U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Open-File Report 2008–1028

Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation

Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Selected 

Persistent Organochlorine Pesticides, and Polybrominated 

Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from the 2006 Missouri 

Department of Conservation Monitoring Programs

Determination of Polychlorinated 

Biphenyls, Selected Persistent 

Organochlorine Pesticides, and 

Polybrominated Flame Retardants in 

Fillets of Fishes from the 2006 Missouri 

Department of Conservation Monitoring 

Programs

By Robert W. Gale1, Thomas W. May1, Carl E. Orazio1, Michael J. McKee2

1

U.S. Geological Survey

2

Missouri Department of Conservation

Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation

Open-File Report 2008–1028

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of the Interior

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary

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persistent organochlorine pesticides, and polybrominated flame retardants in fillets of fishes from the 2006 Missouri 

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Contents

Abstract ..........................................................................................................................................................1

Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1

Sample History ...............................................................................................................................................1

Methods...........................................................................................................................................................2

Compositing and Homogenization .....................................................................................................2

Preparation ............................................................................................................................................2

Quality Control................................................................................................................................................3

Results and Discussion.................................................................................................................................4

Lipids.......................................................................................................................................................4

Total PCBs ..............................................................................................................................................4

Organochlorine Pesticides..................................................................................................................4

Selected PBDEs ....................................................................................................................................4

Total Technical Chlordanes.................................................................................................................4

References Cited............................................................................................................................................5

Tables...............................................................................................................................................................7

Tables

1. Sample description and percent lipid values in Missouri Department of 

Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets...........................................8

2. Recoveries of Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Organochlorine Pesticide 

Procedural Internal Standards in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 

General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets ..........................................................................10

3. Total polychlorinated biphenyl and estimated Aroclor® concentrations and 

Aroclor® percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General 

Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets..........................................................................................12

4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of 

Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.........................................16

5. Polybrominated diphenylethers concentrations and percentages in Missouri 

Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets..............28

6. Total chlordanes and summed target chlordane concentrations and 

percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General 

Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets..........................................................................................34
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Conversion Factors

Multiply By To obtain

Volume

milliliter (mL) 0.03382 ounce, fluid (fl. oz)

Mass

gram (g) 0.03527 ounce, avoirdupois (oz)

nanogram (ng) 1 x 10-9 gram

nanogram (ng) 3.527 x 10-11 ounce, avoirdupois (oz)

Concentration

nanogram per gram (ng·g-1) = part per billion (ppb; 109)

nanogram per milliliter (ng·mL-1) = part per billion (ppb; 109)

Temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) may be converted to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) as follows:

 °F=(1.8×°C)+32

Concentrations of chemical constituents in solid materials (fish fillets) are given in nanogram per 

gram (ng/g). Concentrations of chemical constituents in liquid solutions (calibration standards) 

are given in nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL).
Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, 

Selected Persistent Organochlorine Pesticides, and 

Polybrominated Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes 

from the 2006 Missouri Department of Conservation 

Monitoring Programs

By Robert W. Gale1, Thomas W. May1, Carl E. Orazio1, and Michael J. McKee2

1

U.S. Geological Survey.

2

Missouri Department of Conservation.

Abstract 

This report presents the results of a study to determine 

polychlorinated biphenyl, organochlorine pesticide, and polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardant concentrations in 

selected fishes from lakes and streams across Missouri. Fillets 

were collected from each fish sample, and after homogenization, compositing, and preparation, analyte concentrations 

were determined with dual column capillary gas chromatography-electron-capture detection. Total concentrations of 

polychlorinated biphenyls in samples ranged from background 

levels of about 20 to 1,200 nanograms per gram. Chlordanes 

and DDT-related chemicals constituted the primary classes of 

pesticides present at elevated concentrations in most samples, 

and ranged from 5 to 340 nanograms per gram. Total concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in samples ranged 

from background levels of about 5 to about 410 nanograms 

per gram. Concentrations of total technical chlordane ranged 

from less than 5 to 260 nanograms per gram. Concentrations 

of polychlorinated biphenyls, chlordanes, DDT-related compounds, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers were all greatest 

in samples of blue catfish from Cape Girardeau and Weldon 

Spring.

Introduction

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) 

began long-term state-wide fish monitoring programs in 

1984 (Bataille, 2003, May and others 2007). The programs 

are designed to characterize contaminant concentrations at 

20 to 30 lakes and streams throughout Missouri by annually 

collecting predator and bottom-feeding species samples. The 

sites that are monitored each year vary based on data needs, 

budgets, and personnel resources. Emphasis is on human 

health and, therefore, incorporates fish fillets, composite 

samples, and sample replication at each site to assess any 

potential fish consumption risks. In 2006, 41 samples from 8 

sites were selected for sampling as part of the MDC General 

Contaminant Monitoring Program. The following predator and 

bottom-feeding species were selected based on the need for 

organic contaminant information and the potentially greater 

risk for human consumption: largemouth bass (Micropterus 

salmoides); flathead catfish (Pylodictis Olivaris); blue catfish 

(Ictalurus Furcatus); and channel catfish (Ictalurus Punctatus). MDC has requested the collaborative assistance of the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for this monitoring program 

because of USGS’s past experience with aquatic biota monitoring projects and expertise in the preparation and analysis of 

fish for trace-level organic contaminants. 

Sample History

A shipment of 41 fish fillet composites was received by 

USGS on November 17, 2006. Upon receipt, the shipment was 

assigned USGS batch number 1316 and sample identification 

numbers 38400–38440 and all samples were logged into the 

data base and assigned data-base numbers. The identification 

numbers, MDC field identification, location descriptions, and 

sample percent lipids for each sample are listed in table 1, at 

the back of this report.

Fish were collected from eight Missouri sites: Cape 

Girardeau, Pool 22, Weldon Spring, Forest Lake, Phillips 

Lake, Hazel Creek Lake, Sumner, and Elam Bend. All samples 

had been stored since collection at the MDC’s Resource 

Science Center in Columbia, Missouri and were delivered to 

USGS by MDC personnel. Requested analyses included total 

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and PCBs expressed as 

commercial Aroclor® mixtures historically reported in MDC 
2 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs

monitoring programs, selected persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), total technical chlordanes, and selected polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).

Methods

Compositing and Homogenization

Most fish were divided into three five-fish fillet composites per site. Fish fillets were prepared by MDC personnel, 

frozen, and transported to the USGS in individually labeled 

bags. In some cases where fish were large, individual fillets 

were analyzed. Samples were stored frozen at -16 degrees 

Celsius (oC) before composite homogenization. Fillets were 

ground and homogenized to prepare samples. The samples 

were stored in their original sample collection bags at -16 oC 

before analysis. Sample location information was obtained 

from the individually labeled bags.

Preparation

The procedure used to analyze the fish for PCBs, OCPs 

and PBDEs has been previously reported (Hinck and others, 

2006). Briefly, 5-gram (g) portions of fish fillet composite 

samples were removed for analysis, dehydrated by addition 

of anhydrous Na2SO4, and spiked with procedural internal 

standards. Each sample was fortified with 40 nanograms (ng) 

of the following procedural internal standard constituents: 

2,4,5-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB-029), 2,2’,4,4’,6,6’-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-155), 2,2’,3,4,4’,5,6,6’-octachlorobiphenyl 

(PCB-204), and deuterated p,p’-DDD (p,p’-DDD-d8) to monitor method recoveries. 

As a trichlorobiphenyl, PCB-029 is representative of the 

more volatile PCBs with one to three chlorine substitutions 

(Cl1 - Cl3); the PCB-155, a hexachlorobiphenyl, of mid-volatility-range PCB congeners with four to six chlorine substitutions (Cl4

 - Cl6); and PCB-204, an octachlorobiphenyl, of 

PCBs with seven to ten chlorine substitutions (Cl7 - Cl10). The 

PCB procedural internal standards also were used to monitor 

recovery of the five less-polar pesticides collected in first silica 

gel fraction. The latter procedural internal standard, p,p’-

DDD-d8, was used to monitor the recovery of more polar pesticides and PBDEs collected in the second silica gel fraction. 

The procedural internal standard compounds provide recovery 

information for each fraction of each sample and were used to 

monitor analyte concentrations.

The Na2SO4-dried fish tissue samples were column 

extracted with dichloromethane, concentrated to 10 mL, and 

aliquants (2 percent of the extract) removed for lipid analysis 

determined as total non-volatile residues. Aliquants of the 

extracts (1.00-g equivalent) were removed for PCB analyses. 

These aliquants were treated by secondary reactive cleanup for 

removal of biogenic materials and analyzed by dual-column 

gas chromatography with electron-capture detection (GCECD).

Additional 1.00-g equivalent aliquants of the extracts 

were removed for OCP/PBDE analyses. Sequentially, lowperformance size exclusion chromatography (LP-SEC) and 

high-performance size exclusion chromatography (HP-SEC) 

were used to separate the analytes from residual higher 

molecular weight compounds in the lipophilic extracts. Next, 

the extracts were fractionated using layered octadecyl silica/

activated silica-gel open-column chromatography. The analytes were eluted with mobile phases containing increasing 

solvent polarities: fraction-one (F1), hexane eluent, collecting 

about 90 percent of the total PCBs (by mass) and six of the 

targeted OCPs; and fraction-two (F2), hexane/methyl t-butyl 

ether (55:45 volume/volume) eluent, collecting the residual 

10 percent of the total PCBs (the less chlorinated congeners), 

the 23 remaining OCPs, and the PBDEs. The fractions were 

concentrated to 1.00 milliliter (mL) (1 g-equivalents per mL).

An operational quality control (QC) system of checks 

was used to control and assess the measurement quality. This 

system of checks was managed by a quality assurance system 

that ensures that defined standards of quality are being met 

at stated levels of confidence. The accuracy and precision of 

environmental methods were assessed by utilizing appropriate 

checks for sample preparation and instrumental analysis. The 

appropriate QC sample types were selected based on the applicability to the objectives of this study, and were incorporated 

into the analysis plans, including procedural blanks, replicated 

fish fillet samples, fish tissue matrix blanks, analyte-fortified 

fish tissue matrix blanks, and positive control reference material (Saginaw Bay carp).

