |
Whole |
15 |
4 |
ND- 0.46 |
0.97 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Lm Bass |
Fillet |
4 |
0 |
ND( 0.90- 2.40) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 2.87- 3.71) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 3.49) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Sm Bass |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.84- 1.85) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD (continued) |
Redeye Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.85) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Carp |
Whole |
5 |
3 |
ND- 3.57 |
1.63 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
not available |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 2.25- 5.00) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.96) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.65- 0.72) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rainbow Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.74- 1.78) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brook Trout |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.45) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Gray Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.10) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.84) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Golden Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
1.36 |
1.36 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Longear Sunfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.13) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Walleye |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.60- 1.85) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Chain Pickerel |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.87- 1.04) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Crappie |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.22) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Sea Catfish |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.85) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD (continued) |
North Hogsucker |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.85) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Summer Flounder |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.67 |
0.67 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Dolly Varden |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.84) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Composite Bottom |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.85) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Winter Flounder |
Whole |
2 |
1 |
ND- 0.40 |
0.67 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Bluefish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.84) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
White Catfish |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.68 |
0.68 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Crayfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.85) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Variousc |
Mixedd |
314 |
217 |
NR |
4.29 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Various |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD |
Pike |
Muscle |
8 |
0 |
ND(3-11) |
NA |
Fat |
Lake Vanern, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
samples composite 2-5 fish |
Pike |
Muscle |
1 |
0 |
ND(6) |
NA |
Fat |
Hedesunda Bay, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
composite 5 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Atlantic Coast, Sweden |
Pristine |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Baltic Sea, Sweden |
Urban |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
Industrial |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Sucker |
Whole |
15 |
0 |
ND( 0.60- 3.37) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Lm Bass |
Fillet |
4 |
0 |
ND( 0.90- 2.40) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 2.47- 2.87) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD (continued) |
Rock Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.25) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Sm Bass |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Redeye Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Carp |
Whole |
5 |
0 |
ND( 1.15- 2.69) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
not available |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.50- 2.48) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.96) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.65- 0.72) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rainbow Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.89- 1.04) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brook Trout |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.45) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Gray Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.10) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.37) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Golden Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Longear Sunfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.13) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Walleye |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.60- 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Chain Pickerel |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 0.22- 1.04) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD (continued) |
Black Crappie |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 0.22) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Sea Catfish |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
North Hogsucker |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Summer Flounder |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.34 |
0.34 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Dolly Varden |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.37- 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Composite Bottom |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Winter Flounder |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Bluefish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
White Catfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Crayfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.38) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Variousc |
Mixedd |
314 |
119 |
NR |
1.15 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Various |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
HxCDDs |
Bream |
13 |
13 |
4.3-46.4 |
17.8 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
||
Perch |
2 |
2 |
18.6-21.5 |
20.0 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
|||
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
3 |
2.3-11 |
6.9 |
NR |
Mississippi River, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
1 |
ND-3.0 |
1.0 |
