Table 1.

High and low levels of PAHs found in various sites and species (ng/g wet weight).

Species	Louisiana			Alabama			Mississippi
	N	Low	High	N	Low	High	N	Low	High
White Shrimp	35	19.8±6.1	62.1 ±6.7	30	14.4±2.0	64.4±46.5	29	13.1±2.2	41.6±10.9
Brown Shrimp	25	24.4±3.5	107.9±24.3	10	34.3±27.8	37.9±20.0	19	20.6±23.2	85.2±15.8
Blue Crab	43	19.9±4.1	77.2±18.5	12	40.4±6.5	68.9 ±6.1	13	8.3±5.6	57.71±9.9
Oyster	86	18.5±17.7	71.3±9.62	30	13.6±4.9	71.8±20.0	5	21.1±9.0	-

N= Total samples analyzed and values are mean ± SEM (n = 5). In cases where n were less than 5, at least 3 were analyzed and used for computation of the high and the low values.