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Table 3.5. Selected toxaphene congeners (Parlar et al., 1995) (ng/g wet weight) in pooled tissue samples o f whitefish and pike from lakes located in Pasvik River area. N is number o f sub-samples. Appendix: Screening studies of POPs in fish from the Paz watercourse Toxaphenes __________________________ White fish________________________________Pike Tjrerebukta Skrukkebukta Ruskebukta______Kuetsj arvi______ Kuetsjarvi Muscle Liver Muscle Liver Muscle Liver Muscle Liver Muscle Liver N=10 N=10 N=5 N=5 N=5 N=5 N=10 N=15 N=10 N=10 Lipids, % 0.66 14.1 0.88 5.25 0.54 7.94 1.86 6.99 0.41 25.9 Parlar#26 n.d. 6.89 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1.82 n.d n.d. 45.8 Parlar#50 3.24 23.8 n.d. n.d. n.d. 5.73 4.45 n.d. 3.24 93.1 Parlar#62 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. SParlars 3.24 30.7 n.d. n.d. n.d. 5.73 6.27 n.d. 3.24 138.9 n.d. = not detected. Table 3.6. Selected toxaphene congeners (Parlar et al., 1995) (ng/g wet weight) in pooled tissue samples o f whitefish and pikes from Stuorajavri Lake in 2005. N is number o f sub-samples, Wt is weight range. Toxaphenes Whitefish, female Whitefish, male Pike, M&F N= 13 N=6 N='9 N= 10 N= 6 N =5 Wt=100-200g Wt=300-400 g Wt=400-500g Wt=100-200g Wt=200-300g Muscle Liver Muscle Liver Muscle Liver Muscle Liver Muscle Liver Muscle Liver Lipid, % 0.71 3.05 0.50 3.60 0.76 8.40 0.44 3.06 0.55 3.17 0.32 6.86 Parlar#26 2.17 5.45 0.4 1.70 0.49 2 1.66 10.8 0.99 4.31 0.63 20.4 Parlar#50 4.20 4.78 0.7 2.1 0.73 2.2 3.31 12.1 1.88 3.31 0.85 26.3 Parlar#62 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. SParlars 6.37 10.2 1.1 3.8 1.22 4.3 4.97 22.9 5.16 1.04 5.26 2.06 n.d.=not detected. Akvaplan-niva report APN 514-3365.02 59