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TABLE 7.8
Concentrations.of.PBDEs.(ng/g.Lipid).in.Biota.Samples.in.China.Compared.with.
Those.of.Other.Parts.of.the.World

LocationandSpecies BDE-47 Σ PBDEs References

China
Mussels,.Pearl.River.Delta,.
Guangdong

/ 40.2-83.5.ng/g.dry.wt. Liu.et.al..(2005b)

Shrimps,.Pearl.River.Mouth / 266.4 Xiang.et.al..(2007)

Fish.market,.Guangzhou / 3850 Meng.et.al..(2007)

Fish.liver.of.Guiyu,.Guangdong / 2687.ng/g.wet.wt. Luo.et.al..(2007)

Carp.of.Guiyu,.Guangdong / 1088.ng/g.wet.wt. Luo.et.al..(2007)

Mussel,.Hong.Kong.coastal.
waters

/ 40.2.0-83.5 Liu.et.al..(2005b)

Indo-Paciic.humpback.
dolphin,.Hong.Kong

/ 6000 Kajiwara.et.al..(2006)

Common.carps,.Yangtze.River / 1100 Xian.et.al..(2008)

Common.carp.muscle,.
Nongkang.River

14.0 50.0 Xu.et.al..(2009)

Common.carp.egg,.Nongkang.
River.(Jiansu.Province)

8.9 29.0 Xu.et.al..(2009)

Mussel,.Qingdao.coastal / 0.75.ng/g.dry.wt. Yang.et.al..(2003)

Shell.ish,.Laizhou.Bay,.
Shangdong

/ 720 Jin.et.al..(2008)

Molluscs,.Bahai.Bay / 238.6.ng/.dry.wt. Wan.et.al..(2008)

Perch.ish,.Bohai.Bay / 3230.ng/g.wet.wt. Wan.et.al..(2008)

Fishes.rivers.and.estuaries,.
Taiwan

/ 30.6-281 Peng.et.al..(2007)

Other parts of the world
Salamander,.M.Psa.Lakes,.
Norway

/ 1120 Mariumssen.et.al..

(2008)

Polar.bear,.Norway / 70 Muir.et.al..(2006)

Feral.carp.of.Lobregat.River,.
Spanish

/ 744 Labandeira.et.al..

(2007)

Dolphin,.Seto.Inland.Sea,.Japan / 1300 Kajiwara.et.al..(2006)

Salamander,.Baltio.Sea / 180 Asplund.et.al..(1999)

Barracuda,.Viskan.River,.
Sweden

/ 4600 Sellström.et.al..(1998)

All.units.are.in.ng/g.lipid.unless.otherwise.stated.

BDE-153.and.99.were.the.most.dominant.congeners.commonly.found.in.ter-
restrial.animals.(Luo.et.al..2009).
BDE-209.was.the.main.congener.detected.in.the.tissue.of.vulture,.whereas.
BDE-153.was.commonly.found.in.Chinese.ibis.and.small.eagle,.both.of.which.
are.birds.of.prey..The.eggs.of.silver.gill.sampled.from.Taihu.Lake.(located.
in. the. mid-eastern. part. of. China). contained. mainly. BDE-209,. 206,. and. 207.