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TABLE 14.1
Range of Concentrations (Parts per Trillion) and Approximate Biomagnification Factors calculated for DDT and Polychlorinated Biphenyls
(PCBs) in Lake Ontario
a
Chemical
Water
Benthic sediments
Suspended sediments
Plankton
Fish
Herring gull eggs
DDT
0.3-57
18,000-25,000
40,000
63,000-72,000
620,000-7,700,000
7,700,000-34,000,000
PCBs
5-60
110,000-1,600,000
600,000-6,000,000
110,000-6,100,000
1,378,000-7,000,000
41,000,000-204,000,000
DDT bioconcentration factor
1
4,200
1,400
2,300
143,000
719,000
PCB bioconcentration factor
1
26,000
100,000
94,000
278,000
3,710,000
a
Ranges from Allan (1989).
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