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Tainted Catch: Brominated fire retardants (PBDEs) found in San Francisco Bay fish: Appendix
Fish samples
|
Fish species |
Year |
Number in sample |
Fish length (cm) |
Reported moisture |
Percent lipid, wet weight |
|
walleye surfperch |
2002 |
4 |
19 (16-21) |
72 (71-85) |
3.2 (2.4-4.0) |
|
shiner surfperch |
1997 |
40 |
12 (11-14.5) |
76 (71-78) |
2.5 (1.7-3.9) |
|
halibut |
2002 |
4 |
72 (69-76) |
76 (75-86) |
0.5 (0.2-0.9) |
|
1997 |
3 |
76 (59-92) |
75 (73-77) |
0.3 (0.2-0.4) |
|
|
jacksmelt |
2002 |
5 |
35 (33-37) |
72 (67-75) |
3.2 (0.5-7.4) |
|
1997 |
15 |
25.8 (20.5-28.5) |
74 (71-76) |
2.1 (1.4-3.2) |
|
|
white croaker |
2002 |
4 |
30 (28-31) |
72 (70-74) |
6.3 (5.2-7.4) |
|
1997 |
10 |
25.8 (22-29) |
71 (70-73) |
6.7 (5.2-7.4) |
|
|
striped bass |
2002 |
4 |
59 (55-69) |
77 (75-78) |
1.1 (0.6-2.1) |
|
1997 |
6 |
57.6 (50-66) |
76 (75-77) |
0.9 (0.8-1.0) |
|
|
leopard shark |
2002 |
1 |
114 |
79 |
0.3 |
|
1997 |
12 |
96 (92-102) |
76 (75-78) |
0.25 (0.18-0.34) |
Lipid adjusted values, parts per billion
|
Fish species |
Year |
tri-BDE (PBDE 28+33) |
tetra-BDE (PBDE-47) |
penta-BDE (PBDE-99+100) |
hexa-BDE (PBDE-153+154) |
sum of 7 congeners |
|
walleye surfperch |
2002 |
15 |
508 |
133 |
16 |
672 |
|
shiner surfperch |
1997 |
27 |
669 |
185 |
23 |
903 |
|
halibut |
2002 |
24 |
1286 |
548 |
151 |
2009 |
|
1997 |
24 |
641 |
154 |
2 |
821 |
|
|
jacksmelt |
2002 |
11 |
122 |
121 |
29 |
282 |
|
1997 |
15 |
158 |
124 |
15 |
312 |
|
|
white croaker |
2002 |
13 |
444 |
166 |
28 |
652 |
|
1997 |
14 |
395 |
131 |
25 |
564 |
|
|
striped bass |
2002 |
30 |
1021 |
526 |
179 |
1756 |
|
1997 |
24 |
349 |
118 |
26 |
516 |
|
|
leopard shark |
2002 |
26 |
310 |
110 |
28 |
474 |
|
1997 |
70 |
300 |
60 |
8 |
438 |
Wet weight values, parts per billion
|
Fish species |
Year |
tri-BDE (PBDE 28+33) |
tetra-BDE (PBDE-47) |
penta-BDE (PBDE-99+100) |
hexa-BDE (PBDE-153+154) |
sum of 7 congeners |
|
walleye surfperch |
2002 |
0.5 |
17.2 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
22.2 |
|
halibut |
2002 |
0.2 |
8.4 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
12.6 |
|
jacksmelt |
2002 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
|
white croaker |
2002 |
0.9 |
27.4 |
10.1 |
1.7 |
40.1 |
|
striped bass |
2002 |
0.3 |
10.3 |
4.5 |
1.4 |
16.6 |
|
leopard shark |
2002 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
