Chemical

species^a

Tissue

Number samples

Number positive samples

range

Conc. mean

Wt. basis

Location^b

Location description

Samp. year

Ref. no.

Comments

Tetrachlorodibenzofurans (MW=305.98)

2,3,7,8-TCDF

Eel

Liver

6

0

ND

NA

NR

Various, Netherlands

NR

NR

1

one sample near dump site

Eel

Fillets

5

5

2.1-12

6.98

Fat

Rhine River, Germany

NR

88

2

up & downstream Basal

Br. Trout

Fillets

1

1

45

45

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

composite sample

Grayling

Fillets

1

1

108

108

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

Barbel

Fillets

1

1

57

57

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

Carp

Fillets

1

1

58

58

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

Chub

Fillets

1

1

128

128

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

composite sample

Eel

Fillets

5

5

0.9-2.0

1.35

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

87-88

2

Herring

Adipose

2

2

3-4

3.5

Fat

South Baltic Sea

NR

NR

3

Herring

Whole

1

1

1.7

1.7

Fresh

Atlantic Coast, Sweden

Pristine

NR

5

composite 2-5 fish

Herring

Whole

2

2

5.3-5.5

5.4

Fresh

Baltic Sea, Sweden

Urban

NR

5

composite 2-5 fish

Herring

Whole

2

2

3.0-6.2

4.6

Fresh

Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden

Industrial

NR

5

composite 2-5 fish

Salmon

Muscle

2

2

28-35

31.5

Fresh

Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden

NR

NR

5

wild salmon

Salmon

Muscle

2

2

7.8-9.0

8.4

Fresh

Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden

NR

NR

5

hatched salmon

Perch

NR

3

3

2.1-8.7

5.4

Fresh

Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden

NR

NR

5

caught near pulp mill

Artic Char

NR

5

5

21-75

55

Fresh

Lake Vattern, Sweden

NR

NR

5

Pike

Muscle

8

8

330-3000

774

Fat

Lake Vanern, Sweden

Industrial

88

19

samples composite 2-5 fish

Pike

Muscle

1

1

430

430

Fat

Hedesunda Bay, Sweden

Industrial

88

19

composite 5 fish

Carp

Whole

2

2

11

NA

NR

Lake Huron

NR

NR

18

samples composite 3-5 fish

Carp

Whole

3

3

1.8-3.0

2.6

NR

Mississippi River, MN

Industrial

NR

8

Elk river power station

2,3,7,8-TCDF

Carp

Whole

3

3

1.0-1.3

1.1

NR

Lake Orono, MN

Industrial

NR

8

Elk river power station

(continued)

Carp

Fillets

1

1

49

49

NR

NR

NR

78

9

contamimated site

Catfish

Fillets

1

1

6

6

NR

Saginaw River

NR

84

9

contaminated site

Smk. Chub

Fillets

1

1

3

3

NR

NR

NR

85

9

contaminated site

Str. Bass

Fillets

5

5

7-93

28.0

NR

Hudson River

NR

85

9

contaminated site

Lg. M. Bass

Fillets

1

1

10

10

NR

Hudson River

NR

85

9

contaminated site

Lake Trout

Fillets

3

3

11-56

31.7

NR

Lake Superior

NR

85

9

contaminted site

Blue Crab

Meat

2

2

11.0-15.5

13.2

Wet

Passaic River, NJ

Urban

NR

10

Lobster

Meat

2

2

3.5-4.1

3.8

Wet

New York Bight

Dump Site

NR

10

former sewage sludge

Str. Bass

Fillets

2

2

51.9-85.5

68.7

Wet

Newark Bay, NJ

Urban

NR

10

Lake Trout

Whole

1

1

14.8

14.8

Wet

Lake Superior

NR

84

11

mean 5 samples

Lake Trout

Whole

1

1

22.8

22.8

Wet

Lake Huron

NR

84

11

mean 5 samples

Lake Trout

Whole

3

3

34.8-42.3

39.5

Wet

Lake Michigan

NR

84

11

range 3 sample sites

Walleye

Whole

1

1

11.3

11.3

Wet

Lake Erie

NR

84

11

mean 5 samples

Walleye

Whole

1

1

24.8

24.8

Wet

Lake St. Clair

NR

84

11

mean 5 samples

Lake Trout

Whole

1

1

18.5

18.5

Wet

Lake Ontario

NR

84

11

mean 5 samples

Lake Trout

Whole

10

10

27.0-56.0

38.4

Wet

Lake Michigan

NR

84

11

Br. Trout

Whole

1

1

11

11

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

Br. Trout

Fillets

1

1

8

8

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

Rb. Trout

Whole

1

1

19

19

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

Rb. Trout

Fillets

1

1

6

6

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

2,3,7,8-TCDF

Lake Trout

Whole

1

1

15

15

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

(continued)

