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Table 2 Limit of detection (LOD) and percentage of nondetects (ND) for 275 samples analyzed at the Michigan Department of Community Health Laboratory.

From: Decreased sex ratio following maternal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls from contaminated Great Lakes sport-caught fish: a retrospective cohort study.

PCB congener (IUPAC)

LOD(ng/mL)

% ND

PCB congener (IUPAC)

LOD (ng/mL)

% ND

PCB congener (IUPAC)

LOD (ng/mL)

% ND

#5

0.30

100

#76

0.10

100

#158

0.10

95.3

#6

0.50

100

#77

0.10

100

#170/190

0.10

16.3

#7/9

0.80

100

#82

0.10

100

#171

0.05

80.1

#8

0.80

100

#84

0.10

96.4

#172

0.10

75.4

#15

0.30

100

#85

0.05

99.3

#174

0.10

99.3

#16

0.10

99.6

#87

0.10

93.5

#175

0.15

100

#22

0.50

100

#91

0.20

99.3

#176

0.20

100

#25

0.20

100

#92

0.60

99.6

#177

0.20

87.3

#26

0.20

100

#97

0.10

98.6

#178

0.20

86.2

#28

0.70

100

#99

0.10

33.7

#179

0.10

100

#31

0.70

100

#100

0.10

100

#180

0.10

4.7

#33

0.60

100

#101

0.15

91.7

#182

0.30

100

#37/42

0.20

100

#105

0.10

54.7

#183

0.10

60.5

#40

0.10

100

#110

0.10

82.2

#185

0.10

100

#41/71

0.20

100

#118

0.10

21.4

#187

0.05

18.8

#44

0.40

100

#123

0.05

100

#193

0.20

94.6

#45

0.20

99.6

#128

0.10

97.8

#194

0.03

14.1

#46

0.10

99.6

#132

0.10

98.9

#195

0.03

58.3

#47

0.10

100

#135

0.40

100

#196/203

0.25

69.6

#48

0.20

100

#136

0.15

99.3

#198

0.30

100

#49

0.20

100

#137

0.05

100

#199

0.06

100

#52

1.30

100

#138/163

0.15

2.9

#200

0.30

100

#56

0.10

98.9

#141

0.10

99.6

#201

0.20

46.0

#60

0.30

100

#144

0.10

99.6

#202

0.03

92.4

#63

0.10

100

#146

0.15

55.8

#205

0.20

100

#64

0.10

100

#149

0.30

99.3

#206

0.03

68.1

#66/95

0.50

94.6

#151

0.10

97.5

#207

0.35

100

#70

0.30

99.3

#153

0.10

2.9

#208

0.03

91.3

#74

0.10

100

#157

0.25

100

   
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