Instrumental internal standards (IIS) were added to each 

reactively cleaned-up fraction and final silica gel fraction, with 

the final volume of each fraction adjusted to 1.0 mL. Individual congeners of PCBs, individual congeners of PBDEs, and 

organochlorine pesticides were measured in sample fractions 

by GC-ECD. Potential peaks for analytes were matched and 

identified on one or both gas chromatography (GC) capillary columns with individual standards. Up to nine levels of 

calibration for each analyte were used to quantify the targeted 

congeners. The calibration curves covered a concentration 

range of 0.01–0.03 to 100 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL).

Method reporting limits (MRLs) for total PCBs were set 

at the average total amounts measured in the procedural blanks 

run with each set based on the lowest calibration standard run 

in the calibration curve (0.1 ng/mL per congener). The MRLs 

were set at 0.1 ng/mL for the OCPs and 0.2 ng/mL for PBDEs 

based on procedural background amounts and the analysis of 

low-level calibration standards.
Quality Control 3

Quality Control

Recoveries of the procedural internal standards indicative 

of silica-gel fraction 1 OCP and PCB analytes (PCB-029, -155 

and -204) were within quality-control guidelines of 50 to 125 

percent, with the exception of sample USGS 38424-3 (MDC 

2006-703-406-3) which incurred preparative losses and recoveries of 51 to 55 percent (table 2, at the back of this report). 

Recoveries of total PCBs from the fortified negative control 

matrix (whole bluegill) were 90 percent. The recovery of total 

PCBs from the positive control Saginaw Bay carp matrix 

ranged from 77 to 99 percent of the historical average (table 3, 

at the back of this report). The precision of replicate analyses (n=3) of samples USGS 38405 (MDC 2006-297-232-6) 

and USGS 38424 (MDC 2006-703-406-3) for total PCBs is 

presented in the table 3. Average concentrations of total PCBs 

were 20 and 98 nanograms per gram (ng/g) with relative standard deviations (RSD) of 25 and 11 percent, respectively. The 

greater RSD is a consequence of the lower concentration of 

total PCBs in USGS 38424, which is approaching background 

levels determined in procedural blank samples. The procedural 

blank analyses indicated normal background levels of total 

PCBs, ranging from 14 to 34 total ng per sample. The long 

term MRL for total PCBs at CERC is about 21 ng/g. The correlation coefficients of the individual PCB congener calibration curves were greater than 0.95, with nearly all correlation 

coefficients greater than 0.98.

The recoveries of the procedural internal standard indicative of silica-gel fraction 2 OCP analytes (p,p’-DDD-d8

) were 

within quality-control guidelines (50 to 125 percent) with 

recoveries in most samples between 70 to 100 percent (table 

2). Recoveries of OCPs from the fortified negative control 

matrix (whole bluegill) ranged from 49 to 145 percent, though 

for most analytes recoveries were more precise, averaging 

about 85 percent (table 4). The recovery of OCPs from the 

positive control Saginaw Bay carp matrix ranged from 76 to 

129 percent of the historical average for those pesticides with 

concentrations significantly above the reporting limits (table 4, 

at the back of this report). The precision of replicate analyses 

(n=3) of samples USGS 38405 (MDC 2006-297-232-6) and 

USGS 38424 (MDC 2006-703-406-3) for OCPs are presented 

in the table 4. Only 12 OCPs were quantified at levels above 

the MRL (0.1 ng/g) in replicate USGS 38405, and 6 of these 

OCPs were less than 1 ng/g and had large RSDs (18 to 43 

percent); the remaining OCPs concentrations ranged from 1 to 

3 ng/g and had smaller RSDs (19 to 28 percent). The precision 

of methoxychlor (4.1 ng/g) was less than most other OCPs as 

a result of PBDE and PCB interferences. Only five OCPs were 

quantified at levels above the MRL in replicate USGS 38424, 

and none of these were greater than 1 ng/g in this composite 

fillet sample. The procedural blank analyses indicated negligible background levels of OCPs. The long term MRL for OCPs 

at CERC is less than 1 ng/g. The correlation coefficients of the 

individual OCP calibration curves were greater than 0.95, with 

nearly all correlation coefficients greater than 0.98.

The procedural blank analyses indicated background levels of individual PBDEs ranging from less than 0.2 to 3 ng/g, 

which should be considered when evaluating the lower PBDE 

concentration samples (table 5, at the back of this report). No 

additional quality-control measures specifically addressing 

PBDE recoveries were provided. The recovery of total PBDEs 

from the positive control Saginaw Bay carp matrix is undetermined because of the lack of historical PBDE information 

in this reference material. The precision of replicate analyses 

(n=3) of samples USGS 38405 (MDC 2006-297-232-6) and 

USGS 38424 (MDC 2006-703-406-3) for total PBDEs and 

selected congeners is presented in table 5. Average concentrations of total PBDEs were 15 and 4.9 ng/g, with relative 

standard deviations of 14 and 20 percent, respectively. Again, 

the greater RSD is a consequence of the lower concentration 

of total PBDEs in USGS sample 38424, which is approaching 

background levels determined in procedural blank samples. 

The procedural blank analyses indicated normal background 

levels of total PBDEs, ranging from 4 to 8 total nanograms per 

sample. The correlation coefficients of the individual PBDE 

congener calibration curves were greater than 0.95.

Recovery of technical chlordane from a fortified negative 

control matrix (whole bluegill) was 76 percent (table 6, at the 

back of this report). The procedural blank analyses indicated 

background levels of individual chlordane components ranging from less than 0.1 to 1 ng/g, total target chlordane ranging 

from 0.8 to 1.2 ng/g, and total technical chlordane ranging 

from less than 5 to 24 ng/g, the latter procedural blank values 

need to be considered when evaluating the lower technical 

chlordane concentration samples (table 6). The recovery of 

total technical chlordane from the positive control Saginaw 

Bay carp matrix is undetermined because of the lack of historical technical chlordane information in this reference material. However, it was determined that total targeted chlordane 

concentrations in the positive control samples were within 

3 percent (average 74 ng/g), and total technical chlordane 

concentrations were much more variable, ranging from 100 

to 210 ng/g. The large variation in total technical chlordane 

concentrations in the positive control material resulted from 

the complex nature of contaminants in the Saginaw Bay carp 

reference material and additional interferences from nonchlordane related components. The precision of replicate analyses (n=3) of samples USGS 38405 (MDC 2006-297-232-6) 

and USGS 38424 (MDC 2006-703-406-3) for total technical 

chlordane is presented in the table 6. Concentrations of total 

target chlordanes were, of course, greater than those of total 

technical chlordanes in the OCP fortified negative control 

matrix (bluegill) samples. This is a direct result of significant 

concentrations of chlordane metabolites in the OCP fortification solution used. Average concentrations of total technical 

chlordane were less than 5 and 26 ng/g, respectively. The 

correlation coefficients of the individual technical chlordane 

component calibration curves were greater than 0.95.
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Results and Discussion

Forty-one fish fillet composite samples of predator and 

bottom-feeding fish were selected based on the need for 

organic contaminant information and the potentially greater 

risk for human consumption. Samples were collected from 

eight Missouri sites: Cape Girardeau, Pool 22, Weldon Spring, 

Forest Lake, Phillips Lake, Hazel Creek Lake, Sumner, and 

Elam Bend. Samples of individual or composited fish fillets 

are designated by USGS ID and by MDC field ID and are 

presented in table 1. The composite samples were prepared 

and analyzed for PCBs, OCPs, and PBDEs by USGS, and the 

results are presented below.

Lipids

Lipids in the samples ranged from 0.30 to 18 percent 

and are reported in table 1. Though largemouth bass and 

flathead catfish were lower in percent lipids than blue catfish 

or channel catfish, no trend in percent lipids in composited 

fillets was apparent between sites. Recoveries of procedural 

internal standards were within quality-control specifications, 

and generally ranged from 80 to 100 percent, which indicated 

complete extraction and recovery of the analytes (table 2). 

This indicated that extraction efficiencies for lipids (as total 

dichloromethane-extractable organophilic residues) were 

excellent. 

Total PCBs

Polychlorinated biphenyl results for previous MDC 

monitoring programs were expressed as concentrations of 

Aroclors® 1242, 1248, 1254, and 1260; therefore, the PCB 

congener results from this study were expressed as estimates 

of Aroclors® for compatibility (table 3). Response factors 

for three to four selected PCB congeners per Aroclor® were 

used to determine the fractional contribution of each congener to each Aroclor®: Aroclor® 1242—PCB-018, -019, 

-028, and -031; Aroclor® 1248—PCB-066, -070, and -074; 

Aroclor® 1254—PCB-101, -110, and -118; and Aroclor® 

1260—PCB-153, -170, and -180.

Total concentrations of PCBs in samples ranged from 

background levels of about 20 ng/g to 1,200 ng/g, the greatest 

value was present in a blue catfish composite from Weldon 

Spring, Missouri (table 3). Concentrations of PCBs were 

greatest in samples from blue catfish from Cape Girardeau 

and Weldon Spring. Expressed as Aroclors®, PCBs primarily consisted of Aroclors® 1254 and 1260, generally ranging 

from 20 to 80 percent of either Aroclor®, though contributions 

of each varied among samples and areas. Smaller contributions 

to overall PCBs were estimated from Aroclor® 1248, ranging 

from 5 to 20 percent; negligible contributions, less than 10 

percent, were estimated from Aroclor® 1242.

Organochlorine Pesticides

Several OCPs were detected in most samples and were 

present at 10- to 20-fold greater levels in about one-half of the 

samples and are reported in table 4. Chlordanes (cis/trans-nonachlor, cis/trans-chlordane, oxychlordane, heptachlor epoxide, 

and methoxychlor) and DDT-related chemicals (p,p’-DDE,

p,p’-DDD, p,p’-DDT, and o,p’-DDT) constituted the primary 

classes of pesticides detected at elevated concentrations in 

most samples, and ranged from 5 to 340 ng/g, the greatest 

p,p’-DDE value was detected for a blue catfish composite 

from Weldon Spring. Other OCP concentrations in samples 

generally were low. Hexachlorocyclohexanes (α-BHC, β-BHC, 

γ-BHC ‘Lindane’, δ-BHC), heptachlor, endosulfans (I, II, sulfate), endrin, aldrin, pentachlorobenzene, hexachlorobenzene, 

dacthal, heptachlor, and o,p’-DDD and o,p’-DDE were not 

present in any sample at concentrations greater than 5 ng/g.

