Table 2 Estimates of the expected percent change in whole-fish PCB concentration of female fish immediately after spawning due to release of eggs (Δ PCB) and the expected percent change in whole-fish Hg concentration of female fish immediately after spawning due to release of eggs (Δ Hg)
From: Sex differences in contaminant concentrations of fish: a synthesis
Species | Population | Δ PCB | Δ Hg | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rainbow trout | Lake Ontario | +9.1 | +15.3 | 32 |
White sucker | Lake Ontario | +9.1 | +16.0 | 32 |
White bass | Lake Erie | -0.5 | +10.9 | 32 |
Smallmouth bass | Lake Erie | −2.2 | +5.5 | 32 |
Yellow perch | Lake Erie | −4.8 | +22.4 | 32 |
Walleye | Saginaw Bay | +4.5 | NA | 4 |
Walleye | South Manistique Lake | +5.4 | NA | 7 |
Lake trout | Lake Michigan | +13.5 | NA | 8 |
Burbot | Great Slave Lake | −18.2 | +6.8 | 19, 24 |
Cisco | Lake Superior | +4.2 | NA | 25 |
Lake whitefish | Lake Huron | +2.5 | +17.9 | 20, 26 |
Summer flounder | New Jersey coast | +0.6 | +3.7 | 21, 27 |