blubber

 

 

 

liver

 

pollutant

sex

neg

pos

p

 

neg

pos

p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

α-HCH

all

5.64 (5.51; 11)

6.27 (2.78; 15)

n.s.

 

0.13 (0.05; 4)

0.11 (0.08; 3)

n.s.

 

female

4.61 (3.7; 5)

7.13 (2.95; 8)

n.s.

 

0.2 (-; 1)

0.2 (-; 1)

-

 

male

6.51 (6.91; 6)

5.29 (2.42; 7)

n.s.

 

0.1 (0; 3)

0.07 (0.04; 2)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

β-HCH

all

35 (26.63; 3)

17.64 (7.88; 8)

n.s.

 

0.43 (0.49; 3)

0.3 (0.14; 2)

n.s.

 

female

38 (-; 1)

19.25 (4.57; 4)

-

 

1 (-; 1)

0.2 (-; 1)

-

 

male

33.5 (37.48; 2)

16.02 (10.82; 4)

n.s.

 

0.15 (0.07; 2)

0.4 (-; 1)

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

γ-HCH

all

3.29 (2.92; 7)

4.25 (1.28; 8)

n.s.

 

0.6 (0.82; 11)

0.81 (0.76; 15)

n.s.

 

female

4.67 (4.04; 3)

4.4 (1.52; 5)

n.s.

 

0.46 (0.23; 5)

0.53 (0.28; 8)

n.s.

 

male

2.26 (1.69; 4)

4 (1; 3)

n.s.

 

0.72 (1.13; 6)

1.14 (1.01; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCB

all

2.46 (3.1; 7)

1.99 (2.68; 4)

n.s.

 

9.16 (12.03; 7)

20.68 (43.37; 14)

n.s.

 

female

7 (0; 2)

2.43 (3.09; 3)

n.s.

 

6 (4.55; 4)

10.19 (16.22; 8)

n.s.

 

male

0.65 (0; 5)

0.65 (-; 1)

-

 

13.37 (18.89; 3)

34.67 (64.13; 6)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCS

all

0.04 (0; 2)

15 (27.46; 9)

n.s.

 

-

0.25 (0.07; 2)

-

 

female

0.04 (0; 2)

23.81 (35.88; 5)

n.s.

 

-

-

-

 

male

-

4 (1.83; 4)

-

 

-

0.25 (0.07; 2)

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDD

all

26.09 (23.1; 11)

35.67 (37.74; 15)

n.s.

 

2.48 (2.78; 11)

6.73 (12.95; 15)

n.s.

 

female

34.2 (33.69; 5)

45.63 (50.57; 8)

n.s.

 

2.26 (1.7; 5)

3.25 (2.25; 8)

n.s.

 

male

19.33 (6.25; 6)

24.29 (7.5; 7)

n.s.

 

2.67 (3.61; 6)

10.71 (18.72; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDE

all

1254.45 (974.21; 11)

1683.53 (1092.04; 15)

n.s.

 

31.09 (23.96; 11)

153.07 (308.33; 15)

n.s.

 

female

1351 (1291.77; 5)

1820.38 (1452.1; 8)

n.s.

 

23.2 (18.38; 5)

64.13 (31.92; 8)

s.

 

male

1174 (739.02; 6)

1527.14 (518.76; 7)

n.s.

 

37.67 (27.63; 6)

254.71 (445.02; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDT

all

105.45 (89.15; 11)

116.73 (57.81; 15)

n.s.

 

2.05 (3.48; 6)

16.19 (28.94; 11)

n.s.

 

female

101.8 (73.86; 5)

114.63 (58.26; 8)

n.s.

 

0.78 (0.87; 4)

5.58 (5.91; 7)

n.s.

 

male

108.5 (107.27; 6)

119.14 (61.85; 7)

n.s.

 

4.6 (6.22; 2)

34.75 (44.72; 4)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_101

all

419.27 (368.28; 11)

523.67 (363.32; 15)

n.s.

 

8.64 (5.66; 11)

36.13 (56.62; 15)

n.s.

 

female

593 (498.81; 5)

617.13 (478.9; 8)

n.s.

 

7.8 (6.26; 5)

20.5 (9.43; 8)

s.

 

male

274.5 (129.95; 6)

416.86 (124.42; 7)

n.s.

 

9.33 (5.61; 6)

54 (81.72; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_118

all

110.91 (76.81; 11)

149.53 (95.87; 15)

n.s.

 

2.47 (1.48; 10)

7.33 (8.52; 15)

s.

 

female

144 (102.53; 5)

176.88 (125.41; 8)

n.s.

 

1.97 (1.26; 5)

4.63 (2.26; 8)

s.

 

male

83.33 (37.16; 6)

118.29 (30.97; 7)

n.s.

 

2.96 (1.65; 5)

10.43 (11.93; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_128

all

511.09 (387.32; 11)

680.27 (405.52; 15)

n.s.

 

11.73 (7.59; 11)

83 (188.5; 15)

n.s.

 

female

607.6 (519.37; 5)

667.13 (484.22; 8)

n.s.

 

11 (8.97; 5)

25 (11.15; 8)

s.

 

male

430.67 (259.15; 6)

695.29 (331.17; 7)

n.s.

