Patterns of PCDD, PCDF, and PCB contamination in Great Lakes fish and birds and their characterization by principal components analysis

Stalling, David L.; Norstrom, Ross J.; Smith, Lawrence M.; Simon, M.

doi:10.1016/0045-6535(85)90171-7

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“…The relatively great concentrations of PCDDs and PCDFs measured in fishes from Saginaw Bay, Michigan, were similar to those reported by others (Fehringer et al 1985;Stalling et al 1985;Baumann and Whittle 1988;Kuehl et al 1989;Firestone et al 1996;Gale et al 1997;Giesy et al 1997). Concentrations of PCDDs (92-215 pg/g, wet weight) and PCDFs (250-380 pg/g, wet weight) in the muscle of fishes from Saginaw Bay were two-to four-and 20-to 30-fold, respectively, greater than those reported for the whole channel catfish caged in Saginaw Bay during the mid-1990s .…”

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“…PCDDs and PCDFs have been found in various environmental compartments in the Great Lakes including air, water, sediment, fish, and birds (Stalling et al 1985;Fehringer et al 1985;De Vault et al 1989;Niimi and Oliver 1989;Smith et al 1989;Kuehl et al 1989;Braune and Norstrom 1989;Kubiak et al 1989;Zacharewski et al 1989;Bishop et al 1991;Ankley et al 1992;Hebert et al 1994;Firestone et al 1996;Pearson et al 1997;Gale et al 1997;Giesy et al 1997). A wide variety of sources, including combustion-related atmospheric deposition, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), historical chlorophenol production, and kraft pulp mills, have been implicated for the presence of PCDDs and PCDFs in the Great Lakes (O'Keefe et al 1983;Czuczwa and Hites 1986;De Vault et al 1989;Hebert et al 1994;Pearson et al 1997;Huestis et al 1997).…”

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Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDDs) and Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Muscle and Eggs of Salmonid Fishes from the Great Lakes

Giesy

Kannan

Kubitz

et al. 1999

Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.

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Concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) were measured in dorsal muscle and eggs of coho salmon, lake trout, and chinook salmon collected from Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron (Michigan waters). Absolute and relative concentrations of PCDDs and PCDFs varied among sampling locations (inter- and intralake) and fish species. Fish collected from Bay City (Saginaw Bay) contained the greatest concentrations of PCDDs and PCDFs both in muscle and eggs. Among the three fish species, chinook salmon accumulated greater concentrations than did coho salmon or lake trout. Concentrations of PCDFs were greater than those of PCDDs in all fishes. OCDF and TCDF were the predominant congeners of PCDF, whereas OCDD and TCDD concentrations predominated in PCDDs. Homolog compositions of PCDDs and PCDFs suggested the existence of multiple local sources in various locations. Concentrations of PCDDs and PCDFs in eggs of fishes were significantly correlated with those in muscle.

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Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDDs) and Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Muscle and Eggs of Salmonid Fishes from the Great Lakes

Giesy

Kannan

Kubitz

et al. 1999

Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.

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“…The application of chemometrics to identify and distinguish chemical``fingerprint'' patterns has been an important tool to describe the similarities and differences among environmental samples. It provides a classification method for ascertaining the identity of samples and determining the most significant chemical constituents or physical attributes among different samples (Dunn et al, 1984;Stalling et al, 1985;Schwartz and Stalling, 1991;Wenning et al, 1993 ).…”

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Fingerprinting PCB patterns among Mohawk women

Hwang

Yang

Fitzgerald

et al. 2001

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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This study examined the association of contaminated fish consumption and polychlorinated biphenyl ( PCB ) body burden by comparing the similarity of the congener pattern in yellow perch, caught near the point source of industrial pollution, and in other local fish to the pattern found in the breast milk of Mohawk women from Akwesasne, a Native American community located along the St. Lawrence River in New York, Ontario, and Quebec. The similarity is defined by the weighted Euclidean distance between two congener patterns. Ninety -seven Mohawk mothers participated and provided samples of breast milk. One hundred fifty -four nursing women from the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children ( WIC ) of Warren and Schoharie counties, New York, who gave birth during the same time period, were used as the comparison group. Results revealed that the breast milk of the Mohawk women, who ate the most local fish, had a congener pattern that more closely resembled that of perch caught near the waste site or average sampled fish caught in the Reserve than Mohawk women who ate less fish or the controls. The outcome demonstrates how PCBs may be``fingerprinted'' as they migrate offsite from industrial sources and ultimately result in human exposure.

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“…Cases in which these compounds oc-curred in birds at high levels involved aquatic sites near areas of industrial activity. 13,14 Although terrestrial birds consuming invertebrates or plant materials accumulated much lower concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons than raptors in general surveys, they could accumulate very high concentrations in treated areas. For example, robins accumulated DDT concentrations of approximately three times the concentration of underlying soil in a forest area that had a single application of 1·1 kg/ha several years previously.…”

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Organic Contaminants in Terrestrial Food Chains

Fries

1991

Organic Contaminants in the Environment

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Patterns of PCDD, PCDF, and PCB contamination in Great Lakes fish and birds and their characterization by principal components analysis

Cited by 129 publications

References 7 publications

Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDDs) and Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Muscle and Eggs of Salmonid Fishes from the Great Lakes

Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDDs) and Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Muscle and Eggs of Salmonid Fishes from the Great Lakes

Fingerprinting PCB patterns among Mohawk women

Organic Contaminants in Terrestrial Food Chains

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