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Table 5 Concentrations (ng/g ww) of polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) in meat, liver, tallow and bone marrow from reindeer

From: Persistent organic pollutants in meat, liver, tallow and bone marrow from semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) in Northern Norway

Compound

Meat (% fat; mean: 2, range: 0.8–3.8)

Liver (% fat; mean: 5.6, range: 4.4–8.6)

 

N

n

% > LOD

Min.–Max.

LOD

N

n

% > LOD

Min.–Max.

LOD

PBDE 47

26

9

34.6

0.03 – 1.05

0.02

29

7

24.1

0.04 – 0.07

0.03

PBDE 99

25

4

16

0.23 – 1.93

0.05

28

2

7.1

0.03 – 0.10

0.02

PBDE 100

26

1

3.9

<0.10 – 0.29

0.10

30

0

0

 

0.10

PBDE 153

27

1

3.7

<0.04 – 0.19

0.04

30

0

0

 

0.04

PBDE 154

27

1

3.7

<0.04 – 0.13

0.04

30

0

0

 

0.02

 

Tallow (% fat; mean: 78.9, range: 72.6–86.1)

Bone Marrow (% fat; mean: 71.7, range: 58.9–89.6)

PBDE 47

25

9

36

0.21 – 4.15

0.18

20

1

5

<0.15 – 0.27

0.15

PBDE 99

25

7

28

0.21 – 7.22

0.18

20

1

5

<0.15 – 0.27

0.15

PBDE 100

24

1

4.2

<0.57 – 1.54

0.57

20

0

0

 

0.31

PBDE 153

27

2

7.4

0.68 – 0.87

0.20

22

3

13.6

0.21 – 0.38

0.10

PBDE 154

27

2

7.4

0.39 – 0.64

0.14

22

0

0

 

0.08

  1. Legend: N = total number of samples. n = number of samples in which PBDEs were detected. LOD Limit of detection. % >LOD = Percentage of samples with concentrations above the LOD. Min. – Max. = Minimum and maximum concentrations. Note: PBDE 138 concentrations were below the limit of detection (< LOD) in all samples from meat (N = 27), liver (N = 30), tallow (N = 27) and bone marrow (N = 22). The LODs for PBDE 138 were 0.02 for meat and liver, and 0.13, 0.07 ng/g ww for tallow and bone marrow, respectively.
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147