Persistent pollutant concentrations in salmon

Scope

Persistent pollutant concentrations in salmon describes concentrations of several pollutants in salmon.

Definition

Data

Dieldrin, toxaphene, PCB, and dioxin concentrations in farmed, wild, and market salmon. Triangular probability distribution is used for each pollutant and salmon type. Estimates are based on data from Hites . Parameters min, mode, and max are the minimum, average, and maximum of Hites' data, respectively.

Table. Concentrations (µg/kg) of several pollutants from different sources in salmon.

Location	Dieldrin	Toxaphene	Dioxin	PCB
Scotland	5.61	160.01	2.94E-003	50.9
Faroe Islands	5.61	190.01	2.57E-003	48.18
Frankfurt	6.81	136.67	2.52E-003	47.27
Edinburgh	3.74	126.67	2.31E-003	50
Norway	4.54	113.34	2.31E-003	41.81
Paris	4.94	150.01	2.00E-003	37.27
London	3.6	93.34	2.52E-003	46.36
Oslo	4.41	153.34	2.10E-003	34.54
East Canada	3.2	66.67	1.73E-003	39.09
Boston	2.54	43.34	1.89E-003	34.18
Maine	3.34	70	1.42E-003	30
San Francisco	2.8	43.34	1.45E-003	34.54
West Canada	2.54	36.67	1.52E-003	34.54
Toronto	2.4	36.67	1.35E-003	32.72
Los Angeles	2	30	1.55E-003	26.36
Vancouver	1.74	32	1.10E-003	21.82
Washington DC	2	58.67	8.40E-004	12.73
Seattle	1.2	23.33	1.34E-003	22.73
Chicago	1.2	23.33	9.45E-004	18.18
New York	1.2	26.67	7.88E-004	15.45
Washington St	0.93	14.67	1.34E-003	21.82
Chile	1.07	18.67	8.93E-004	21.82
SE AK Chinook	1.2	53.34	1.58E-003	7.27
Denver	0.8	18.67	1.16E-003	14.54
BC Chinook	0.53	20.67	4.31E-004	15.45
BC Sockeye	0.67	23.33	3.15E-004	7.27
Oregon Chinook	0.53	26.67	2.84E-004	8.18
SE AK Sockeye	0.48	20	3.15E-004	6.36
New Orleans	0.48	13.33	7.35E-004	9.09
BC Coho	0.4	16.67	1.79E-004	4.55
Kodiak AK Sockeye	0.27	13.33	2.10E-004	3.64
SE AK Coho	0.4	14	1.05E-004	3.64
Kodiak AK Coho	0.4	15.33	1.05E-004	3.64
BC Pink	0.4	12	1.26E-004	3.64
Kodiak AK Pink	0.4	10	1.05E-004	2.73
SE AK Pink	0.4	10	1.05E-004	1.82
SE AK Chum	0.27	6.67	1.05E-004	1.82
BC Chum	0.27	6.67	1.05E-004	1.82
Kodiak AK Chum	0.27	6.67	1.05E-004	1.82

Causality

Upstream variables

• Variable:Persistent pollutant concentrations in fish feed (feed_poll)

Unit

µg/kg

Formula

<anacode>Poll_i_types*Feed_poll</anacode>

Result

Statistics or fractile	BAU	BAU	BAU	Stricter rules for feed	Stricter rules for feed	Stricter rules for feed
	Dieldrin	Toxaphene	PCB	Dieldrin	Toxaphene	PCB
Mean	3.3	96.14	36.25	2.2	64.02	24.17
SD	0.95	36.06	5.94	1.03	34.05	9.53
0.01	1.27	25.69	23.85	0.28	7.41	3.43
0.025	1.47	32.08	25.03	0.45	11.39	5.48
0.05	1.69	39.28	26.36	0.62	16.11	7.65
0.25	2.62	69.7	31.98	1.41	37.63	17.42
0.5 (Median)	3.31	93.49	36.19	2.13	60.06	24.57
0.75	3.98	121.76	40.5	2.91	85.93	31.13
0.95	4.88	159.48	46.25	4.01	127.78	39.41
0.975	5.09	168.42	47.61	4.33	140.35	41.76
0.99	5.28	176.34	48.82	4.69	153.1	44