Table 1 Concentrations of various contaminants [Mean (Min-Max, n] divided on tissues in East Greenland polar bears sampled 1999-2002. All data are in ng/g lw except for nPCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs (pg/g lw), PFCs (ng/g ww) and mercury (µg/g ww). Reworked from Sonne (2010).
From: Two decades of biomonitoring polar bear health in Greenland: a review
Subcutaneous adipose tissue | Liver | Kidney | Brain | Blood | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lipid-% | 88 | 11 | - | 21 | 1.3 |
∑PCB | 6,543 (897-20,407, 92) | 28,409 (12,836-67,664, 20) | - | 148-2,186 (20) | 538-15,692 (20) |
HCB | 102 (2.4-785, 92) | 109 (20) | - | 15 (20) | 28 (20) |
∑HCH | 194 (13-818, 92) | 67 (20) | - | 15 (20) | 12-146 (20) |
Dieldrin | 204 (26-866, 92) | 4,900 (20) | - | - | - |
∑Chlordane | 1,414 (243-7,465, 92) | 37,400 (20) | - | 62 (20) | 531 (20) |
∑DDT | 436 (73-1,580, 92) | <0.1-476 (20) | - | ND | 12-1,769 (20) |
∑PBDE | 70 (22-192, 92) | 127-936 (20) | - | <0.5-36 (20) | 38-146 (20) |
∑PFC | - | 1,056-8,010 (29) | - | - | - |
∑n PCB | 241 (125-442, 5) | 124 (114-148, 5) | - | - | - |
∑PCDD | 10 (7-12, 5) | 20 (8-38, 5) | - | - | - |
∑PCDF | 4 (3-5, 5) | 14 (10-18, 5) | - | - | - |
∑OH/MeSO2-PCB | 90-3134 (20) | 1,882-18,018 (20) | - | 66-352 (20) | 29,692-226,154 (20) |
∑OH/MeSO2-PBDE | <0.3-39 (20) | <0.5 (20) | - | <0.5 (20) | <0.5-1,060 (20) |
∑MeSO2-p,p’-DDE | 9 (20) | 482 (20) | - | - | 769 (20) |
Mercury | - | 11 (1-36, 59) | 14 (1-50, 57) | 0.4 (0.1-0.9, 82) | - |