NR |
Lake Orono, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
HxCDDs |
Blue Crab |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
0.3-1.5 |
0.9 |
Wet |
Passaic River, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
|
(continued) |
Lobster |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
3.0-3.4 |
3.2 |
Wet |
New York Bight |
Dump Site |
NR |
10 |
former sewage sludge |
Str. Bass |
Fillets |
2 |
2 |
0.6-0.7 |
0.65 |
Wet |
Newark Bay, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Br. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
20 |
20 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Br. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
25 |
25 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Rb. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
67 |
67 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Rb. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
37 |
37 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
114 |
114 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
27 |
27 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
16 |
16 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
22 |
22 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (MW=425.31) |
||||||||||||
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD |
Carp |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
3-4 |
3.5 |
NR |
Lake Huron |
NR |
NR |
18 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Herring |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Atlantic Coast, Sweden |
Pristine |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
1 |
ND-0.6 |
0.35 |
Fresh |
Baltic Sea, Sweden |
Urban |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND(0.2) |
NA |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
Industrial |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Sucker |
Whole |
15 |
8 |
ND- 8.16 |
2.59 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Lm Bass |
Fillet |
4 |
1 |
ND- 0.75 |
1.54 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Whole |
2 |
0 |
ND(12.94- 19.27) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rock Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND(10.70) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Sm Bass |
Fillet |
2 |
1 |
ND- 0.23 |
0.11 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD (continued) |
Redeye Bass |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 1.26) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Carp |
Whole |
5 |
3 |
ND- 7.14 |
7.18 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
not available |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND(6.96) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 4.91) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brown Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 1.31- 4.45) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Rainbow Trout |
Fillet |
2 |
2 |
1.67- 2.21 |
1.94 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Brook Trout |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
1.80 |
1.80 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Gray Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 3.10) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 4.43) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Golden Redhorse |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
3.23 |
3.23 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Longear Sunfish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 7.36) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Walleye |
Fillet |
2 |
0 |
ND( 0.75-0.86) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Chain Pickerel |
Fillet |
3 |
0 |
ND( 3.08- 5.09) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Black Crappie |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND( 2.29) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Sea Catfish |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
0.51 |
0.51 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
North Hogsucker |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.74 |
0.74 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD (continued) |
Summer Flounder |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
3.06 |
3.06 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
Dolly Varden |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
0.77- 0.79 |
0.78 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Composite Bottom |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
2.18 |
2.18 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Winter Flounder |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
0.61- 0.80 |
0.71 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Bluefish |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND( 4.10) |
NA |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
White Catfish |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.89 |
0.89 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Crayfish |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.49 |
0.49 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Background |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Variousc |
Mixedd |
314 |
279 |
NR |
10.5 |
Wet |
Various, US |
Various |
86-89 |
20 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
HpCDDs |
Bream |
13 |
13 |
1.5-14.4 |
6.7 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
||
Perch |
2 |
2 |
3.5-7.1 |
5.3 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
|||
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
3 |
15-22 |
19.3 |
NR |
Mississippi River, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
2 |
ND-11 |
7.0 |
NR |
Lake Orono, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Blue Crab |
Meat |
2 |
0 |
ND(1.1) |
NA |
Wet |
Passaic River, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Lobster |
Meat |
2 |
1 |
ND-8.5 |
4.25 |
Wet |
New York Bight |
Dump Site |
NR |
10 |
former sewage sludge |
|
Str. Bass |
Fillets |
2 |
2 |
4.0-11.4 |
7.7 |
Wet |
Newark Bay, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Br. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Br. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
HpCDDs (continued) |
Rb. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
Rb. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
0 |
ND(7) |
NA |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
16 |
16 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
0 |
ND(7) |
NA |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
30 |
30 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
50 |
50 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (MW=460.76) |
||||||||||||
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OCDD |
Eel |
Fillet |
5 |
5 |
28-60 |
44.4 |
Fat |
Rhine River, Germany |
NR |
88 |
2 |
up & downstream Basal |
Trout |
Fillet |
1 |
0 |
ND(5.0) |
