PCB	polychlorinated biphenyl
PAH	polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
AOC	Area of Concern
DDT	dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
MDNR WDL	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Disease Laboratory
MDHHS	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
MSU VDL	Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
GC/MS	gas chromatography mass spectrometry
GC-MS/MS	gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
LC-MS/MS	liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
BHC	alpha-benzene hexachloride or hexachlorocyclohexane
DDE	dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
DDD	dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
w.w.	wet weight
l.w.	lipid weight
BW	body weight
NOEL	no-observed-effect level