Selected PBDEs

Total concentrations of PBDEs in samples ranged from

background levels of about 5 to about 410 ng/g, the greatest 

value present in a blue catfish composite sample from Weldon 

Spring, and are reported in table 5. Concentrations of total 

PBDEs correlated well with concentrations of total PCBs in 

the fish fillet composites (r2 0.93). Concentrations of PBDEs, 

like those of total PCBs, were greatest in samples from blue 

catfish from Cape Girardeau and Weldon Spring. Of the 

target PBDE congeners, PBDE-047 contributed from 30 to 

70 percent and PBDE-099 contributed from 10 to 50 percent 

of the total PBDE, respectively; together, these two congeners accounted for 48 to 88 percent of the total PBDEs in all 

samples. The next most significant contribution was from 

PBDE-085 (less than 1 to about 33 percent). Smaller contributions to overall PBDEs were made by the remaining targeted 

congeners, with no congener contributing greater than about 

15 percent to any sample.

Total Technical Chlordanes

The eight targeted components of chlordane or its 

metabolites (heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, oxychlordane, 

cis/trans-chlordane, cis/trans-nonachlor, and methoxychlor) 

historically have been selected for monitoring based on their 

persistence in fish (Hinck and others, 2006). In addition to 

these 8 targeted chlordane components, the fish fillet composite samples were analyzed for the 31 primary components of 

technical chlordane to determine the extent of any additional 

persistent, bioaccumulative technical chlordane components 

versus metabolites. Total technical chlordane analysis included 

heptachlor, cis/trans-chlordane, and cis/trans-nonachlor, but 

excluded the metabolites heptachlor epoxide, oxychlordane, 

and methoxychlor. These technical chlordane components 

were selected based on their mass contribution to technical chlordane, their fractionation throughout the preparation 
References Cited 5

procedure, and their resolution from chromatographically 

interfering co-contaminants. Concentrations of total targeted 

chlordane and total technical chlordane ranged from 1 to 190 

ng/g and from less than 5 to 260 ng/g, respectively; the greatest values for each were detected in a blue catfish composite 

sample from Weldon Spring. Concentrations of total technical 

chlordane correlated well with concentrations of total targeted 

chlordanes (r2 0.99) and generally were about 38 percent 

greater from contributions of the 25 additional chlordane components, less the chlordane metabolites. Differences between 

technical chlordane and targeted chlordane concentrations 

were most apparent at low concentrations, where chlordane 

metabolites could increase the concentrations of target chlordanes relative to total technical chlordanes. Again, concentrations of total targeted chlordane and technical chlordane correlated well with concentrations of total PCBs in the fish fillet 

composites (r2 0.92-0.93). Concentrations of chlordanes, like 

those of total PBDEs and total PCBs, were greatest in samples 

from blue catfish from Cape Girardeau and Weldon Spring.

References Cited

Bataille, K.J. 2003. Contaminant concentrations in Missouri 

Fish—2001: Missouri Department of Conservation Internal 

Publication. 

May, T.W., Walther, M.J., Brumbaugh, W.G., 2007, Concentrations of elements in hellbender blood and fish fillets from 

the 2006 Missouri Department of Conservation Monitoring Programs: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 

2007–1299, 18 p.

Hinck, J.E., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., Gross, T.S., Echols, 

K.R., Davis, A.P., May, T.W., Orazio, C.E., Coyle, J.J., and 

Tillitt, D.E., 2006, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status 

arid Trends (BEST) Program: environmental contaminants, 

health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers in fish from 

the Colorado River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific 

Investigations Report 2006–5163, 119 p.
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Tables 

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Tables
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Table 1. Sample description and percent lipid values in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring 

fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard 

deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

USGS ID

number MDC field ID Fish common name

Number 

of fish

Sample

type Location

Lipid

(percent)

38400 2006-297-232-1 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Cape Girardeau 5.1

38401 2006-297-232-2 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Cape Girardeau 18

38402 2006-297-232-3 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Cape Girardeau 14

38403 2006-297-232-4 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Cape Girardeau 1.9

38404 2006-297-232-5 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Cape Girardeau 4.3

38405-1 2006-297-232-6 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Cape Girardeau .9

38405-2 2006-297-232-6 Blue catfish Fillet Cape Girardeau .9

38405-3 2006-297-232-6 Blue catfish Fillet Cape Girardeau .6

Average: .8

SD: .2

RSD: 21

38406 2006-297-232-7 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Cape Girardeau 5.9

38407 2006-297-232-8 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Cape Girardeau 13

38408 2006-312-230-1 Channel Catfish 5 Fillet Pool 22 2.3

38409 2006-312-230-2 Channel Catfish 5 Fillet Pool 22 2.9

38410 2006-312-230-3 Channel Catfish 5 Fillet Pool 22 3.4

38411 2006-331-232-1 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Weldon Springs .4

38412 2006-331-232-2 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Weldon Springs 8.3

38413 2006-331-232-3 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Weldon Springs 2.2

38414 2006-331-232-4 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Weldon Springs 5.7

38415 2006-331-232-5 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Weldon Springs 10

38416 2006-331-232-6 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Weldon Springs 2.1

38417 2006-331-232-7 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Weldon Springs 14

38418 2006-331-232-8 Blue catfish 1 Fillet Weldon Springs 13

38419 2006-618-230-1 Channel Catfish 5 Fillet Forest Lake .4

38420 2006-618-230-2 Channel Catfish 5 Fillet Forest Lake .6

38421 2006-618-230-3 Channel Catfish 5 Fillet Forest Lake 1

38422 2006-703-406-1 Largemouth bass 5 Fillet Phillips Lake .5

38423 2006-703-406-2 Largemouth bass 5 Fillet Phillips Lake .7

38424-1 2006-703-406-3 Largemouth bass 5 Fillet Phillips Lake .5

38424-2 2006-703-406-3 Largemouth bass Fillet Phillips Lake .4

38424-3 2006-703-406-3 Largemouth bass Fillet Phillips Lake .5

Average: .4

SD: .04

RSD: 10
Tables 9

Table 1. Sample description and percent lipid values in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring 

fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard 

deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

USGS ID

number MDC field ID Fish common name

Number 

of fish

Sample

type Location

Lipid

(percent)

38425 2006-704-406-1 Largemouth bass 5 Fillet Hazel Creek Lake .8

38426 2006-704-406-2 Largemouth bass 5 Fillet Hazel Creek Lake 1.1

38427 2006-704-406-3 Largemouth bass 5 Fillet Hazel Creek Lake .6

38428 2006-705-245-1 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner 1.4

38429 2006-705-245-2 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner .6

38430 2006-705-245-3 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner 1.6

38431 2006-705-245-4 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner .5

38432 2006-705-245-5 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner .3

38433 2006-705-245-6 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner .8

38434 2006-705-245-7 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner 1.2

38435 2006-705-245-8 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner 1.7

38436 2006-705-245-9 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner 1

38437 2006-705-245-10 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner .7

38438 2006-705-245-11 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner .8

38439 2006-705-245-12 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Sumner 1.7

38440 2006-706-245-1 Flathead catfish 1 Fillet Elam bend .5

PB-122106 Procedural Blank -- -- -- < 0.1

PB-010207 Procedural Blank -- -- -- < 0.1

Average: < 0.1

MB-010107 Matrix Blank Control Bluegill 654C Whole 3.7

MB-010307 Matrix Blank Control Bluegill 654C Whole 3.7

Average: 3.7

MS-OC-010107 Matrix Spike - OCs Control Bluegill 654C Whole 3.6

MS-OC-010307 Matrix Spike - OCs Control Bluegill 654C Whole 4.1

Average: 3.9

MS-PCB-010107 Matrix Spike - PCBs Control Bluegill 654C Whole 3.7

MS-PCB-010307 Matrix Spike - PCBs Control Bluegill 654C Whole 3.4

Average: 3.6

PC-122106 Positive Control Saginaw Carp 6806-148 Whole 16

PC-010207 Positive Control Saginaw Carp 6806-148 Whole 13

Average: 14
10 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs

Table 2. Recoveries of Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Organochlorine Pesticide Procedural Internal Standards in Missouri Department 

of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PCB, Polychlorinated Biphenyl; p,p’-DDD-d8, 

Octadeuterated p,p’-DDD]

USGS ID number

MDC

field ID

PCB-029

(percent)

PCB-155

(percent)

PCB-204

(percent)

p,p’-DDD-d8

(percent)

38400 2006-297-232-1 86 92 93 102

38401 2006-297-232-2 86 99 97 108

38402 2006-297-232-3 89 93 93 106

38403 2006-297-232-4 87 88 91 94

38404 2006-297-232-5 87 92 93 101

38405-1 2006-297-232-6 83 90 94 101

38405-2 2006-297-232-6 87 91 95 98

38405-3 2006-297-232-6 80 89 95 95

38406 2006-297-232-7 83 90 95 105

38407 2006-297-232-8 76 92 90 103

38408 2006-312-230-1 76 86 92 87

38409 2006-312-230-2 83 87 92 95

38410 2006-312-230-3 89 86 94 88

38411 2006-331-232-1 89 88 95 100

38412 2006-331-232-2 89 90 92 88

38413 2006-331-232-3 87 86 89 101

38414 2006-331-232-4 91 87 93 98

38415 2006-331-232-5 93 93 92 105

38416 2006-331-232-6 91 88 95 105

38417 2006-331-232-7 87 86 91 102

38418 2006-331-232-8 83 82 87 115

38419 2006-618-230-1 83 81 89 93

38420 2006-618-230-2 85 89 90 76

38421 2006-618-230-3 84 87 90 78

38422 2006-703-406-1 89 85 89 75

38423 2006-703-406-2 84 86 88 72

38424-1 2006-703-406-3 84 89 91 79

38424-2 2006-703-406-3 90 90 93 78

38424-3 2006-703-406-3 55 49 51 76

38425 2006-704-406-1 90 85 86 74

38426 2006-704-406-2 91 87 90 76

38427 2006-704-406-3 84 86 87 70

38428 2006-705-245-1 93 90 92 87

38429 2006-705-245-2 85 89 91 77
Tables 11

Table 2. Recoveries of Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Organochlorine Pesticide Procedural Internal Standards in Missouri Department 

of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PCB, Polychlorinated Biphenyl; p,p’-DDD-d8, 