NA |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
composite sample |
|
Grayling |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
47 |
47 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
||
Barbel |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
9.0 |
9 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
||
Carp |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
23 |
23 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
||
Chub |
Fillet |
1 |
1 |
15 |
15 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
88 |
2 |
composite sample |
|
Eel |
Fillet |
5 |
5 |
25-40 |
30 |
Fat |
Neckar River, Germany |
Urban |
87-88 |
2 |
||
Bream |
14 |
14 |
1.4-5.1 |
2.5 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
|||
Perch |
3 |
3 |
2.3-10.5 |
5.2 |
Fresh |
Hamburg, Germany |
Urban |
84 |
4 |
|||
Herring |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
Fresh |
Atlantic Coast, Sweden |
Pristine |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
1 |
ND-0.7 |
0.4 |
Fresh |
Baltic Sea, Sweden |
Urban |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Herring |
Whole |
2 |
1 |
ND-0.3 |
0.2 |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
Industrial |
NR |
5 |
composite 5-10 fish |
|
Salmon |
Muscle |
2 |
1 |
ND-1.5 |
0.75 |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
NR |
NR |
5 |
wild salmon |
|
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OCDD (continued) |
Salmon |
Muscle |
2 |
2 |
0.8-1.9 |
1.35 |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
NR |
NR |
5 |
hatched salmon |
Perch |
NR |
3 |
3 |
0.6-0.8 |
0.73 |
Fresh |
Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden |
NR |
NR |
5 |
caught near pulp mill |
|
Pike |
Muscle |
8 |
8 |
10-17 |
14.75 |
Fat |
Lake Vanern, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
samples composite 2-5 fish |
|
Pike |
Muscle |
1 |
1 |
22 |
22 |
Fat |
Hedesunda Bay, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
19 |
composite 5 fish |
|
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
3 |
56-62 |
59 |
NR |
Mississippi River, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Carp |
Whole |
3 |
3 |
35-43 |
39 |
NR |
Lake Orono, MN |
Industrial |
NR |
8 |
Elk River power station |
|
Carp |
Whole |
2 |
2 |
3-5 |
4 |
NR |
Lake Huron |
NR |
NR |
18 |
samples composite 3-5 fish |
|
Blue Crab |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
34.3-78.8 |
56.6 |
Wet |
Passaic River, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Lobster |
Meat |
2 |
2 |
6.3-10.9 |
8.6 |
Wet |
New York Bight |
Dump Site |
NR |
10 |
former sewage sludge |
|
Str. Bass |
Fillets |
2 |
2 |
5.1-49.5 |
27.3 |
Wet |
Newark Bay, NJ |
Urban |
NR |
10 |
||
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Wet |
Lake Superior |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
Wet |
Lake Huron |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
3 |
3 |
1.1-2.5 |
1.8 |
Wet |
Lake Michigan |
NR |
84 |
11 |
range 3 sample sites |
|
Walleye |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
Wet |
Lake Erie |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Walleye |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
Wet |
Lake St. Clair |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
Wet |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
84 |
11 |
mean 5 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Whole |
10 |
10 |
0.8-3.7 |
1.6 |
Wet |
Lake Michigan |
NR |
84 |
11 |
||
Br. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND(7) |
NA |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Br. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Rb. Trout |
Whole |
1 |
0 |
ND(7) |
NA |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-OCDD (continued) |
Rb. Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
0 |
ND(7) |
NA |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
Lake Trout |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
89 |
89 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Lake Trout |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
28 |
28 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Whole |
1 |
1 |
160 |
160 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Coho Salmon |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
280 |
280 |
NR |
Lake Ontario |
NR |
NR |
12 |
composite 3 samples |
|
Cod |
Fillets |
4 |
3 |
ND-11 |
4.95 |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
||
Haddock |
Fillets |
1 |
0 |
ND(3.6) |
NA |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
composite 10 samples |
|
P. Flounder |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
composite 10 samples |
|
Plaice |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
424 |
424 |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
composite 10 samples |
|
Flounder |
Fillets |
1 |
1 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
composite 10 samples |
|
Eel |
Fillets |
4 |
3 |
ND-770 |
204 |
Fresh |
Various, Sweden |
Industrial |
87-88 |
17 |
||
Mussel |
Muscle |
3 |
3 |
12-140 |
62.0 |
Fresh |
Grenlandsfjord,Sweden |
Industrial |
87 |
17 |
||
Shrimp |
Muscle |
2 |
1 |
ND-18 |
9.0 |
Fresh |
Grenlandsfjord,Sweden |
Industrial |
88 |
17 |
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Cod |
Fillets |
6 |
NR |
0.63-2.2 |
NR |
Fresh |
Frierfjord, Sweden |
Industrial |
87 |
17 |
only conc. range given |
|
Footnote References
a
Ch. = Channel; Y. = Yellow; Sm. M. = Small Mouth; Str. = Striped; Br. = Brown; Rb. = Rainbow; P. = Pole.b
Various, Netherlands = samples taken from six locations around Ijsselmeer Lake; Various, Michigan = samples taken from Tittabawassee River, Grand River, Saginaw River, Saginaw Bay, and Lake Michigan; Various, Sweden = samples taken from Grenlandsfjord and Frierfjord; Various US = samples taken from 314 sites across the US, including industrial and background sites.c
Species were taken from both bottom feeders and open water feeders, and then composited.d
Whole fish samples and fillet samples were combined during analysis.
NOTES: Summary statistics provided in or derived from references; when reference did not compute mean, it was computed using one-half the detection limit for non-detects;
NA = not applicable;
ND = non-detected (limit of detection);
NR = not reported;
Descriptions provided were those given by reference or surmised from study description when not given;
One half the detection limit was used in calculating means. Therefore, it is possible to have mean concentrations greater than the range (e.g., reported detection limit for nondetects greater than the positive sample).
Sources: 1. Van den Berg, et al. (1987) 11. Vault, et al. (1989)
2. Frommberger (1991) 12. Niimi and Oliver (1989a)
4. Gotz, et al. (1990) 17. Oehme, et al. (1989)
5. Rappe, et al. (1989) 18. Stalling, et al. (1983)
7. Harless and Lewis (1982) 19. Kjeller, et al. (1990)
8. Reed, et al. (1990) 20. USEPA (1992)
10. Rappe, et al. (1991)