AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001























































Table 12.2. PCB and Hg concentration in Arctic char
Location Pooled
samples
length
cm
weight
g
age 1
year
age 2
year
lipid
%
PCB 7
mg/kg
liver
PCB 7
mg/kg
lipid
dry
matter,
g/100g
Hg,
mg/kg
ww
muscle
Hg,
mg/kg
dw
muscle
Mean 51,8
3662
8,5
7,8
34%
31,3
93,2
Heygar-
dalsvatn
6 mixed: Bl-01,
Bl-02, Bl-03, Bl-
04, Bl-05, Bl-06
Std.dev
.
3,1
856
2,3
2,1
Mean 51,3
3292
6,8
6,6
38%
31,9
85,1
38,74
0,058
0,150
Heygar-
dalsvatn
6 males: Bl-09,
Bl-10, Bl-11, Bl-
12, Bl-15, Bl-17
Std.dev
.
3,1
669
1,0
1,3
Mean 52,0
3273
8,6
8,4
31%
29,1
95,4
42,78
0,080
0,187
Heygar-
dalsvatn
5 females: Bl-14,
Bl-16, Bl-18, Bl-
19, Bl-21
Std.dev
.
6,1
1023
1,1
1,5
Mean 50,3
3100
9,5
8,3
40,02
0,059
0,147
Heygar-
dalsvatn
4 males: Bl-20,
Bl-22, Bl-23, Bl-
24
Std.dev
.
2,9
181
3,5
2,6
Mean 23,3
147
8,6
8,6
22,31
0,20
0,90
Leynavatn 5 females: Bl-25,
Bl-26, Bl-28, Bl-
30, Bl-31
Std.dev
.
2,0
34
2,7
3,4
Mean 21,3
106
7,3
6,5
9%
34,8
391
19,42
0,19
0,98
Leynavatn 4 males: Bl-27,
Bl-29, Bl-36, Bl-
37
Std.dev
.
1,9
31
0,5
1,3
Mean 23,0
139
8,4
7,5
13%
23,6
182
21,32
0,16
0,75
Leynavatn 6 females: Bl-
32, Bl-34, Bl-35,
Bl-38, Bl-39, Bl-
40
Std.dev
.
1,3
27
1,8
2,1
dw: dry weight
ww: wet weight
age 1 and age 2: determinated by two different institutions
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