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. 2019 Feb 22;26(11):11300–11313. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-04586-4

Table 7.

Comparison of study results to normative values

Concentration
TEQ (pg/g lw) i-ΣPCBs (ng/g lw)
Livera Musclea Fata Liver Muscle Fat
This study
Common goldeneye 0.23 ± 0.06
2% of tTEQ
0.18 ± 0.19
5–14% of tTEQ
0.07 ± 0.06
2–6% of tTEQ
906.78
< MRL = 0%
953.87
< MRL = 0%
646.18
< MRL = 0%
Common pochard 0.29 ± 0.26
3% of tTEQ
0.31 ± 0.15
8–25% of tTEQ
0.12 ± 0.10
3–10% of tTEQ
767.93
< MRL = 0%
563.39
< MRL = 0%
266.05
< MRL = 0%
Tufted duck 0.83 ± 1.27
8% of tTEQ
0.71 ± 0.72
18–57% of tTEQ
0.11 ± 0.14
3–9% of tTEQ
1382.54
< MRL = 0%
586.27
< MRL = 0%
191.80
< MRL = 0%
Greater scaup 0.19 ± 0.15
2% of tTEQ
0.13 ± 0.17
3–10% of tTEQ
0.10 ± 0.08
2.5–80% of tTEQ
384.57
< MRL = 6%
372.53
< MRL = 12%
595.82
< MRL = 6%
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1259/2011
Farm animal liver 10b 40
Farm animal meat 1.25–4b 40
Farm animal fat 1.25–4b 40

adl-PCB-TEQ

btTEQ = PCDD/F-dlPCB-TEQ