Evaluation of temporal trends of chemically and biologically generated TEQs in Lake Ontario lake trout, 1977--1993
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Burlington, Ontario (Canada). Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Univ. of Waterloo, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Biology
Levels of non, mono, and di-ortho polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in 4 year old lake trout (Salvelinus namycush) from the eastern basin of Lake Ontario, collected from 1977 to 1993, were determined. PCDDs, PCDFs and non-ortho substituted PCBs were analyzed by high resolution gas chromatography (GC)/high resolution mass spectrometry (MS); other PCB congeners were analyzed by GC/mass selective detector (MSD). Results confirm that overall levels of contaminants have decreased steadily since 1977, and that the non-ortho (coplanar) PCBs do not appear to be increasing in proportion to other PCBs. Toxic equivalents (TEQs) were calculated using TEFs from both mammalian and teleost studies, and used to compare the relative contribution of PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs to the total toxic equivalency (TEQ). From 1977 to 1993, using mammalian TEQS, between 60 and 65% of the total TEQs were due to the mono-ortho substituted PCBs; 20--25% to non-ortho PCBs; and less than 10% to 2,3,7,8-substituted PCDO and PCDFs. TEQs determined from sample extracts by an H411E cell bioassay technique are weakly correlated to those determined by chemical analyses.
- OSTI ID:
- 201234
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9511137--; ISBN 1-880611-03-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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