Octadeuterated p,p’-DDD]

USGS ID number

MDC

field ID

PCB-029

(percent)

PCB-155

(percent)

PCB-204

(percent)

p,p’-DDD-d8

(percent)

38430 2006-705-245-3 86 89 88 74

38431 2006-705-245-4 88 91 90 85

38432 2006-705-245-5 91 89 90 73

38433 2006-705-245-6 83 85 85 69

38434 2006-705-245-7 85 88 89 72

38435 2006-705-245-8 81 87 88 72

38436 2006-705-245-9 88 88 87 74

38437 2006-705-245-10 94 91 89 73

38438 2006-705-245-11 94 90 89 74

38439 2006-705-245-12 96 95 95 78

38440 2006-706-245-1 93 92 92 70

PB-122106 Procedural Blank 84 85 89 93

PB-010207 Procedural Blank 59 85 90 73

MB-010107 Matrix Blank 74 84 92 85

MB-010307 Matrix Blank 83 90 90 71

MS-OC-010107 Matrix Spike - OCs 85 84 88 92

MS-OC-010307 Matrix Spike - OCs 86 92 92 85

MS-PCB-010107 Matrix Spike - PCBs 96 87 97 101

MS-PCB-010307 Matrix Spike - PCBs 83 126 84 68

PC-122106 Positive Control 91 76 103 102

PC-010207 Positive Control 88 79 98 100
12 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs Table 3. Total polychlorinated biphenyl and estimated Aroclor® concentrations and Aroclor® percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PCB, Polychlorinated Biphenyl; ng/g, nanogram per gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data] Measured total PCBs 1 (ng/g) Estimated total Aroclor® USGS ID number MDC MDC field ID Aroclor® 12422 Aroclor® 12483 Aroclor® 12544 Aroclor® 12605 (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) 38400 2006-297-232-1 180 10 4 38 15 72 29 130 52 250 138 38401 2006-297-232-2 316 31 9 61 18 120 34 130 39 340 108 38402 2006-297-232-3 141 12 7 30 16 60 32 87 46 190 134 38403 2006-297-232-4 226 5.5 2 34 10 68 21 220 67 320 143 38404 2006-297-232-5 418 14 3 63 11 140 25 340 61 560 133 38405-1 2006-297-232-6 94 3 3 13 12 42 38 52 47 110 117 38405-2 2006-297-232-6 110 3 3 15 12 43 33 69 53 130 119 38405-3 2006-297-232-6 90 2 2 10 10 38 36 55 52 110 118 Average: 98 3 3 13 11 41 36 59 51 117 118 SD: 10 1 1 3 1 3 3 9 3 12 1 RSD: 11 22 15 20 9 6 8 15 6 10 1 38406 2006-297-232-7 578 18 2 92 12 230 29 450 57 790 136 38407 2006-297-232-8 504 17 3 80 13 190 31 320 53 610 121 38408 2006-312-230-1 74 2 3 8.2 10 31 36 43 51 85 114 38409 2006-312-230-2 132 6 4 17 11 54 35 77 50 150 117 38410 2006-312-230-3 166 18 9 27 14 68 35 80 42 190 117 38411 2006-331-232-1 156 2 1 18 9 49 24 130 66 200 129 38412 2006-331-232-2 250 10 3 42 15 87 31 150 51 290 115 38413 2006-331-232-3 351 8 2 57 14 120 30 210 54 400 114 38414 2006-331-232-4 219 9 3 44 17 59 23 150 57 260 118

38415 2006-331-232-5 469 19 3 90 16 190 33 270 48 560 120
Tables 13

Table 3. Total polychlorinated biphenyl and estimated Aroclor® concentrations and Aroclor® percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PCB, Polychlorinated Biphenyl; ng/g, nanogram per gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

Measured

 total PCBs 1

(ng/g)

Estimated

total Aroclor® USGS ID

number

MDC

MDC field ID

Aroclor® 12422 Aroclor® 12483 Aroclor® 12544 Aroclor® 12605

(ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent)

38416 2006-331-232-6 1,191 11 1 150 8 260 15 1,400 76 1,800 14938417 2006-331-232-7 725 26 3 160 16 270 27 550 55 1,000 14038418 2006-331-232-8 723 26 3 140 15 270 28 540 55 970 13538419 2006-618-230-1 24 < 1 1 1 6 14 63 7 30 22 9138420 2006-618-230-2 30 < 1 1 1 4 26 80 5 14 33 10838421 2006-618-230-3 24 < 1 1 2 6 16 62 8 32 27 10838422 2006-703-406-1 49 2 4 9 23 22 53 8 20 41 8338423 2006-703-406-2 28 < 1 3 < 1 4 22 83 3 11 26 9338424-1 2006-703-406-3 28 < 1 1 < 1 3 24 80 5 16 29 10538424-2 2006-703-406-3 18 < 1 1 < 1 5 15 76 4 18 20 10738424-3 2006-703-406-3 19 < 1 1 < 1 5 15 75 4 19 20 104

Average: 22 < 1 1 < 1 4 18 77 4 18 23 105SD: 5 -- 1 -- 1 5 3 1 2 5 2RSD: 25 -- 19 -- 24 29 4 15 10 23 1

38425 2006-704-406-1 29 < 1 1 1 4 21 72 7 23 29 10138426 2006-704-406-2 31 < 1 1 1 3 28 83 4 12 33 10638427 2006-704-406-3 27 < 1 1 1 4 21 80 4 15 26 9738428 2006-705-245-1 35 < 1 2 4 10 22 59 11 30 37 10638429 2006-705-245-2 32 < 1 3 2 5 27 79 5 14 34 10738430 2006-705-245-3 41 < 1 2 4 8 31 60 16 31 52 12838431 2006-705-245-4 29 < 1 1 3 8 19 61 9 30 31 104
14 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs Table 3. Total polychlorinated biphenyl and estimated Aroclor® concentrations and Aroclor® percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PCB, Polychlorinated Biphenyl; ng/g, nanogram per gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data] Measured total PCBs 1 (ng/g) Estimated total Aroclor® USGS ID number MDC MDC field ID Aroclor® 12422 Aroclor® 12483 Aroclor® 12544 Aroclor® 12605 (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) 38432 2006-705-245-5 25 < 1 1 2 6 18 73 5 20 25 98 38433 2006-705-245-6 35 < 1 2 3 6 25 63 12 29 41 117 38434 2006-705-245-7 46 < 1 2 6 14 21 50 14 34 42 91 38435 2006-705-245-8 44 < 1 2 4 8 29 58 16 32 51 114 38436 2006-705-245-9 24 < 1 2 2 7 18 73 5 18 25 103 38437 2006-705-245-10 23 < 1 3 2 7 16 69 5 21 23 101 38438 2006-705-245-11 31 < 1 1 3 8 20 61 10 29 33 104 38439 2006-705-245-12 32 1 4 3 10 16 57 9 30 29 89 38440 2006-706-245-1 26 < 1 1 1 5 20 75 5 19 27 105 PB-122106 34 < 1 2 1 3 24 74 7 20 32 94 PB-010207 14 < 1 1 < 1 4 11 76 3 19 14 99 Average: 24 < 1 2 < 1 4 18 75 5 19 23 97 MB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C 49 < 1 2 6 11 29 55 17 33 53 110 MB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C 61 2 3 6 11 34 58 17 28 59 97 Average: 55 -- 2 6 11 32 56 17 31 56 103 MS-PCB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C 675 180 25 190 25 180 24 190 25 740 109 MS-PCB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C 688 170 23 190 26 220 30 160 22 750 109 Average: 681 175 24 190 26 200 27 175 24 745 109
Tables 15

Table 3. Total polychlorinated biphenyl and estimated Aroclor® concentrations and Aroclor® percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PCB, Polychlorinated Biphenyl; ng/g, nanogram per gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

Measured

 total PCBs 1

(ng/g)

Estimated

total Aroclor® USGS ID

number

MDC

MDC field ID

Aroclor® 12422 Aroclor® 12483 Aroclor® 12544 Aroclor® 12605

(ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent)

PC-122106 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 6,439 540 7 3,000 37 3,300 41 1,200 15 8,000 124PC-010207 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 5,021 450 8 2,300 40 2,100 36 990 17 5,900 117

Average: 5,730 495 7 2,650 39 2,700 38 1,095 16 6,950 120

Baseline PC 

Data:

Saginaw Carp 6806 6,500 530 8 2,400 38 2,400 38 1,100 17 6,400 98

Aroclor® 1242 (n=4) 838 600 62 300 31 62 6 3 1 960 114Aroclor® 1248 (n=4) 890 330 31 540 50 190 18 22 2 1,100 121Aroclor® 1254 (n=4) 864 12 1 140 15 600 64 180 19 930 107Aroclor® 1260 (n=4) 808 4 1 3 1 140 16 750 83 900 111

1Summation of Individual Congeners.2Congeners summed for Aroclor ® 1242 Estimation (PCB-018, -019, -028, -031).3Congeners summed for Aroclor® 1248 Estimation (PCB-066, -070, -074).4Congeners summed for Aroclor® 1254 Estimation (PCB-101, -110, -118).5Congeners summed for Aroclor® 1260 Estimation (PCB-153, -170, -180).
16 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data] USGS ID number MDC field ID Pentachloro- benzene (ng/g) Hexachloro- benzene (ng/g) Pentachloro- Anisole (ng/g) alpha-BHC

(α-HCH)

(ng/g)

beta-BHC

(β-HCH)

(ng/g)

Lindane

(γ-HCH)

(ng/g)

delta-BHC

(δ-HCH)

(ng/g)

Heptachlor

(ng/g)

