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Table 1 Sediment classification, location, as well as concentrations of PCDD/Fs, dl-PCBs, 16 EPA-PAHs, and total organic carbon in sediments

From: Toward understanding the impacts of sediment contamination on a native fish species: transcriptional effects, EROD activity, and biliary PAH metabolites

Sediment

Class

PCDD/F (ng WHO 2005 TEQ kg−1 dw)

PCB (ng WHO 2005 TEQ kg−1 dw)

Σ 16 EPA-PAH (mg kg−1 dw)

TOC (g kg−1 dw)

Zollelbe (+52° 7′ 47″ N, +11° 38′ 57″ E)

Silty sand

211.37

6.82

9.75

64.3

Prossen (+50° 55′ 40″ N, +14° 6′ 55″ E)

Sandy silt

10.25

2.85

6.45

63.1

Ehrenbreitstein (+50° 21′ 12″ N, +7° 36′ 27″ E)

Sandy silt

5.66

2.71

2.40

49.6

  1. Fractionation and chemical analyses have been conducted by the German Federal Institute of Hydrology and were reported in Brinkmann et al. [10]
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