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Mammals, Bats (Chiroptera), Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)

Citation:

High concentrations of persistent organic pollutants including PCBs, DDT, PBDEs and PFOS in little brown bats with white-nose syndrome in New York, USA.

Author(s)

Kannan, K., Yun, S.H., Rudd, R.J. and Behr, M.

Issue

6

Volume

80
Chemical	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
PCB	17100 ng/g ww	Fat concentration	M	Adult	5	Cold Spring Cave	Toxicity Factor Datasets	USA
PCB	18400 ng/g ww	Fat concentration	F	Adult	6	Cold Spring Cave	Toxicity Factor Datasets	USA
PCB	2570 ng/g ww	Fat concentration	F	Adult	13	Ulster and Albany Counties	Toxicity Factor Datasets	USA
PCB	3260 ng/g ww	Fat concentration	M	Adult	15	Ulster and Albany Counties	Toxicity Factor Datasets	USA

Birds, Terrestrial birds, Passeriformes, American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Citation:

An assessment of DDT and other chlorinated compounds and the reproductive success of American robins (Turdus migratorius) breeding in fruit orchards.

Author(s)

Gill, H., Wilson, L.K., Cheng, K.M. and Elliott, J.E.

Issue

1

Volume

12
Chemical	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
PCB	Orchard/sprayed: 88.0; non-orchard/non-sprayed: 92.0 %	Hatching rate	B	Embryo	Orchard/sprayed: 93; non-orchard/non-sprayed: 25	Okanagan Valley	Toxicity Factor Datasets	CANADA
PCB	Orchard/sprayed (1997): 0.1266; non-orchard/non-sprayed (1997): 0.1311; orchard/sprayed (1998): 0.1281; non-orchard/non-sprayed (1998): 0.1288	Eggshell thickness	B	Embryo	Orchard/sprayed (1997): 60; non-orchard/non-sprayed (1997): 19; orchard/sprayed (1998): 45; non-orchard/non-sprayed (1998): 28	Okanagan Valley	Toxicity Factor Datasets	CANADA
PCB	Orchard/sprayed: 3.61; non-orchard/non-sprayed: 3.10 eggs/clutch	Clutch size	B	Embryo	Orchard/sprayed: 150; non-orchard/non-sprayed: 42	Okanagan Valley	Toxicity Factor Datasets	CANADA
PCB	Orchard/sprayed: 2.34; non-orchard/non-sprayed: 1.96 hatchlings/nest	Brood size	B	Nestling	Orchard/sprayed: 93; non-orchard/non-sprayed: 23	Okanagan Valley	Toxicity Factor Datasets	CANADA
PCB	Orchard/sprayed: 78.9; non-orchard/non-sprayed: 68.4 % fledged/brood	Fledge rate	B	Fledgling	Orchard/sprayed: 90; non-orchard/non-sprayed: 42	Okanagan Valley	Toxicity Factor Datasets	CANADA

Citation:

Productivity of American robins exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls, Housatonic River, Massachusetts, USA.

Author(s)

Henning, M.H., Robinson, S.K., McKay, K.J., Sullivan, J.P. and Bruckert, H

Issue

11

Volume

22
Chemical	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
PCB	2.2-3.2 fledgling per nest	Fledgling success	B	Fledgling	NR	Housatonic River	Toxicity Factor Datasets	USA
PCB	26%	Mayfield nest success	B	Fledgling	NR	Housatonic River	Toxicity Factor Datasets	USA

Fish, Estuarine and saltwater fish (Gobiiformes), Longjaw mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis)

Citation:

Likely population-level effects of contaminants on a resident estuarine fish species: comparing Gillichthys mirabilis population static measurements and vital rates in San Francisco and Tomales Bays.

Author(s)

McGourty, C.R., Hobbs, J.A., Bennett, W.A., Green, P.G., Hwang, H.M., Ikemiyagi, N., Lewis, L. and Cope, J.M.

Issue

6

Volume

32
Chemical	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	California Counties	Countries
PCB	10 ppb	Tissue concentration	NR	Not Reported	NR	Stege Marsh	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Contra Costa	USA

Citation:

Growth of estuarine fish is associated with the combined concentration of sediment contaminants and shows no adaptation or acclimation to past conditions.

Author(s)

Forrester, G.E., Fredericks, B.I., Gerdeman, D., Evans, B., Steele, M.A., Zayed, K., Schweitzer, L.E., Suffet, I.H., Vance, R.R. and Ambrose, R.F.