38400 2006-297-232-1 0.2 0.9 1.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138401 2006-297-232-2 0.6 1.7 4.4 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2

38402 2006-297-232-3 0.4 1.2 3.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.238403 2006-297-232-4 < 0.1 0.7 0.7 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138404 2006-297-232-5 0.2 1.6 1.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38405-1 2006-297-232-6 < 0.1 0.2 0.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38405-2 2006-297-232-6 < 0.1 0.4 0.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38405-3 2006-297-232-6 < 0.1 0.2 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

Average: < 0.1 .3 .4 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1SD: -- .1 .2 -- -- -- -- --RSD: -- 43 43 -- -- -- -- --

38406 2006-297-232-7 0.3 2.7 3.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138407 2006-297-232-8 0.6 5.0 4.3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38408 2006-312-230-1 < 0.1 0.1 0.6 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38409 2006-312-230-2 < 0.1 0.3 0.6 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38410 2006-312-230-3 < 0.1 0.4 0.7 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1

38411 2006-331-232-1 < 0.1 0.2 0.3 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1

38412 2006-331-232-2 0.2 1.1 2.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1

38413 2006-331-232-3 0.1 1.3 0.7 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.3 < 0.1 < 0.1

38414 2006-331-232-4 0.2 0.9 2.0 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38415 2006-331-232-5 0.2 1.8 3.9 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38416 2006-331-232-6 < 0.1 0.7 0.8 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.6 < 0.1 < 0.1

38417 2006-331-232-7 0.4 3.8 5.7 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.238418 2006-331-232-8 0.3 3.4 4.7 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.138419 2006-618-230-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38420 2006-618-230-2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.4 < 0.1 < 0.1
Tables 17

Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

Pentachlorobenzene

(ng/g)

Hexachlorobenzene

(ng/g)

PentachloroAnisole

(ng/g)

alpha-BHC

(α-HCH)

(ng/g)

beta-BHC

(β-HCH)

(ng/g)

Lindane

(γ-HCH)

(ng/g)

delta-BHC

(δ-HCH)

(ng/g)

Heptachlor

(ng/g)

38421 2006-618-230-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.138422 2006-703-406-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38423 2006-703-406-2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38424-1 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38424-2 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38424-3 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

Average: < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1SD: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --RSD: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

38425 2006-704-406-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138426 2006-704-406-2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38427 2006-704-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38428 2006-705-245-1 < 0.1 0.2 0.4 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38429 2006-705-245-2 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1

38430 2006-705-245-3 < 0.1 0.2 0.6 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.3 < 0.1 < 0.1

38431 2006-705-245-4 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1

38432 2006-705-245-5 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38433 2006-705-245-6 < 0.1 0.1 0.4 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38434 2006-705-245-7 < 0.1 0.1 0.3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38435 2006-705-245-8 < 0.1 0.2 0.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1

38436 2006-705-245-9 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38437 2006-705-245-10 < 0.1 0.1 0.3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38438 2006-705-245-11 < 0.1 0.1 0.4 < 0.1 < 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1

38439 2006-705-245-12 < 0.1 0.2 0.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38440 2006-706-245-1 < 0.1 0.2 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1
18 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data] USGS ID number MDC field ID Pentachloro- benzene (ng/g) Hexachloro- benzene (ng/g) Pentachloro- Anisole (ng/g) alpha-BHC

(α-HCH)

(ng/g)

beta-BHC

(β-HCH)

(ng/g)

Lindane

(γ-HCH)

(ng/g)

delta-BHC

(δ-HCH)

(ng/g)

Heptachlor

(ng/g)

PB-122106 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1PB-010207 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

Average: < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

MB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.1 < 0.1 0.1 0.2 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1MB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

Average: < 0.1 -- .2 .2 < 0.1 -- < 0.1 < 0.1

MS-OC-010107 Matrix Spike - OCs 22 27 33 32 34 32 34 23MS-OC-010307 Matrix Spike - OCs 19 27 28 21 30 23 26 30

Average: 20 28 30 26 32 28 30 26

MS-PCB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C 0.1 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

MS-PCB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 < 0.1 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

Average: -- .3 .3 .8 -- -- < 0.1 < 0.1

MS-CHLOR-010307 Matrix Spike - Tech. Chlordane < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 53PC-122106 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 4.8 12 2.7 4.2 4.2 2.1 < 0.1 .2PC-010207 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 4.6 11 1.8 2 .3 2 .2 < 0.1

Average: 4.7 12 2.3 3.1 2.3 2.1 -- --

Baseline PC Data: Saginaw Carp 6806 -- 10 3.3 5.1 2.9 2.6 1.4 < 0.1
Tables 19

Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

Heptachlor 

epoxide

(ng/g)

Aldrin

(ng/g)

Dacthal

(ng/g)

Oxychlordane

(ng/g)

cis-Chlordane

(ng/g)

trans-Chlordane

(ng/g)

cis-Nonachlor

(ng/g)

trans-Nonachlor

(ng/g)

38400 2006-297-232-1 1.2 < 0.1 .3 1.3 7.5 3.6 4.7 8.638401 2006-297-232-2 4.6 .6 .4 3.1 15 8.8 9.5 1838402 2006-297-232-3 3.6 .7 .4 1.7 8.1 6.6 4.5 8.338403 2006-297-232-4 .6 < 0.1 .1 1.3 6.4 3.8 5.9 1338404 2006-297-232-5 1.6 < 0.1 .2 2.7 14 7.5 9.4 2438405-1 2006-297-232-6 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 .5 2.5 1.8 1.7 3.638405-2 2006-297-232-6 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 .7 2.6 1.6 1.9 4.438405-3 2006-297-232-6 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 .4 1.8 1 1.3 2.7

Average: .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 .5 2.3 1.5 1.6 3.6

SD: -- -- -- .2 .4 .4 .3 .9RSD: -- -- -- 29 19 28 19 24

38406 2006-297-232-7 2.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 4.3 21 13 14 2838407 2006-297-232-8 2.7 < 0.1 < 0.1 2.9 18 12 10 1138408 2006-312-230-1 .5 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.2 1.1 .7 1.5 3.338409 2006-312-230-2 .5 < 0.1 .2 1.3 2.6 1.5 2.7 538410 2006-312-230-3 .7 < 0.1 .2 1 3.2 1.9 2.9 6.738411 2006-331-232-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .7 3.3 2.1 3.4 7.238412 2006-331-232-2 2.1 < 0.1 .4 2 13 7.2 6.4 1538413 2006-331-232-3 .8 < 0.1 .2 2.4 12 7.2 11 2538414 2006-331-232-4 2 < 0.1 .3 2.3 13 7.8 7.8 1638415 2006-331-232-5 3.6 < 0.1 1.4 4.4 24 13 15 3338416 2006-331-232-6 .6 < 0.1 .2 6.5 29 18 41 8738417 2006-331-232-7 5.9 .6 < 0.1 8.5 44 21 26 4338418 2006-331-232-8 4 < 0.1 < 0.1 7.9 38 23 27 5038419 2006-618-230-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .2 .2 .1 .4 .438420 2006-618-230-2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .4
20 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data] USGS ID number MDC field ID Heptachlor epoxide (ng/g) Aldrin (ng/g) Dacthal (ng/g) Oxychlordane (ng/g) cis-Chlordane (ng/g) trans-Chlordane (ng/g) cis-Nonachlor (ng/g) trans-Nonachlor (ng/g) 38421 2006-618-230-3 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .1 .6 .5 .6 1 38422 2006-703-406-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 .1 38423 2006-703-406-2 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .3 .1 < 0.1 38424-1 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .2 .2 .1 38424-2 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 38424-3 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .3 < 0.1 .1 Average: < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .2 -- -- SD: -- -- -- -- -- .1 -- -- RSD: -- -- -- -- -- 25 -- -- 38425 2006-704-406-1 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .2 .3 .2 .6 1.4 38426 2006-704-406-2 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 .3 .5 .6 .8 2.3 38427 2006-704-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .1 .1 < 0.1 .3 .8 38428 2006-705-245-1 .6 < 0.1 < 0.1 .6 1.6 1.6 1.4 3.3 38429 2006-705-245-2 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 .2 .3 .4 .3 .2 38430 2006-705-245-3 .6 .3 .4 .9 1.5 1.7 1.9 3.8 38431 2006-705-245-4 .2 .4 < 0.1 .3 .7 1.1 .8 .9 38432 2006-705-245-5 .1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 .4 .8 38433 2006-705-245-6 .3 .3 .6 .5 .9 1.1 .8 1.4 38434 2006-705-245-7 .6 .3 .2 .5 1 1.3 1.2 2.4 38435 2006-705-245-8 .7 .4 1.1 .7 1.5 1.7 1.3 3.1 38436 2006-705-245-9 .3 .2 .2 .4 .5 .8 .6 1.3 38437 2006-705-245-10 .2 .3 .1 .2 .4 .6 .5 .8 38438 2006-705-245-11 .2 .5 .3 .5 1.2 1.2 .8 2 38439 2006-705-245-12 .6 .3 .2 .7 1.4 1.5 1.4 3.3 38440 2006-706-245-1 .1 .3 3 .2 .3 .4 .4 .8
Tables 21

Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

Heptachlor 

epoxide

(ng/g)

Aldrin

(ng/g)

Dacthal

(ng/g)

Oxychlordane

(ng/g)

cis-Chlordane

(ng/g)

trans-Chlordane

(ng/g)

cis-Nonachlor

(ng/g)

trans-Nonachlor

(ng/g)

PB-122106 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1PB-010207 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1

Average: < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1

MB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C .3 < 0.1 .7 .7 .3 .2 .6 2.5MB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C .3 1 .5 .8 .2 .2 .8 2.3

Average: .3 -- .6 .8 .3 .2 .7 2.4

MS-OC-010107 Matrix Spike - OCs 33 27 37 34 34 34 35 36MS-OC-010307 Matrix Spike - OCs 30 29 33 28 31 38 36 24

Average: 31 28 35 31 32 36 35 30

MS-PCB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C 20 1.1 7.4 1.1 < 0.1 13 .9 2.6MS-PCB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C .3 .7 .6 .7 .2 .2 .5 .8

Average: 10 .9 4 .9 -- 6.6 .7 1.7

MS-CHLOR-010307 Matrix Spike - Tech. 