 

12.33 (7.06; 6)

149.29 (270.47; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_138

all

5228.73 (4396.64; 11)

7680.87 (4914.99; 15)

n.s.

 

148.45 (107.17; 11)

1066.47 (2352.5; 15)

n.s.

 

female

6250.6 (5975.8; 5)

8140.38 (5998.88; 8)

n.s.

 

143.4 (136.11; 5)

341.75 (155.22; 8)

s.

 

male

4377.17 (2859.77; 6)

7155.71 (3712.02; 7)

n.s.

 

152.67 (90.01; 6)

1894.71 (3374.11; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_153

all

6509.73 (5409.98; 11)

9872 (7003.68; 15)

n.s.

 

163.73 (110.91; 11)

1340.47 (2981.11; 15)

n.s.

 

female

7747.2 (7206.37; 5)

10838.63 (8989.95; 8)

n.s.

 

147.2 (128.34; 5)

397.75 (189.87; 8)

s.

 

male

5478.5 (3766.02; 6)

8767.29 (4182.69; 7)

n.s.

 

177.5 (104.53; 6)

2417.86 (4260.89; 7)

n.s.
    6) 7)       7)  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_170

all

987.45 (836.67; 11)

1712.4 (1637.46; 15)

n.s.

 

27.45 (21.2; 11)

257.2 (539.91; 15)

n.s.

 

female

1289.4 (1131.75; 5)

2134.38 (2132.86; 8)

n.s.

 

29.4 (28.14; 5)

91.88 (60.9; 8)

s

 

male

735.83 (456.29; 6)

1230.14 (663.52; 7)

n.s.

 

25.83 (16.08; 6)

446.14 (773.15; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_177

all

379.64 (293.34; 11)

648.07 (572.99; 15)

n.s.

 

19.36 (15.45; 11)

112.13 (225.08; 15)

n.s.

 

female

489.6 (387.22; 5)

743.75 (753.64; 8)

n.s.

 

24.6 (21.55; 5)

51.5 (39.55; 8)

n.s.

 

male

288 (173.14; 6)

538.71 (278.02; 7)

n.s.

 

15 (7.46; 6)

181.43 (325.39; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_180

all

1435.27 (1165.68; 11)

2519.67 (2567.63; 15)

n.s.

 

38.73 (25.94; 11)

361.8 (722.86; 15)

n.s.

 

female

1832.6 (1551.83; 5)

3212.25 (3390.98; 8)

n.s.

 

38 (33.04; 5)

141.5 (101.12; 8)

s.

 

male

1104.17 (708.27; 6)

1728.14 (772.86; 7)

n.s.

 

39.33 (21.71; 6)

613.57 (1033.75; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_183

all

308.82 (245.45; 11)

584.6 (525.04; 15)

n.s.

 

8.87 (5.83; 11)

85.6 (180.8; 15)

n.s.

 

female

391.8 (323.26; 5)

675.38 (660.03; 8)

n.s.

 

8.4 (7.44; 5)

32.13 (26.09; 8)

s.

 

male

239.67 (155.79; 6)

480.86 (333.83; 7)

n.s.

 

9.27 (4.82; 6)

146.71 (259.44; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_187

all

1552.73 (1219.47; 11)

2637.47 (2219.62; 15)

n.s.

 

83.45 (72.03; 11)

499.4 (997.21; 15)

n.s.

 

female

1928.4 (1544.03; 5)

3098.25 (2900.05; 8)

n.s.

 

96.4 (96.74; 5)

206.13 (136.68; 8)

n.s.

 

male

1239.67 (899.04; 6)

2110.86 (1037.83; 7)

n.s.

 

72.67 (50.82; 6)

834.57 (1432.75; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_194

all

158.27 (158.59; 11)

291.67 (396.52; 15)

n.s.

 

3.71 (2.47; 11)

48.27 (91.63; 15)

n.s.

 

female

197.6 (204.16; 5)

357.88 (522.43; 8)

n.s.

 

3.72 (3.21; 5)

21.13 (19.41; 8)

s.

 

male

125.5 (118.81; 6)

216 (189.52; 7)

n.s.

 

3.7 (1.99; 6)

79.29 (130.56; 7)

n.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_28

all

19.07 (26.77; 2)

-

-

 

-

-

-

 

female

0.14 (-; 1)

-

-

 

-

-

-

 

male

38 (-; 1)

-

-

 

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB_52

all

116.45 (106.41; 11)

140.2 (102.67; 15)

n.s.

 

2.34 (1.12; 8)

6.5 (6.98; 14)

n.s.

 

female

157.6 (143.79; 5)

161.25 (117.91; 8)

n.s.

 

2.5 (1.29; 4)

4.29 (2.5; 7)

n.s.

 

male

82.17 (54.8; 6)

116.14 (84.31; 7)

n.s.

 

2.18 (1.09; 4)

8.71 (9.38; 7)

n.s.
Table 2: Levels of pollutants in PDV-positive (pos) and PDV-negative (neg) harbour seals separated for blubber and liver (ng/g lipid weight). Levels of pollutants were tested by T-test (s. significant, n.s. not significant) in blubber and liver. Given is the mean and in brackets the standard deviation with the number of available samples for each pollutant group.