Table 3.
Mean PCBs in edible oils samples collected from Iran (ng/g fat).
| oil type | PCB 28 | PCB 52 | PCB 101 | PCB 138 | PCB 153 | PCB 180 | Total NDL-PCB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sesame | Mean | ND | 1.24 | 1.95 | ND | 1.42 | ND | 4.61 |
| SD | – | 0.09 | 0.03 | – | 0.10 | – | 0.07 | |
| animal oil | Mean | ND | 10.71 | 14.75 | ND | 0.17 | ND | 25.62 |
| SD | – | 1.03 | 1.00 | – | 0.01 | – | 1.01 | |
| corn | Mean | ND | 1.29 | 0.42 | ND | 0.16 | ND | 1.88 |
| SD | – | 0.93 | 0.03 | – | 0.02 | – | 0.09 | |
| frying | Mean | ND | 0.35 | 0.38 | ND | 1.20 | ND | 1.93 |
| SD | – | 0.01 | 0.06 | – | 0.02 | – | 0.02 | |
| olive | Mean | ND | 1.25 | 5.08 | ND | 0.31 | ND | 6.63 |
| SD | – | 0.01 | 0.17 | – | 0.01 | – | 0.01 | |
| rice bran | Mean | ND | 3.92 | 0.38 | ND | 0.90 | ND | 5.19 |
| SD | – | 0.02 | 0.06 | – | 0.04 | – | 0.30 | |
| sunflower | Mean | ND | 0.31 | 0.34 | ND | 1.64 | ND | 2.29 |
| SD | – | 0.02 | 0.05 | – | 0.20 | – | 0.15 | |
| Total | Mean | ND | 2.40 | 2.64 | ND | 0.86 | ND | 5.91 |
| SD | – | 0.10 | 0.2 | – | 0.01 | – | 0.18 | |
ND: Not detection.