Chlordane

< 0.1 19 < 0.1 < 0.1 100 120 19 64

PC-122106 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 2.6 < 0.1 2.3 3.3 23 6.9 9.8 23PC-010207 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 9.5 < 0.1 1.9 2.4 17 7 17 19

Average: 6.1 < 0.1 2.1 2.9 20 7 13 21

Baseline PC Data: Saginaw Carp 6806 4.2 < 0.1 4.4 3.6 21 10 10 21
22 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; D, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; Ing/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data] USGS ID number MDC field ID o,p’-DDE (ng/g) o,p’-DDD (ng/g) o,p’-DDT (ng/g) p,p’-DDE (ng/g) p,p’-DDD (ng/g) p,p’-DDT (ng/g) Endosulfan I (ng/g) Endosulfan II (ng/g) 38400 2006-297-232-1 < 0.1 .3 .9 21 5.6 1.4 < 0.1 < 0.1 38401 2006-297-232-2 1.6 1.8 < 0.1 38 15 12 .2 < 0.1 38402 2006-297-232-3 < 0.1 .8 1 20 7.1 1.9 .2 < 0.1 38403 2006-297-232-4 < 0.1 .2 .8 38 5.5 1.6 < 0.1 < 0.1 38404 2006-297-232-5 .3 1.2 < 0.1 66 10 3.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 38405-1 2006-297-232-6 < 0.1 .3 .4 14 2.8 .9 < 0.1 < 0.1 38405-2 2006-297-232-6 < 0.1 .1 .6 16 3.2 1 < 0.1 < 0.1 38405-3 2006-297-232-6 < 0.1 < 0.1 .3 10 2 .7 < 0.1 < 0.1 Average: < 0.1 < 0.1 .4 13 2.7 .9 < 0.1 < 0.1 SD: -- -- .2 3.1 .6 .2 -- -- RSD: -- -- 35 23 23 18 -- -- 38406 2006-297-232-7 .7 1.5 < 0.1 90 16 4.4 < 0.1 < 0.1 38407 2006-297-232-8 < 0.1 2.9 < 0.1 160 38 18 1.1 < 0.1 38408 2006-312-230-1 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 11 1.3 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 38409 2006-312-230-2 < 0.1 < 0.1 .2 14 2.1 .4 < 0.1 < 0.1 38410 2006-312-230-3 .3 .3 .4 19 3.3 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 38411 2006-331-232-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .8 18 2.3 .8 < 0.1 < 0.1 38412 2006-331-232-2 .2 1.1 2.2 43 8.5 3.3 < 0.1 < 0.1 38413 2006-331-232-3 .1 .7 2.2 57 10 2.7 < 0.1 .1 38414 2006-331-232-4 < 0.1 .7 2 39 9.8 3.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 38415 2006-331-232-5 .3 2.2 4.4 86 16 3.8 < 0.1 .3 38416 2006-331-232-6 < 0.1 .8 8.7 340 27 16 < 0.1 < 0.1 38417 2006-331-232-7 .5 2.3 5.8 170 32 9.2 < 0.1 .4 38418 2006-331-232-8 < 0.1 2.6 9.7 130 26 9.8 < 0.1 < 0.1 38419 2006-618-230-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.5 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

38420 2006-618-230-2 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 .4 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138421 2006-618-230-3 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 2 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1
Tables 23

Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; D, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; Ing/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

o,p’-DDE

(ng/g)

o,p’-DDD

(ng/g)

o,p’-DDT

(ng/g)

p,p’-DDE

(ng/g)

p,p’-DDD

(ng/g)

p,p’-DDT

(ng/g)

Endosulfan I

(ng/g)

Endosulfan II

(ng/g)

38422 2006-703-406-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.2 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138423 2006-703-406-2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.7 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138424-1 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 .4 < 0.1 1.2 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138424-2 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 1.3 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138424-3 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 1.2 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

Average: < 0.1 .3 < 0.1 1.2 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1

SD: -- .1 -- .1 .1 -- -- --RSD: -- 43 -- 4.7 22 -- -- --

38425 2006-704-406-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.6 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138426 2006-704-406-2 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 1.7 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138427 2006-704-406-3 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 .9 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138428 2006-705-245-1 < 0.1 .4 < 0.1 2.9 .9 .2 < 0.1 < 0.138429 2006-705-245-2 < 0.1 .3 < 0.1 1 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138430 2006-705-245-3 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 4.1 .8 .2 < 0.1 < 0.138431 2006-705-245-4 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 2.3 .4 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138432 2006-705-245-5 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.4 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138433 2006-705-245-6 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 2.6 .4 .1 < 0.1 .138434 2006-705-245-7 .2 .2 < 0.1 3.4 .8 .3 < 0.1 < 0.138435 2006-705-245-8 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 3.9 .8 .2 < 0.1 < 0.138436 2006-705-245-9 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 1.5 .4 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.138437 2006-705-245-10 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 1.3 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 .138438 2006-705-245-11 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 2.6 .4 .1 < 0.1 < 0.138439 2006-705-245-12 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 3.5 .8 .3 < 0.1 .138440 2006-706-245-1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.3 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1
24 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; D, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; Ing/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data] USGS ID number MDC field ID o,p’-DDE (ng/g) o,p’-DDD (ng/g) o,p’-DDT (ng/g) p,p’-DDE (ng/g) p,p’-DDD (ng/g) p,p’-DDT (ng/g) Endosulfan I (ng/g) Endosulfan II (ng/g) PB-122106 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 PB-010207 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 Average: < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 -- < 0.1 -- < 0.1 < 0.1 MB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 3.6 .2 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 MB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 3.9 .4 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 Average: < 0.1 -- < 0.1 3.8 .3 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 MS-OC-010107 Matrix Spike - OCs 37 34 41 36 32 36 33 38 MS-OC-010307 Matrix Spike - OCs 21 33 27 38 31 27 27 31 Average: 29 34 34 37 32 32 30 34 MS-PCB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C .7 .6 < 0.1 9.6 .2 .4 < 0.1 < 0.1 MS-PCB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 7.9 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 Average: -- -- < 0.1 8.8 -- -- < 0.1 < 0.1 MS-CHLOR-010307 Matrix Spike - Tech. Chlordane < 0.1 < 0.1 5.9 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.1 PC-122106 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 6.1 49 < 0.1 570 240 1.7 2.5 < 0.1 PC-010207 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 4.7 43 5.2 430 170 .7 1.1 < 0.1 Average: 5.4 46 -- 500 205 1.2 1.8 < 0.1 Baseline PC Data: Saginaw Carp 6806 9.1 48 .2 350 240 4.6 12 1.4
Tables 25

Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

Endosulfan

sulfate

(ng/g)

Dieldrin

(ng/g)

Total

endrin1

(ng/g)

Mirex

(ng/g)

Methoxychlor

(ng/g)

38400 2006-297-232-1 .1 10 .3 .2 3.6

38401 2006-297-232-2 .2 28 .4 .3 5.138402 2006-297-232-3 .1 22 < 0.1 .2 5.438403 2006-297-232-4 < 0.1 4 .3 .4 1038404 2006-297-232-5 .3 9.9 .5 .7 6.238405-1 2006-297-232-6 .1 2.1 .2 .1 6.3

38405-2 2006-297-232-6 .1 2.3 < 0.1 .1 3.438405-3 2006-297-232-6 < 0.1 1.5 .2 < 0.1 2.7

Average: < 0.1 2 -- -- 4.1

SD: -- .4 -- -- 1.9RSD: -- 21 -- -- 46

38406 2006-297-232-7 < 0.1 13 .4 .8 5.838407 2006-297-232-8 .1 20 1.2 2.6 8.338408 2006-312-230-1 .1 2.6 .2 < 0.1 6.2

38409 2006-312-230-2 < 0.1 3.3 < 0.1 .2 2.738410 2006-312-230-3 < 0.1 3.8 .2 .1 1.138411 2006-331-232-1 < 0.1 1 .2 .3 2.938412 2006-331-232-2 < 0.1 14 .2 .2 5.538413 2006-331-232-3 < 0.1 6 .4 .5 2.838414 2006-331-232-4 < 0.1 14 .2 .2 1.838415 2006-331-232-5 < 0.1 25 1 .6 6.638416 2006-331-232-6 < 0.1 6.4 1 5.7 7.238417 2006-331-232-7 < 0.1 41 .5 1.2 2.338418 2006-331-232-8 < 0.1 32 .6 .9 5.938419 2006-618-230-1 < 0.1 .3 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.9
26 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued [USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data] USGS ID number MDC field ID Endosulfan sulfate (ng/g) Dieldrin (ng/g) Total endrin1 (ng/g) Mirex (ng/g) Methoxychlor (ng/g) 38420 2006-618-230-2 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .9 38421 2006-618-230-3 < 0.1 .5 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.9 38422 2006-703-406-1 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 3 38423 2006-703-406-2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 6.7 38424-1 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.8 38424-2 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .7 38424-3 2006-703-406-3 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.7 Average: < 0.1 -- < 0.1 < 0.1 1.4 SD: -- -- -- -- .6 RSD: -- -- -- -- 43 38425 2006-704-406-1 < 0.1 .4 < 0.1 < 0.1 1 38426 2006-704-406-2 < 0.1 .5 < 0.1 < 0.1 2.4 38427 2006-704-406-3 < 0.1 .2 < 0.1 < 0.1 .6 38428 2006-705-245-1 .1 3.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .5 38429 2006-705-245-2 < 0.1 .7 < 0.1 < 0.1 1 38430 2006-705-245-3 .2 3.3 < 0.1 < 0.1 .6 38431 2006-705-245-4 < 0.1 1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.9 38432 2006-705-245-5 < 0.1 .7 .1 < 0.1 1.4 38433 2006-705-245-6 .2 1.6 < 0.1 < 0.1 6.4 38434 2006-705-245-7 .2 2.7 < 0.1 .1 .4 38435 2006-705-245-8 .2 4.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.4 38436 2006-705-245-9 < 0.1 1.2 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.4 38437 2006-705-245-10 < 0.1 1.3 < 0.1 < 0.1 1.9 38438 2006-705-245-11 < 0.1 1.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 .8

38439 2006-705-245-12 .2 3.5 < 0.1 < 0.1 .5
Tables 27

Table 4. Organochlorine pesticide concentrations in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per gram; BHC, Benzene hexachloride; HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; <, less than; --, no data]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

Endosulfan

sulfate

(ng/g)

Dieldrin

(ng/g)

Total

endrin1

(ng/g)

Mirex

(ng/g)

Methoxychlor

(ng/g)

38440 2006-706-245-1 < 0.1 1.3 < 0.1 < 0.1 .8PB-122106 .1 .8 < 0.1 < 0.1 .9PB-010207 < 0.1 .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 .4

Average: -- .5 < 0.1 < 0.1 .7

MB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C .2 2.3 < 0.1 < 0.1 .8MB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C .1 2 .1 < 0.1 .6

Average: .2 2.2 -- < 0.1 .7

MS-OC-010107 Matrix Spike - OCs 38 36 15 35 45

MS-OC-010307 Matrix Spike - OCs 35 33 12 37 36

Average: 36 34 14 36 40

MS-PCB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.1 3.6 1.1 .1 2.5MS-PCB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C .1 1.9 < 0.1 .1 .6

Average: -- 2.8 -- .1 1.6

MS-CHLOR-010307 Matrix Spike - Tech. 