Lake Trout

Fillets

1

1

6

6

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

4

0.2-1.4

0.62

Fresh

Various, Sweden

Industrial

88

17

Haddock

Fillets

1

1

0.75

0.75

Fresh

Various, Sweden

Industrial

88

17

composite 10 samples

P. Flounder

Fillets

1

1

0.28

0.28

Fresh

Various, Sweden

Industrial

88

17

composite 10 samples

Plaice

Fillets

1

1

1.4

1.4

Fresh

Various, Sweden

Industrial

88

17

composite 10 samples

Flounder

Fillets

1

1

1.2

1.2

Fresh

Various, Sweden

Industrial

88

17

composite 10 samples

Eel

Fillets

4

3

ND-68

17.1

Fresh

Various, Sweden

Industrial

88

17

Mussel

Muscle

3

3

16.1-61

32.4

Fresh

Grenlandsfjord,Sweden

Industrial

87

17

Shrimp

Muscle

2

2

6.1-37

21.6

Fresh

Grenlandsfjord,Sweden

Industrial

88

17

Cod

Fillets

6

NR

0.49-14.3

NR

Fresh

Frierfjord, Sweden

Industrial

87

17

only conc. range given

Various^c

Mixed^d

314

279

NR

13.6

Wet

Various, US

Various

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Sucker

Whole

15

12

ND- 6.21

1.96

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Lm Bass

Fillet

4

0

ND( 0.23- 0.59)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Rock Bass

Whole

2

1

ND- 0.86

1.24

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Rock Bass

Fillet

1

0

ND( 1.95)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Sm Bass

Fillet

2

2

0.19- 0.30

0.25

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Redeye Bass

Fillet

1

0

ND( 0.49)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

2,3,7,8-TCDF

Carp

Whole

5

4

ND- 1.36

0.96

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

(continued)

not available

Whole

2

1

ND- 0.29

0.37

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Brown Trout

Whole

1

0

ND( 0.20)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Brown Trout

Fillet

2

0

ND( 0.20)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Rainbow Trout

Fillet

2

2

0.75- 0.90

0.83

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Brook Trout

Fillet

1

0

ND( 0.48)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Gray Redhorse

Whole

1

0

ND( 0.42)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Black Redhorse

Whole

1

1

2.30

2.30

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Golden Redhorse

Whole

1

1

1.77

1.77

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Longear Sunfish

Whole

1

0

ND( 0.41)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Walleye

Fillet

3

1

ND- 0.86

0.41

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Chain Pickerel

Fillet

3

0

ND( 0.20- 0.24)

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( 0.49)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

North Hogsucker

Whole

1

0

ND( 0.84)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Summer Flounder

Whole

1

0

ND( 0.71)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

2,3,7,8-TCDF

Dolly Varden

Whole

2

2

0.37

0.37

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

(continued)

Composite Bottom

Whole

1

1

0.86

0.86

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Winter Flounder

Whole

2

2

13.30-13.73

13.52

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Bluefish

Whole

1

1

1.93

1.93

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

White Catfish

Whole

1

1

1.14

1.14

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Crayfish

Whole

1

0

ND( 0.57)

NA

Wet

Various, US

Background

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

TCDFs

Bream

NR

13

13

7.8-86.5

44.3

Fresh

Hamburg, Germany

Urban

84

4

Perch

NR

2

2

10.7-41.1

25.9

Fresh

Hamburg, Germany

Urban

84

4

Y. Perch

Whole

1

1

1060

1060

NR

Housatonic River, MA

NR

NR

6

Carp

Whole

3

3

2.4-4.0

3.1

NR

Mississippi River, MN

Industrial

NR

8

Elk river power station

Carp

Whole

3

3

1.0-1.3

1.2

NR

Lake Orono, MN

Industrial

NR

8

Elk river power station

Blue Crab

Meat

2

2

133-164

149

Wet

Passaic River, NJ

Urban

NR

10

Lobster

Meat

2

2

23.0-31.2

27.1

Wet

New York Bight

Dump Site

NR

10

former sewage sludge

Str. Bass

Fillets

2

2

77.2-108

92.4

Wet

Newark Bay, NJ

Urban

NR

10

Br. Trout

Whole

1

1

11

11

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

Br. Trout

Fillets

1

1

8

8

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

Rb. Trout

Whole

1

1

19

19

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

Rb. Trout

Fillets

1

1

6

6

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

Lake Trout

Whole

1

1

18

18

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

TCDFs

Lake Trout

Fillets

1

1

6

6

NR

Lake Ontario

NR

NR

12

composite 3 samples

(continued)

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

2,3,7,8-TCDF

Eel

Fillets

5

5

4.6-13

8.8

Fat

Rhine River, Germany

NR

88

2

up & downstream Basal

Grayling

Fillets

1

1

142

142

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

Barbel

Fillets

1

1

77

77

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

Carp

Fillets

1

1

14

14

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

Chub

Fillets

1

1

17

17

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

sample composite 5 chubs

Eel

Fillets

1

1

1.5

1.5

Fat

Neckar River, Germany

Urban

88

2

sample composite 2 eels

Pentachlorodibenzofurans (MW=340.42)

1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF

Carp

Whole

2

2

1-5

3

NR

Lake Huron

NR

NR

18

samples composite 3-5 fish

Pike

Muscle

8

8

43-140

73.2

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

0.4

0.4

Fresh

Atlantic Coast, Sweden

Pristine

NR

5

composite 2-5 fish

Herring

Whole

2

2

1.4-2.5

1.95

Fresh

Baltic Sea, Sweden

Urban

NR

5

composite 2-5 fish

Herring

Whole

2

2

0.8-0.9

0.85

Fresh

Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden

Industrial

NR

5

composite 2-5 fish

Various^c

Mixed^d

314

151

NR

1.71

Wet

Various, US

Various

86-89

20

samples composite 3-5 fish

Sucker

Whole

15

1

ND- 0.62

0.33

Wet