Table 8.11 Enantiomeric ratios of cis-chlordane (cis-CD) and trans-chlordane (trans-CD),
oxychlordane (OXY), heptachlor (HEPTA), heptachlor exo-epoxide (exoHEP) determined in tissue
extracts of marine and limnic biota; F ¼ female (age); M ¼ male (age)
Biota/tissue
Enantiomeric ratios
References
cisCD
transCD
OXY HEPTA exoHEP
Baltic herring
1.35
Æ 0.1
0.42
Æ
0.02
–
–
–
Buser et al. (1992), Buser
and Müller (1993)
Baltic salmon
0.38
Æ
0.03
1.19
Æ
0.02
–
–
–
Buser et al. (1992), Buser
and Müller (1993)
Baltic seal
–
0.60
Æ
0.04
–
–
–
Buser et al. (1992), Buser
and Müller (1993)
Antarctic
penguin
–
–
–
–
–
Buser et al. (1992), Buser
and Müller (1993)
Harbour seal:
liver
–
–
0.57
–
0.06
Blubber
–
–
0.66
–
0.14
König et al. (1994a, b, c),
Hühnerfuss et al. (1996a, b)
Harbour seal:
liver
–
–
0.45
–
0.05
König et al. (1994a, b, c),
Hühnerfuss et al. (1996a, b)
Blubber
–
–
0.54
–
0.18
Seagull egg
–
–
2.3
–
König et al. (1994a, b, c),
Hühnerfuss et al. (1996a, b)
Seagull egg
–
–
2.1
–
König et al. (1994a, b, c),
Hühnerfuss et al. (1996a, b)
Seagull egg
–
–
1.8
–
König et al. (1994a, b, c),
Hühnerfuss et al. (1996a, b)
Seagull egg
–
–
1.5
2.7
König et al. (1994a, b, c),
Hühnerfuss et al. (1996a, b)
Cod liver oil
NIST
0.95
1.13
1.33
–
1.60
Müller et al. (1997)
Cod: muscle F6
0.71
0.54
–
–
–
Karlsson et al. (1997a, b)
Gonad
0.77
0.68
–
–
–
Liver
0.71
0.54
–
–
–
Cod: muscle F12 0.83
0.73
–
–
–
Karlsson et al. (1997a, b)
Gonad
1.0
0.77
–
–
–
Liver
0.83
0.62
–
–
–
Cod: muscle F11 0.91
0.46
–
–
–
Karlsson et al. (1997a, b)
Gonad
1.1
0.62
–
–
–
Liver
0.91
0.41
–
–
–
Cod: muscle M9 1.14
1.9
–
–
–
Karlsson et al. (1997a, b)
Gonad
1.1
2.0
–
–
–
Liver
1.2
2.2
–
–
–
(continued)
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