1996 Tissue Concentrations of Chlorinated Pesticides in Mytilus edulis (ng/g dry wt).

MECC1N

MECC2N

MECC3N

MECC4N

NHHS1N

NHHS2N

NHHS3N

NHHS4N

Pesticide

HCB

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

r-HCH

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

Heptachlor

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

Aldrin

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

Hepta Epoxide

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

o,p'-DDE

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

a-Endosulfan

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

cis-Chlordane

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

trans-Nonachlor

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

p,p'-DDE

5.7

5.5

5.9

5/5

5

4.7

5

2.1

Dieldrin

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

o,p'-DDD

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

b-Endosulfan

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

p,p'-DDD

2

2.7

2.1

<2/<2

2.6

<2

2.4

<2

o,p'-DDT

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

p,p'-DDT

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

Mirex

<2

<2

<2

<2/<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

Total

7.8

8.2

8

5/5

7.6

4.7

7.4

2.1

Surrogate Recovery (%)

g-Chlordene

103

116

108

109/115

128

85

116

113