Issue

3

Volume

56
Chemical	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sample Size	Location	Type
PCB	Transplanted to Alamitos from Alamitos: 221; Ballona: 101; Mugu: 307 ng/g	Tissue concentration	NR	Three southern CA estuaries	Toxicity Factor Datasets
PCB	Transplanted to Ballona from Alamitos: 113; Ballona: 300; Mugu: 218 ng/g	Tissue concentration	NR	Three southern CA estuaries	Toxicity Factor Datasets
PCB	Transplanted to Mugu from Alamitos: 18; Ballona: 424; Mugu: 1693 ng/g	Tissue concentration	NR	Three southern CA estuaries	Toxicity Factor Datasets

Citation:

Tidal salt marsh sediment in California, USA: Part 3. Current and historic toxicity potential of contaminants and their bioaccumulation.

Author(s)

Hwang, H.M., Green, P.G. and Young, T.M.

Issue

11

Volume

71
Chemical	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	California Counties	Countries
PCB	B: 256, D: 178, G: 129, O: 215, Q: 476: R: 1274	Tissue concentration	NR	Not Reported	NR	Stege Marsh	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Contra Costa	USA

Citation:
Chemical	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	California Counties	Countries	Lab
PCB	Breeding: not detected, non-breeding: 0.57 ppm	Unspecified tissue concentration	M	Not Reported	Breeding: 1, non-breeding: 5		Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	Di-ortho: 660-7500 pg/mL ww; 41,000270,000 pg/mL fat w	Blood concentration	NR	Both Adults and Juveniles	5	Savannah River Site	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	Mono-ortho: 740-3600 pg/mL ww; 41,000-150,000 pg/mL fat w	Blood concentration	NR	Both Adults and Juveniles	5	Savannah River Site	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	Non-ortho: 11-20 pg/mL ww; 500-650 pg/mL fat w	Blood concentration	NR	Both Adults and Juveniles	5	Savannah River Site	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	4.57 ± 0.47 ng/g ww	Egg concentration	NR	Embryo	11 nests, 20 eggs	Guadeloupe, French West Indies	Toxicity Factor Datasets
PCB	291.94 ± 116.54 ng/g ww	Egg concentration	NR	Embryo	10	Guadeloupe, French West Indies	Toxicity Factor Datasets
PCB	Review	Egg concentration	NR	Embryo	11 nests, 20 eggs	Guadeloupe, French West Indies	Toxicity Factor Datasets
PCB	Range: <1.6-17.4 ng/g	Liver concentration	M		6	Sao Paulo	Toxicity Factor Datasets		BRAZIL
PCB	Range: <1.6 ng/g	Kidney concentration	F		21	Sao Paulo	Toxicity Factor Datasets		BRAZIL
PCB	Review	Fat concentration	NR		7	Baja California	Toxicity Factor Datasets		MEXICO
PCB	Range: <1.6-26 ng/g	Fat concentration	M		6	Sao Paulo	Toxicity Factor Datasets		BRAZIL
PCB	Range: <1.6-48.9 ng/g	Fat concentration	F		21	Sao Paulo	Toxicity Factor Datasets		BRAZIL
PCB	Range: <1.6-37.7 ng/g	Kidney concentration	F		21	Sao Paulo	Toxicity Factor Datasets		BRAZIL
PCB	Alaska: 490, California: 670 ng/g lw	Blood concentration	B	Pup	Alaska: 3, California: 5	Alaksa: 3 sites in eastern AK, California: 3 sites between Santa Cruz and Monterey	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	Alaska: 880, California: 1400 ng/g lw	Blood concentration	B	Juvenile	Alaska: 14, California: 6	Alaksa: 3 sites in eastern AK, California: 3 sites between Santa Cruz and Monterey	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	650 ng/g lw	Blubber concentration	B	Pup	11	Gulf of California	Toxicity Factor Datasets		MEXICO
PCB	1200 ng/g lw	Blubber concentration	B	Pup	11	Gulf of California	Toxicity Factor Datasets		MEXICO
PCB	Beach: 41.9, reference: 56.1 mg/cm2	Bone mineral density			Beach: 19, reference: 7	Saglek, Labrador	Toxicity Factor Datasets
PCB	1300 ng/g lw	Blubber concentration	F	Adult	11	Gulf of California	Toxicity Factor Datasets		MEXICO
PCB	720 ng/g lw	Blubber concentration	F	Adult	11	Gulf of California	Toxicity Factor Datasets		MEXICO
PCB	890 ng/g ww	Blubber concentration	M	Adult	11	Gulf of California	Toxicity Factor Datasets		MEXICO
PCB	1600 ng/g lw	Blubber concentration	M	Adult	11	Gulf of California	Toxicity Factor Datasets		MEXICO
PCB	1492 ng/g ww	Late-term fetus concentration	B	Embryo	11	Coastal sites	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	6831 ng/g lw	Late-term fetus concentration	B	Embryo	11	Coastal sites	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	181 ng/g lw	Egg concentration		Embryo	8	Yellow River Delta	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CHINA
PCB	1.61 µg/g fw	Egg concentration		Embryo	4	Sweetwater Marsh	Toxicity Factor Datasets	San Diego	USA
PCB	Review	Ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase induction					Toxicity Factor Datasets
PCB		Egg mortality					Toxicity Factor Datasets
PCB	3.45 µg/g ww	Body concentration	NR	Hatchling	10	Cat Island	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	3.45 µg/g	Egg concentration	NR	Embryo	5	Green Bay	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA
PCB	See citation	Egg concentration	NR	Embryo	Varied by site	Multiple sites in Straight of Georgia	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	0.57 µg/g ww ± 0.47	Liver concentration	NR	Hatchling	4	Snake and Pigeon Islands, Eastern Lake Ontario	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	No effect	Plasma carotenoids µg/mL fledglings	B	Juvenile	NR	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	See citation Figure 4	Nonsteady-state BMF PCB congeners	B	Hatchling	33		Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	No effect	Plasma carotenoids µg/mL 7 d post pairing	F	Adult	50	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	Increased	Plasma PCB concentration	M	Adult	17 nonbreeders, 7 breeders		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab
PCB	Increased	Plasma carotenoids µg/mL 7 d post pairing	F	Adult	50	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	Decreased	Plasma carotenoids µg/mL at pairing	M	Adult	49	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	438 ± 30 ng/g wet weight (16.8% ± 0.9%)	Carcass retention of cumulative dose	B	Hatchling	33		Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	See citation Table 1	k'pc, plasma clearance constant (ml/g/d)	M	Adult	17 nonbreeders, 7 breeders		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab
PCB	No effect	Plasma carotenoids µg/mL at pairing	M	Adult	49	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	Increased	Coloration of ceres & lores at pairing	M	Adult	49	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	No effect	Coloration of ceres & lores 7 d post pairing	B	Adult	99	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB	No effect	Coloration of ceres & lores at pairing	F	Adult	50	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets		CANADA
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL)	Decreased	T4/mg thyroid		Embryo	60		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Plasma T3	F	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Lynphocytes	M	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
AROCLOR 1242	No effect	Plumage color	B	Adult	36		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Plasma T4	M	Nestling	46	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	No effect	Plasma T4	M	Nestling	46	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL)	See citation	Liver histology		Embryo	60		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Heterophils	F	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	No effect	Lynphocytes	F	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL)	No effect	Body weight		Embryo	60		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Plasma T4	F	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	565 ng/g ww (262-1800)	Egg concentration			18	Crab Bank	Toxicity Factor Datasets		USA	Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Plasma T3	F	Nestling	46	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Plasma T4	M	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Anti-DNP-KLH titer concentration		Embryo		Avian Science and Conservation Centre, McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Antibody response	F	Adult	37	Avian Science and Conservation Centre, McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL)	Decreased	Hatching success		Embryo	60		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
PCB	No effect	Total WBC count	F	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Heterophil/lymphocyte	M	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Heterophils	M	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Total WBC count	M	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
AROCLOR 1242	Decreased	Plasma thyroxine concentration	F	Adult	36		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Plasma T3	F	Nestling	46	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Plasma T3	M	Nestling	46	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Plasma T3	M	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Plasma T3	M	Nestling	46	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Plasma T4	F	Nestling	46	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Plasma T4	F	Nestling	46	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Heterophil/lymphocyte	F	Adult	152	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL)	No effect	Liver:body weight		Embryo	60		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
PCB	Decreased	Tarsus: maximal growth	M	Nestling	33 pairs	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	No effect	Tarsus: asymptotic size	M	Nestling	33 pairs	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Sexual behaviors	M	Adult	50 pairs	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	5.4-31.5 ppm ww	Plasma concentration	M	Adult	18	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB	Increased	Flight	M	Adult	50 pairs	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL)	Decreased	Pipped egg		Embryo	60		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
AROCLOR 1242	No effect	Time of molting	B	Adult	36		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
AROCLOR 1242	Decreased	Plasma estradiol concentration	B	Adult	36		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL)	Decreased	Survival to day 24		Embryo	60		Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab		Laboratory
PCB	Weaker increase	Corticosterone secretion from handling	M	Adult	18	Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University	Toxicity Factor Datasets	Lab	CANADA	Laboratory

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