Table 3 Dioxin concentrations in grey seal samples
Sample | Area | Fat % | PCDD/F (pg/g fat) | DL-PCB (pg/g fat) | PCB (ng/g fat) | WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ (pg/g fat) | WHO-NO-PCB-TEQa (pg/g fat) | WHO-PCB-TEQ (pg/g fat) | WHO-PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ (pg/g fat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seal | North-Finland | 9.5 | 76.7 | 557,503 | 22,900 | 23 | 46 | 190 | 213 |
Seal | South-West-Finland | 9.2 | 81.7 | 229,718 | 7580 | 21.6 | 24.2 | 77 | 98.6 |
Seal | South-West-Finland | 2.2 | 60.5 | 215,644 | 9450 | 12.6 | 17.9 | 70.8 | 83.4 |
Seal | South-Finland | 3.5 | 186 | 803,950 | 28,100 | 31.2 | 56.8 | 270 | 301.2 |
Seal | West-Finland | 2.4 | 107 | 517,230 | 15,000 | 33.5 | 50.5 | 192 | 225.5 |
Seal | North-Finland | 0.7 | 125 | 838,231 | 53,000 | 8.84 | 27.4 | 318 | 326.84 |