Table 3.
Correlation between PCB groupings.
| ΣDioxin-like PCBs50%a |
ΣNondioxin-like PCBs50%a |
ΣPersistent PCBs50%a |
ΣLow-persistent PCBs50%a |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΣDioxin-like PCBs50%a | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.74 | |
| ΣNondioxin-like PCBs50%a | 0.73 | 0.93 | 0.79 | |
| ΣPersistent PCBs50%a | 0.72 | 0.93 | 0.57 | |
| ΣLow-persistent PCBs50%a | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.57 | |
Values below the mdl were calculated following the EPA recommended method for estimating non-detected values as described in Schell et al., 2003.