Table 4.

Spearman rank correlation matrix for PBDEs (ng/g lw) with frequency of detection >50 %

Variable	BDE-47	BDE-100	BDE-99	BDE-153	BDE-154	ΣBDEs	2,4,6-TBP	4′-OH BDE49
PBDEs
BDE-47
BDE-100	0.94##
BDE-99	0.82##	0.80##
BDE-153	0.45**	0.60##	0.48#
BDE-154	0.66##	0.63##	0.65##	0.40**
ΣBDEs	0.95##	0.95##	0.89##	0.71##	0.63##
Phenolic metabolites
2,4,6-TBP	0.29	0.37**	0.30*	0.43**	0.30*	0.37*
4′-OH BDE 49	0.47**	0.43**	0.25*	0.19	0.17	0.41**	0.01
5′-OH BDE 99	0.36*	0.39**	0.23	0.38*	0.11	0.34*	−0.03	0.57#

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01,

^#p < 0.001,

^##p < 0.0001