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Table 4 Comparison between the different 7 marker PCBs1 in milk and hay2 form Engidalur with background levels. Both absolute concentration and relative concentrations for each congener are reported.

From: Contamination of livestock due to the operation of a small waste incinerator: a case incident in Skutulsfjörður, Iceland, in 2010

 

Hay (ng/g)

Milk (ng/g fat)

Hay (% of sum 7 PCBs)

Milk (% of sum 7 PCBs)

 

Engidalur

Control C3

Engidalur

Control C4

Engidalur

Control C

Engidalur

Control C

PCB-28

0.11

1.20

0.16

<0.09

8.1

30.5

1.7

<2

PCB-52

0.18

0.76

0.10

<0.04

13.2

19.3

1.0

<1

PCB-101

0.33

0.93

0.22

<0.2

24.3

23.7

2.2

<5

PCB-118

0.31

0.30

4.36

0.7

22.8

7.6

44.3

16

PCB-138

0.21

0.34

2.36

1.2

15.4

8.7

24.0

28

PCB-153

0.19

0.34

2.32

1.5

14.0

8.7

23.5

36

PCB-180

0.03

0.06

0.33

0.5

2.2

1.5

3.3

12

  1. 1 PCB number 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180.
  2. 2 Based on hay with 12% moisture content.
  3. 3 Average of 2 samples.
  4. 4 Average of 10 samples.
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147