Table 3.
Mean (SD) contaminant levels in ng/g lipid weight by capture location and by species. P-values at the top of each column are for one-way ANOVA of either location or species. Given the limited sample size, pairwise comparisons of all groups were evaluated if the p-value for the ANOVA model was p < 0.2.
| ng/g Lipid Weight | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Group | n | PCB | PDBE | OCP | Total POPs |
| Location | p = 0.028 | p = 0.736 | p = 0.316 | p = 0.049 | ||
| Charleston Harbor | 15 | 1059.4 (1101.9) | 49.2 (49.7) | 409.6 (385.3) | 1518.3 (1464.7) | |
| Cooper River | 11 | 2031.0 (2009.4)a,A | 42.9 (40.8) | 539.1 (306.9) | 2613.3 (17.2)a,A | |
| Ashley River | 13 | 1680.4 (1474.1)a,A | 44.6 (27.7) | 374.5 (174.5) | 2088.5 (1566.7) | |
| Whole | Species | p = 0.497 | p = 0.069 | p = 0.159 | p = 0.454 | |
| Mullet | 9 | 1870.1 (1796.4) | 31.0 (25.0) | 413.3 (251.9) | 2314.5 (1907.7) | |
| Spot | 7 | 1472.7 (1202.5) | 44.0 (62.4) | 503.8 (556.2) | 2020.5 (1773.1) | |
| Croaker | 5 | 628.9 (188.1) | 27.2 (17.4) | 306.2 (169.5) | 962.3 (340.1) | |
| Red Drum | 9 | 1453.4 (458.9) | 66.8 (24.7)b,c,e,B | 597.3 (256.1)e,f | 2117.4 (746.9) | |
| Seatrout | 9 | 1857.0 (2428.0) | 51.7 (57.8) | 310.0 (86.4) | 2218.8 (2476.3) | |
| Location | p = 0.089 | p = 0.036 | p = 0.264 | p = 0.136 | ||
| Charleston Harbor | 10 | 1064.3 (796.6) | 37.2 (30.5) | 645.7 (654.7) | 1747.2 (1384.2) | |
| Cooper River | 17 | 1428.6 (834.9) | 45.6 (34.0) | 462.5 (326.5) | 1936.7 (1158.3) | |
| Ashley River | 10 | 1873.6 (870.2)a,A | 73.5 (30.3)a,h,A,H | 743.7 (445.0) | 2689.8 (1155.8)a,A | |
| Fillet | Species | p = 0.073 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.031 | p = 0.031 | |
| Mullet | 9 | 1269.6 (774.8)d | 41.6 (25.8) | 439.2 (243.0) | 1750.4 (1000.6) | |
| Spot | 6 | 950.8 (660.4)d | 26.9 (25.4) | 283.1 (206.8) | 1260.7 (861.9) | |
| Croaker | 2 | 563.5 (106.6)d | 19.5 (10.1) | 195.2 (99.2) | 778.2 (17.5) | |
| Red Drum | 5 | 1316.9 (971.2)d | 37.4 (36.9) | 517.9 (425.5) | 1872.3 (1387.2) | |
| Seatrout | 6 | 1785.4 (964.3) | 69.6 (33.8)c,e,g | 898.8 (746.8)c,e | 2753.8 (1522.3)c,e | |
| Flounder | 9 | 2012.2 (757.0) | 78.0 (29.5)b,c,e,g,C,G | 858.1 (410.7)c,e,g,C | 2948.3 (920.7)b,c,e,g,C | |
Unadjusted p < 0.05 compared to Charleston Harbor;
Adjusted p < 0.10 compared to Charleston Harbor.
Unadjusted p < 0.05 compared to Mullet;
Adjusted p < 0.10 compared to Mullet.
Unadjusted p < 0.05 compared to Spot;
Adjusted p < 0.10 compared to Spot.
Unadjusted p < 0.05 compared to Flounder; D: Adjusted p < 0.10 compared to Flounder.
Unadjusted p < 0.05 compared to Croaker; E: Adjusted p < 0.10 compared to Croaker.
Unadjusted p < 0.05 compared to Trout; F: Adjusted p < 0.10 compared to Trout.
Unadjusted p < 0.05 compared to Red Drum;
Adjusted p < 0.10 compared to Red Drum.
Unadjusted p < 0.05 compared to Cooper River;
Adjusted p < 0.10 compared to Cooper River.