Table 5 Toxicity Equivalent Quantity (WHO-TEQ-05) of Dioxins (PCDD, PCDF, DL-PCB*), and SUM ICES-6 of non dioxin-like PCBs (NDL-PCB**) in whole weight of blubber and spermaceti of sampled Sperm whales.

From: Multidisciplinary studies on a sick-leader syndrome-associated mass stranding of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the Adriatic coast of Italy

Parameter

SW1-Blubber

SW2-Blubber

SW3-Blubber

SW3-Spermaceti

Dioxins + dioxin-like PCBs TEQ (pg/g ww)

118,78 ± 15,51

88,92 ± 12,45

185,09 ± 24,42

340,57 ± 44,93

Dioxins TEQ (pg/g ww)

26,35 ± 4,40

19,59 ± 3,27

38,68 ± 6,46

71,21 ± 11,89

Dioxin-like PCBs TEQ (pg/g ww)

92,43 ± 14,87

69,33 ± 11,15

146,41 ± 23,55

269,36 ± 43,33

Non dioxin-like PCB indicators (ICES-6, ng/g ww)

807,8 ± 110,2

911,0 ± 131,0

1067,9 ± 138,2

2404,9 ± 314,3

  1. *PCDD: 2,3,7,8-TCDD; 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD; 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD; 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD; 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD; 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD; OCDD). PCDF: 2,3,7,8-TCDF; 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF; 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF; 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF; 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF; 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF; 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF; 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF; 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF; OCDF). Dioxin-like PCB: PCB-77; PCB-81; PCB-126; PCB-169; PCB-105; PCB-114; PCB-118; PCB-123; PCB-156; PCB-157; PCB-167; PCB-189.
  2. **Non dioxin-like PCBs (ICES-6): PCB-28; PCB-52; PCB-101; PCB-138; PCB-153; PCB-180.
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