Thirty-six polychlorinated biphenylols (OH-PCBs) congeners were characterized in Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) eggs collected from the Faroe Islands. The seven most abundant congeners were quantified in 19 samples, and the ΣOH-PCB concentrations ranged between 0.92 and 4.0 ng g−1 fresh weight (f.w.). These eggs constitute a part of the traditional diet for at least a part of the population on the Faroe Islands and may contribute to the high levels of these contaminants found in the blood of pregnant Faroese women. Because the metabolites are present in the nonhatched fulmar egg, it is concluded that the OH-PCBs are transferred to the egg before laying. High levels, 3300–18 000 ng g–1 l.w., of Σpolychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) were determined in the fulmar eggs, which are a considerable source for human exposure. The high PCB levels are a source for metabolic formation of hydroxylated PCBs.
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1 May 2005
Hydroxylated PCB Metabolites in Nonhatched Fulmar Eggs from the Faroe Islands
Britta Fängström,
Maria Athanasiadou,
Ioannis Athanassiadis,
Pál Weihe,
Åke Bergman
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AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
Vol. 34 • No. 3
May 2005
Vol. 34 • No. 3
May 2005