Chlordane

< 0.1 .5 < 0.1 < 0.1 .3

PC-122106 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 2 17 < 0.1 2.8 6.3PC-010207 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 .6 19 < 0.1 2.2 1.4

Average: 1.3 18 < 0.1 2.5 3.9

Baseline PC Data: Saginaw Carp 6806 7.4 16 2.8 1.9 27

1Total endrin is the sum of endrin, edrin aldehyde and endrin ketone.
28 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs

Table 5. Polybrominated diphenylethers concentrations and percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General 

Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PBDE, Polybrominated Diphenylether; ng/g, nanogram per 

gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; --, no data. No historic data exists for PBDEs in 

Postive Control Saginaw Bay Carp]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

 PBDE-028 PBDE-047 PBDE-066

(ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent)

38400 2006-297-232-1 < 0.2 14 48 < 0.2

38401 2006-297-232-2 < 0.2 25 59 < 0.2

38402 2006-297-232-3 .8 2 14 43 < 0.2

38403 2006-297-232-4 < 0.2 23 53 < 0.2

38404 2006-297-232-5 < 0.2 43 60 < 0.2

38405-1 2006-297-232-6 < 0.2 7.9 50 < 0.2

38405-2 2006-297-232-6 < 0.2 8.6 50 < 0.2

38405-3 2006-297-232-6 < 0.2 6.2 48 < 0.2

Average: < 0.2 7.6 49 < 0.2

SD: -- 1.2 1 --

RSD: -- 16.3 2 --

38406 2006-297-232-7 < 0.2 73 66 < 0.2

38407 2006-297-232-8 < 0.2 33 68 < 0.2

38408 2006-312-230-1 < 0.2 4.8 42 < 0.2

38409 2006-312-230-2 < 0.2 8.6 52 < 0.2

38410 2006-312-230-3 .4 2 14 60 .3 1

38411 2006-331-232-1 .9 2 30 60 .7 1

38412 2006-331-232-2 2.3 4 34 58 .9 2

38413 2006-331-232-3 1.6 2 44 64 1.1 2

38414 2006-331-232-4 1.8 3 33 64 1.1 2

38415 2006-331-232-5 3.3 3 67 66 1.4 1

38416 2006-331-232-6 6.1 1 290 71 2.8 1

38417 2006-331-232-7 3.9 2 110 68 2 1

38418 2006-331-232-8 7.1 4 140 72 1.8 1

38419 2006-618-230-1 .3 6 1.7 35 .4 8

38420 2006-618-230-2 < 0.2 2.3 32 < 0.2

38421 2006-618-230-3 .3 4 2.7 36 < 0.2

38422 2006-703-406-1 < 0.2 1.8 42 < 0.2

38423 2006-703-406-2 < 0.2 1.6 44 < 0.2

38424-1 2006-703-406-3 < 0.2 1.8 30 < 0.2

38424-2 2006-703-406-3 < 0.2 1.8 38 < 0.2

38424-3 2006-703-406-3 .3 7 1.5 37 < 0.2

Average: -- 1.7 35 < 0.2

SD: -- .2 4 --

RSD: -- 10 12 --
Tables 29

Table 5. Polybrominated diphenylethers concentrations and percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General 

Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PBDE, Polybrominated Diphenylether; ng/g, nanogram per 

gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; --, no data. No historic data exists for PBDEs in 

Postive Control Saginaw Bay Carp]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

 PBDE-028 PBDE-047 PBDE-066

(ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent)

38425 2006-704-406-1 .3 9 1.3 39 < 0.2

38426 2006-704-406-2 .3 9 1.4 41 < 0.2

38427 2006-704-406-3 < 0.2 1.2 41 < 0.2

38428 2006-705-245-1 < 0.2 5.5 45 < 0.2

38429 2006-705-245-2 < 0.2 1.4 48 < 0.2

38430 2006-705-245-3 < 0.2 7.7 55 < 0.2

38431 2006-705-245-4 .2 2 5.3 48 < 0.2

38432 2006-705-245-5 .3 4 3 44 < 0.2

38433 2006-705-245-6 .4 4 5.2 55 < 0.2

38434 2006-705-245-7 < 0.2 5.3 52 < 0.2

38435 2006-705-245-8 .3 2 6.3 47 < 0.2

38436 2006-705-245-9 .3 3 4.2 39 < 0.2

38437 2006-705-245-10 < 0.2 2.8 42 < 0.2

38438 2006-705-245-11 .4 4 5.5 49 < 0.2

38439 2006-705-245-12 < 0.2 6 57 < 0.2

38440 2006-706-245-1 < 0.2 3.3 47 < 0.2

PB-122106 < 0.2 2.9 37 < 0.2

PB-010207 .3 8 1.6 42 < 0.2

Average: -- 2.2 38 < 0.2

MB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C .4 3 4.9 41 .5 4

MB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C .2 2 4 38 < 0.2

Average: .3 3 4.5 40 --

MS-PCB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C .3 3 3 29 .6 6

MS-PCB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.2 1.8 47 < 0.2

Average: -- 2.4 38 --

MS-CHLOR-010307 Matrix Spike - Tech. 

Chlordane

4.9 31 < 0.2 < 0.2

PC-122106 Saginaw Carp 

6806-148

< 0.2 4.5 47 < 0.2

PC-010207 Saginaw Carp 

6806-148

< 0.2 5.8 60 < 0.2

Average: < 0.2 5.1 53 < 0.2
30 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs

Table 5. Polybrominated diphenylethers concentrations and percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General 

Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PBDE, Polybrominated Diphenylether; ng/g, nanogram per 

gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; --, no data. No historic data exists for PBDEs 

in Postive Control Saginaw Bay Carp]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

PBDE-100 PBDE-099 PBDE-085

(ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent)

38400 2006-297-232-1 3.8 13 7.1 24 1 3

38401 2006-297-232-2 7.1 17 6.8 16 .6 1

38402 2006-297-232-3 4.1 13 9.2 28 1.1 3

38403 2006-297-232-4 7.1 16 8.5 19 1 2

38404 2006-297-232-5 11 15 11 15 .7 1

38405-1 2006-297-232-6 2 13 3.5 22 .5 3

38405-2 2006-297-232-6 2.3 13 3.7 22 .6 4

38405-3 2006-297-232-6 1.5 12 3.2 25 .6 5

Average: 1.9 13 3.5 23 .6 4

SD: .4 1 .3 2 .1 1

RSD: 21 7 7.3 8 10 21

38406 2006-297-232-7 15 14 16 15 1.2 1

38407 2006-297-232-8 6.4 13 6.1 12 .6 1

38408 2006-312-230-1 1.1 10 3.2 28 .6 5

38409 2006-312-230-2 1.7 10 3.6 22 .7 4

38410 2006-312-230-3 2.9 12 5.3 23 .5 2

38411 2006-331-232-1 8.1 16 10 20 < 0.2

38412 2006-331-232-2 7 12 10 17 .6 1

38413 2006-331-232-3 11 16 11 16 < 0.2

38414 2006-331-232-4 7.5 15 8.1 16 < 0.2

38415 2006-331-232-5 14 14 16 16 .6 1

38416 2006-331-232-6 78 19 30 7 < 0.2

38417 2006-331-232-7 18 11 24 15 .6

38418 2006-331-232-8 28 14 20 10 < 0.2

38419 2006-618-230-1 .4 8 1.3 27 .6 12

38420 2006-618-230-2 .3 4 2.3 32 .6 8

38421 2006-618-230-3 .6 8 2.6 34 .7 9

38422 2006-703-406-1 .4 9 1.6 38 < 0.2

38423 2006-703-406-2 .2 5 1 27 .5 14

38424-1 2006-703-406-3 .3 5 1.5 25 1 17

38424-2 2006-703-406-3 .3 6 1.4 29 .5 11

38424-3 2006-703-406-3 .2 5 1.3 32 .5 12

Average: .3 5 1.4 29 .7 13

SD: .1 1 .1 4 .3 3

RSD: 22 14 7.1 12 43 25
Tables 31

Table 5. Polybrominated diphenylethers concentrations and percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General 

Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; PBDE, Polybrominated Diphenylether; ng/g, nanogram per 

gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; --, no data. No historic data exists for PBDEs 

in Postive Control Saginaw Bay Carp]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

PBDE-100 PBDE-099 PBDE-085

(ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent)

