Table 2.

Concentration (mean ± SE) of PCBs in livers (n = 97) and gonads (n = 98) of white sturgeon from the Columbia River.

	Liver		Gonad
Pesticide (IUPAC no.)	D	Lipid (μg/g)	D	Lipid (μg/g)
28	3	0.020 ± 0.011	0
44	6	0.055 ± 0.042	4	0.004 ± 0.002
52	3	0.038 ± 0.024	3	0.024 ± 0.105
60	19	0.125 ± 0.033	11	0.163 ± 0.129
66	8	0.131 ± 0.066	2	0.025 ± 0.020
74	2	0.008 ± 0.006	4	0.037 ± 0.022
87	1	0.006 ± 0.006	2	0.008 ± 0.006
99	12	0.101 ± 0.036	12	0.077 ± 0.041
101	28	0.238 ± 0.088	24	0.217 ± 0.131
105	14	0.135 ± 0.051	9	0.033 ± 0.016
110/77	12	0.060 ± 0.019	17	0.128 ± 0.050
118	9	0.054 ± 0.020	10	0.152 ± 0.085
126	6	0.035 ± 0.016	5	0.024 ± 0.018
128	1	0.007 ± 0.007	6	0.043 ± 0.031
138	28	0.258 ± 0.071	28	0.233 ± 0.072
151	4	0.025 ± 0.015	7	0.032 ± 0.014
153	18	0.264 ± 0.101	20	0.157 ± 0.062
156	6	0.035 ± 0.018	7	0.013 ± 0.006
169	2	0.007 ± 0.005	0
170	3	0.006 ± 0.003	3	0.003 ± 0.001
180	3	0.030 ± 0.026	3	0.001 ± 0.001
183	9	0.042 ± 0.015	13	0.029 ± 0.010
187	20	0.163 ± 0.047	21	0.113 ± 0.032
194	4	0.018 ± 0.009	1	0.001 ± 0.001
199	10	0.022 ± 0.007	10	0.065 ± 0.030
203/170	10	0.043 ± 0.017	10	0.016 ± 0.008

Abbreviations: D, number of detections; IUPAC, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.