Table 3.
Correlation (p < 0.05) between the content of individual OCPs and PCBs and dry weight and lipid contents
| OCPs | Pearson’s correlation coefficient, r (p < 0.05) | PCB congener | Pearson’s correlation coefficient, r (p < 0.05) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With dry mass | With fat content | With dry mass | With fat content | |||
| HCH | 0.183 | 0.136 | ndl PCB | PCB 28 | 0.34 | 0.21 |
| HCH | 0.671 | 0.393 | PCB 52 | 0.42 | 0.49 | |
| HCH | 0.637 | 0,315 | PCB101 | 0.27 | 0.22 | |
| HCH | 0.033 | 0.026 | PCB 138 | 0.28 | 0.20 | |
| pp'DDT | 0.266 | 0.236 | PCB 153 | 0.38 | 0.43 | |
| pp'DDD | 0.785 | 0.039 | PCB 180 | 0.21 | 0.37 | |
| pp'DDE | 0,778 | 0.191 | Mono-ortho PCB | PCB 105 | 0.29 | 0.18 |
| Aldrin | 0.090 | 0.071 | PCB 114 | 0.07 | 0.10 | |
| Dieldrin | 0.441 | 0.302 | PCB118 | 0.03 | 0.29 | |
| Endrin ketone | 0.718 | 0.197 | PCB 123 | 0.17 | 0.15 | |
| Heptachlor | 0.445 | 0.087 | PCB 156 | 0.41 | 0.06 | |
| Endosulfan | 0.635 | 0.297 | PCB 157 | 0.36 | 0.22 | |
| Endosulfan | 0.144 | 0.383 | PCB 167 | 0.15 | 0.29 | |
| Endosulfan sulphate | 0.463 | 0.014 | PCB 189 | 0.11 | 0.24 | |
| Methoxychlor | 0.578 | 0.431 | non-ortho PCB | PCB 77 | 0.25 | 0.15 |
| PCB 81 | 0.18 | 0.06 | ||||
| PCB 126 | 0.32 | 0.23 | ||||
| PCB 169 | 0.49 | 0.35 | ||||