38425 2006-704-406-1 .3 9 .9 27 .5 15

38426 2006-704-406-2 .3 9 1.1 32 < 0.2

38427 2006-704-406-3 < 0.2 .9 31 .5 17

38428 2006-705-245-1 1.3 11 3.1 25 .6 5

38429 2006-705-245-2 < 0.2 .8 27 .5 17

38430 2006-705-245-3 1.8 13 3.9 28 .6 4

38431 2006-705-245-4 .9 8 4.2 38 < 0.2

38432 2006-705-245-5 .7 10 2.7 39 < 0.2

38433 2006-705-245-6 1 11 2.9 31 < 0.2

38434 2006-705-245-7 1.1 11 2.4 23 .6 6

38435 2006-705-245-8 1.4 11 4.1 31 .6 5

38436 2006-705-245-9 1.1 10 4.2 39 < 0.2

38437 2006-705-245-10 .6 9 2.1 32 .6 9

38438 2006-705-245-11 1.2 11 4.1 36 < 0.2

38439 2006-705-245-12 1.3 12 3.3 31 < 0.2

38440 2006-706-245-1 .6 9 2 29 .6 9

PB-122106 .5 6 3.1 39 .8 10

PB-010207 < 0.2 1.2 32 < 0.2

Average: -- 2.2 38 --

MB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C .8 7 4.3 36 < 0.2

MB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C .5 5 3.8 36 .6 6

Average: .7 6 4.1 37 --

MS-PCB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C .3 3 1.4 13 2 19

MS-PCB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.2 1.7 44 < 0.2

Average: -- 1.5 27 --

MS-CHLOR-010307 Matrix Spike - Tech. Chlordane 1.4 9 7.3 46 .8 5

PC-122106 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 .7 7 2.2 23 .8 8

PC-010207 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 .9 9 2.9 30 < 0.2

Average: .8 8 2.5 26 --
32 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs

Table 5. Polybrominated diphenylethers concentrations and percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant 

Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ID, identification; PBDE, Polybrominated Diphenylether; ng/g, nanogram per 

gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; --, no data. No historic data exists for PBDEs 

in Postive Control Saginaw Bay Carp]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

PBDE-154 PBDE-153 PBDE-183 Total PBDE

(ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g)

38400 2006-297-232-1 1.4 5 1.4 5 .3 1 29

38401 2006-297-232-2 1.4 3 1.6 4 < 0.2 43

38402 2006-297-232-3 1.4 4 1.7 5 < 0.2 33

38403 2006-297-232-4 2.4 6 1.4 3 < 0.2 44

38404 2006-297-232-5 3.9 5 1.7 2 < 0.2 72

38405-1 2006-297-232-6 .8 5 1.1 7 < 0.2 16

38405-2 2006-297-232-6 1 6 .8 5 < 0.2 17

38405-3 2006-297-232-6 .6 5 .7 5 < 0.2 13

Average: .8 5 .9 6 < 0.2 15

SD: .2 1 .2 1 2

RSD: 25 12 24 20 14

38406 2006-297-232-7 2.7 2 2.1 2 < 0.2 110

38407 2006-297-232-8 1.4 3 1.1 2 < 0.2 49

38408 2006-312-230-1 .8 7 .7 6 < 0.2 11

38409 2006-312-230-2 .8 5 .9 5 < 0.2 16

38410 2006-312-230-3 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 23

38411 2006-331-232-1 < 0.2 .2 < 0.2 50

38412 2006-331-232-2 1.6 3 2.1 4 < 0.2 59

38413 2006-331-232-3 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 69

38414 2006-331-232-4 < 0.2 .2 < 0.2 52

38415 2006-331-232-5 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 102

38416 2006-331-232-6 < 0.2 .4 < 0.2 410

38417 2006-331-232-7 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 162

38418 2006-331-232-8 < 0.2 .3 .3 .2 195

38419 2006-618-230-1 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 5

38420 2006-618-230-2 .5 7 1 14 < 0.2 7

38421 2006-618-230-3 .4 5 .2 3 < 0.2 8

38422 2006-703-406-1 < 0.2 .2 5 < 0.2 4

38423 2006-703-406-2 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 4

38424-1 2006-703-406-3 .5 8 .7 12 < 0.2 6

38424-2 2006-703-406-3 < 0.2 .7 15 < 0.2 5

38424-3 2006-703-406-3 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 4

Average: -- -- < 0.2 5

SD: 1

RSD: 20
Tables 33

Table 5. Polybrominated diphenylethers concentrations and percentages in Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant 

Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ID, identification; PBDE, Polybrominated Diphenylether; ng/g, nanogram per 

gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; --, no data. No historic data exists for PBDEs 

in Postive Control Saginaw Bay Carp]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

PBDE-154 PBDE-153 PBDE-183 Total PBDE

(ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g) (percent) (ng/g)

38425 2006-704-406-1 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 3

38426 2006-704-406-2 < 0.2 .2 6 < 0.2 3

38427 2006-704-406-3 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 3

38428 2006-705-245-1 .7 6 .9 7 < 0.2 12

38429 2006-705-245-2 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 3

38430 2006-705-245-3 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 14

38431 2006-705-245-4 .4 4 < 0.2 < 0.2 11

38432 2006-705-245-5 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 7

38433 2006-705-245-6 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 9

38434 2006-705-245-7 .6 6 .2 2 < 0.2 10

38435 2006-705-245-8 < 0.2 .3 2 < 0.2 13

38436 2006-705-245-9 .7 7 < 0.2 < 0.2 11

38437 2006-705-245-10 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 7

38438 2006-705-245-11 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 11

38439 2006-705-245-12 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 11

38440 2006-706-245-1 < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 7

PB-122106 .2 3 .3 4 < 0.2 8

PB-010207 < 0.2 .3 8 < 0.2 4

Average: -- .3 5 < 0.2 6

MB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.2 .3 3 .5 4.2 12

MB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.2 < 0.2 1.1 10.4 11

Average: < 0.2 -- .8 7.1 11

MS-PCB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.2 .8 8 2 19 10

MS-PCB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C < 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 4

Average: < 0.2 -- -- 6

MS-CHLOR-010307 Matrix Spike - Tech. 

Chlordane

.7 4 .8 5 < 0.2 16

PC-122106 Saginaw Carp 

6806-148

.6 6 .6 6 < 0.2 9

PC-010207 Saginaw Carp 

6806-148

< 0.2 < 0.2 < 0.2 10

Average: -- -- < 0.2 10
34 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs

Table 6. Total chlordanes and summed target chlordane concentrations and percentages in 

Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per 

gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; --, no 

data]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

Total technical

chlordanes1

(ng/g)

Total target

chlordanes2

(ng/g)

38400 2006-297-232-1 67 31

38401 2006-297-232-2 110 65

38402 2006-297-232-3 70 38

38403 2006-297-232-4 64 42

38404 2006-297-232-5 86 65

38405-1 2006-297-232-6 30 17

38405-2 2006-297-232-6 27 15

38405-3 2006-297-232-6 21 10

Average: 26 14

SD: 4.6 3.6

RSD: 18 26

38406 2006-297-232-7 130 88

38407 2006-297-232-8 100 66

38408 2006-312-230-1 19 15

38409 2006-312-230-2 28 16

38410 2006-312-230-3 22 17

38411 2006-331-232-1 25 20

38412 2006-331-232-2 60 52

38413 2006-331-232-3 83 61

38414 2006-331-232-4 74 51

38415 2006-331-232-5 140 100

38416 2006-331-232-6 260 190

38417 2006-331-232-7 190 150

38418 2006-331-232-8 230 160

38419 2006-618-230-1 < 5 3.2

38420 2006-618-230-2 5.8 2.3

38421 2006-618-230-3 9.1 5

38422 2006-703-406-1 < 5 3.6

38423 2006-703-406-2 < 5 7.5
Tables 35

Table 6. Total chlordanes and summed target chlordane concentrations and percentages in 

Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per 

gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; --, no 

data]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

Total technical

chlordanes1

(ng/g)

Total target

chlordanes2

(ng/g)

38424-1 2006-703-406-3 < 5 2.4

38424-2 2006-703-406-3 < 5 1.2

38424-3 2006-703-406-3 < 5 2.4

Average: <5 2

SD: -- .7

RSD: -- 35

38425 2006-704-406-1 6.2 3.9

38426 2006-704-406-2 8.7 7.2

38427 2006-704-406-3 5.3 2.1

38428 2006-705-245-1 16 9.6

38429 2006-705-245-2 < 5 2.7

38430 2006-705-245-3 18 11

38431 2006-705-245-4 9.4 5.9

38432 2006-705-245-5 6.2 3.7

38433 2006-705-245-6 10 11

38434 2006-705-245-7 13 7.5

38435 2006-705-245-8 17 11

38436 2006-705-245-9 8.1 5.2

38437 2006-705-245-10 6.6 4.6

38438 2006-705-245-11 10 6.7

38439 2006-705-245-12 15 9.4

38440 2006-706-245-1 5.1 3

PB-122106 5.5 1.2

PB-010207 < 5 .8

Average: -- 1

MB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C 8.4 5.4

MB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C 9.5 5.1

Average: 9 5.3

MS-OC-010107 Matrix Spike - OCs 210 270

MS-OC-010307 Matrix Spike - OCs 200 250

Average: 205 260
36 Determination of Biphenyls, Pesticides, and Flame Retardants in Fillets of Fishes from MDC Monitoring Programs

Table 6. Total chlordanes and summed target chlordane concentrations and percentages in 

Missouri Department of Conservation 2006 General Contaminant Monitoring fish fillets.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; ID, identification; MDC, Missouri Department of Conservation; ng/g, nanogram per 

gram; Average, average of replicate analyses; SD, standard deviation; RSD, percent relative standard deviation; --, no 

data]

USGS ID

number

MDC

field ID

Total technical

chlordanes1

(ng/g)

Total target

chlordanes2

(ng/g)

MS-PCB-010107 Control Bluegill 654C 25 11

MS-PCB-010307 Control Bluegill 654C 6.1 3.3

Average: 16 7.2

MS-CHLOR-010307 Matrix Spike - Tech. Chlordane 760 360

PC-122106 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 210 75

PC-010207 Saginaw Carp 6806-148 100 73

Average: 155 74

1

Sum of 31 major technical chlordane components including heptachlor, cis/trans-chlordane, cis/trans-nonachlor, 

but not including heptachlor epoxide, oxychlordane, or methoxychlor metabolites.

2

Sum of eight targeted components: heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, oxychlordane, cis/trans-chlordane, cis/transnonachlor, methoxychlor. 

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