Table 4.
Historical comparisons of PAH and PCB concentrations in sediment, water and fish from polluted areas of the Puget Sound, WA
| Year Sampled |
Site | Total PAH (unit)/ (Environmental media) |
Total PCB (unts)/ (Environmental media) |
Total PCB (units) /(fish species) |
Total PAHs (units)/ (fish species) |
Reference |
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| 1979-1982 | Puget Sound, WA | 1 000- 49 000 ppb/ sediment |
0-770 ppb/ sediment |
47 ±25 ppm dry weight/ English Sole |
<0.05 ppm/ English sole liver |
Malins et al., 1984 |
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| 1984-1988 | Puget Sound, WA | 5900 ppb/ sediment |
500 ppb/ sediment |
11,000 ppb (dry weight)/ English sole |
Myers et al., 1994 | |
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| 1989-1990 | Puget Sound, WA including Duwamish River |
300± 40 ppb (wet weight) (mean ± SEM)/ Juvenile Chinook salmon stomach contents |
LMW# PAHs= 1,800- 360 000 ppb (wet weight ), HMW % PAHs= 21 000 ±15 000 ppb (wet weight)/ juvenile Chinook salmon stomach contents |
Stein et al., 1995 | ||
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| 1989-1990 | Puget Sound, WA including Duwamish River |
200-450 ppb (wet weight)/ Juvenile Chinook salmon liver |
Stein et al., 1995 | |||
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| 1992-1996 | Puget Sound WA including Duwamish River, Elliot Bay Seattle WA |
55 ppb (wet weight)/ Chinook salmon filets |
PSAT, 2007b | |||
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| 1994 | Puget Sound WA: Duwamish waterway |
263- 21 828 ppb (dry weight)/ sediment |
35-26 000 ppb (dry weight)/ sediment |
LDWG, 2001 | ||
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| 1996 | Puget Sound WA: Duwamish waterway |
1430- 6115 ppb (dry weight)/ sediment |
84-450 ppb (dry weight)/ sediment |
LDWG, 2001 | ||
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| 1998 | Puget Sound, WA: Duwamish Waterway |
50-70 870 ppb (dry weight)/ sediment |
20- 12 000 ppb (dry weight)/ sediment |
LDWG, 2001 | ||
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| 1998-2002 | Puget Sound, WA including Duwamish River, Elliot Bay Seattle WA |
12 ppb (wet weight)/ Coho Salmon |
PSAT, 2007b | |||
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| 1999 | Puget Sound, WA including Duwamish River, Elliot Bay Seattle WA |
0.18-3.1 (ppb)/ water |
PSAT, 2007b | |||
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| 1999-2004 | Puget Sound, WA including Duwamish River, Elliot Bay Seattle WA |
150 ppb (wet weight)/ Pacific Herring |
PSAT, 2007b | |||
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| 2003 | Puget Sound, WA | 14-170 ppb (wet weight)/ Chinook salmon |
Missildine et al., 2005 | |||
| 2000 – 2004 |
Puget Sound, WA Duwamish Waterway |
4- 25,000 ppb (dry weight)/ sediment |
4-1,100 ppb (wet weight)/ Chinook salmon |
Meador et al. 2009 | ||
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LMW= Low molecular weight, defined as two to three benzene rings
%
HMW= High molecular weight, defined as containing four to six benzene rings