Table 1.
Analytical datasets with years of sampling, number of bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nestling plasma samples (n), sampled territories, and analytes examined in above and below lowermost dams on five river systems in Michigan, one of which is on the Michigan–Wisconsin border, 1999–2013
| Laboratory | Years | n | Territory | Analytes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCBs | PBDEs | DDTs | Other | ||||
| GERG | 2009–2013 | 24 | 17 | 209 PCBs (including coeluted congener sets): 4/10, 5/8, 7/9, 16/32, 18/30, 20/21/33, 22, 23/34, 24/27, 28/31, 41/68, 43/52, 47/48/65/75, 60/64/69, 66/80, 70/76, 71/72, 82/107, 83/112, 85/120, 86/97/125, 87/115, 89/90/101, 95/121, 98/102, 106/118, 111/116/117, 131/142/165, 138/158/160, 139/140/149, 146/161, 153/168, 163/164, 170/190, 172/191, 174/181, 180/193, 182/187, 196/203, 200/201 | 40 congeners (1, 2, 3, 7, 8/11, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 25, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 47, 49, 66, 71, 75, 77, 85, 99, 100, 116, 118, 119, 126, 138, 153, 154, 155, 166, 181, 183, 190, 209) | o,p’-DDE; p,p’-DDE; o,p’-DDD, p,p’-DDD; o,p’-DDT, p,p’-DDT | 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobenzene, 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene, aldrin, alpha-BHC, alpha-chlordane, beta-BHC, chlorpyrifos, cis-nonachlor, delta-BHC, dieldrin, endosulfan II, endrin, gamma-BHC, gamma-chlordane, HCB, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, mirex, oxychlordane, pentachloroanisole, toxaphene, trans-nonachlor |
| CIET | 1999–2008 | 105 | 42 | Σ20PCB = sum of 20 congeners (8, 18, 28, 44, 52, 66, 101, 105, 110, 118, 128, 138, 153, 156, 170, 180, 187, 195, 206, 209) with ½ Σ20PCB LOD-substituted for non-detects | NA | p,p′‐DDE | NA |
| WSLH | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 113 congeners (individual and coeluted congener sets: 3, 4/10, 6, 7/9, 8/5, 15/17, 16/32, 18, 19, 22, 24/27, 25, 26, 28/31, 33, 37/42, 40, 41/71/64, 44, 45, 46, 47/48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 56/60, 63, 66, 70/76, 74, 77/110, 82, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 92/84, 95, 97, 99, 101, 118, 123/149, 128, 132/153/105, 135/144, 136, 137/176, 141, 146, 151, 158, 163/138, 167, 170/190, 172, 174, 177, 178, 180, 183, 185, 187/182, 193, 194, 198, 199, 201, 202/171, 203/196, 206, 207, 208/195) | NA | p,p’-DDE | NA |
| WSLH | 2011–2013 | 2 | 1 | 72 congeners (individual and coeluted congener sets: 4/10, 6, 7/9, 8, 15/17, 16/32, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28/31, 33, 37/42, 40, 41/71/64, 44, 45, 46, 47/48, 49, 52, 53, 56/60, 63, 66, 70, 74, 77/110, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 91, 92, 95, 97, 99, 101, 118, 128, 130, 132/153/105, 135/144, 141, 146, 149, 151, 156, 158, 163/138, 167, 170/190, 172, 174, 177, 178, 180, 183, 185, 187, 193, 194, 199, 201, 202/171, 203/196, 206, 208/195 | 17 congeners (28, 47, 49, 66, 85, 99, 100, 138, 153, 154, 156, 183, 197, 196, 207, 206, 209) | p,p’-DDE; p,p’-DDD; p,p’-DDT | cis-chlordane, cis-nonachlor, dieldrin, trans-chlordane, trans-nonachlor |
GERG = Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, CIET = Clemson Institute of Environmental Toxicology, WSLH = Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene; bold PCB congeners indicate those used to calculate Σ20PCB; bold PBDE congeners indicate those used to calculate Σ12PBDE