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Creosote-impregnated Waste Materials - PSL1

Table 2 Concentrations of Selected Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Biota from Canadian and American Creosote-contaminated Sites
Site	Treatment	Species	PAH Concentration (µg/g wet weight)						References
Site	Treatment	Species	ANT	FLU	BbF	BaP	NAP¹	PHE¹	References
Elizabeth River, VA ³	Contaminated	Oyster		1.7	0.66	0.2		0.1	Pittinger et al., 1985
Bayou Bonfouca, LA ³	Contaminated	Clams	0.039	0.130		0.60	0.120	0.028	DeLeon et al., 1988
Bayou Bonfouca, LA ³	Control	Clams	0.009	0.033		0.022	0.057	0.016	DeLeon et al., 1988
Eagle Harbor, WA⁴	Contaminated	English Sole	9.58	20.7	7.6	5.0	0.65	19.6	Malins et al., 1985
Eagle Harbor, WA⁴	Control	English Sole	0.013	0.089	0.035	0.03	0.14	0.06	Malins et al., 1985
Pensacola, FL ⁴	Contaminated	Snails		0.06			0.036	0.19	Elder and Dresler, 1988
		Oyster		0.028			0.002	0.03	"
		Guppies	6.8	0.16	0.15	0.23	ND	6.4	Schoor et al., 1991
	Control	Snails		ND			0.022	0.03	Elder and Dresler, 1988
	Control	Oyster		0.005			0.008	0.007	"
Calgary, Alta.⁵	Contaminated	Insects				3.9	0.5	0.520	Golder Assoc., 1990a
		Fish Muscle				ND	0.22	0.03	"
		Fish Fat					0.24	0.200	"
		Fish Bile				6 ²^,6		50²^,6	Hamilton, 1992
	Control	Insects				ND	ND	ND	Golder Assoc., 1990a
		Fish Muscle				ND	ND	ND	"
		Fish Fat					ND	ND	"
		Fish Bile				5.4²		202	Hamilton, 1992
Hersey River, MI ⁴	Contaminated	Insects				0.725		5.49	Black et al., 1980
		Crayfish				0.008		0.45	"
		Lamprey				0.001		0.038	"
		Trout				0.000 07		0.029	"
		Sucker				0.000 08			"
	Control	Insects				0.001		0.042	Black et al., 1980
		Crayfish				0.000 6		0.006	"
		Lamprey				0.000 8		0.035	"
		Trout				0.000 04		0.002	"
		Sucker				0.000 05		0.004	"

ANT - anthracene

1 NAP and PHE metabolites in fish bile

FLU - Fluoranthene

2 measured as µg/mL in bile

BbF - benzo[b]fluoranthene

3 only one value reported

BaP - benzo[a]pyrene

4 mean value reported

NAP - naphthalene

5 composite sample report

PHE - phenanthrene

6 median value

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ND - not detected