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. 2017 Dec 27;80(2):375–381. doi: 10.1292/jvms.17-0410

Table 1. Specific gravity adjusted concentrations (ng/ml) of conjugated pyrene metabolites in cattle urine in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Sample site n Location PyG PyS PydiolS (M2) PydiolS (M3)
Oforikrom GMSG ± SD 8 urban 2.88 ± 3.58a) 0.684 ± 0.634a) 0.260 ± 0.198c) 1.19 ± 1.09b)
Santasi GMSG ± SD 9 urban 4.19 ± 2.49a) 0.516 ± 0.365a) 1.66 ± 1.59ab) 3.29 ± 2.72a)
Twumasen Estate GMSG ± SD 31 rural 4.33 ± 4.27a) 0.341 ± 0.197a) 1.040 ± 0.866bc) 2.71 ± 2.06a)
Saboa GMSG ± SD 40 rural 4.64 ± 5.07a) 0.417 ± 0.497a) 1.51 ± 2.09a) 4.10 ± 3.41a)
Kokote GMSG ± SD 7 rural 2.28 ± 1.77a) 0.553 ± 0.437a) 2.35 ± 1.31a) 1.810 ± 0.997a)

n: number of samples; different letter (a, b, c and d) within a column indicate significant difference (P˂0.05) among communities; GMSG: geometric mean concentration adjusted by specific gravity; SD: standard deviation.