AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001
Fatty acids,
(n=47)
Contami-
nants
(n=67)
wet weight
microgram/
liter
lipid weight
microgram/
kg lipid
Total lipids, g/L
5.6:
(3.8-8.4)
Beta HCH
0.10:
(0.03-0.28)
18.6:
(5.3-55.7)
Linoleic acid,
18.2.6,%
29.9:
Sum of
chlordanes
Arachidonic acid
20.4.6,%
6.3:
DDE
0.82:
(0.27-4.36)
150:
(51-695)
Eicosapentaenoic
acid, 20.5.3,%
0.82:
DDT
0.03:
(0.0-0.4)
5.1:
(0-77)
Docosapentaenoic
acid 22.5.3,%
0.53:
DDE+DDT
155:
Docosahexaenoic
acid, 22.6.3,%
2.53:
Hexachloro
Benzene
0.16:
(0.08-0.26)
29.1:
(13-51)
sum n-3,%
4.5:
Mirex
0.0013:
(0.0-0.07)
0.19:
(0-7.9)
sum n-6,%
34.6:
PCB,14
congeners
1.17:
(0.52-2.2)
210:
(100-393)
n-3/n-6 ratio
0.13
Aroclor
1260
3.28:
(1.48-6.44)
585:
(257-1150)
Triglycerides
mmol/L
1.08:
(0.25-2.49)
Toxaphenes
5 congeners
Nd
nd
Cholesterol
mmol/L
4.84
(3.0-7.60)
DDE:DDT
29:
TEQ
picogram/kg
6.9:
(3.2-13.7)
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