Table 3 Dose calculations for PCBs, PBDEs, and dioxin/furans (as TEQ), and PFOS.

From: One Health assessment of persistent organic chemicals and PFAS for consumption of restored anadromous fish

Species

Year

Total PCBs

BDE 99

Dioxins/Furans/Coplanar PCBs as WHO TEQ 2,3,7,8 – TCDD

PFOS

ng/kg BW day a

HQb

HQc

ng/kg BW day

HQ

ng/kg BW day

HQ

ng/kg BW day

HQf

Alewife

2017

7.13

0.1

0.4

0.0976

0.001

0.0135

20e

d

 
 

2018

5.15

0.07

0.3

0.0720

0.0007

0.0138

20

  

American Shad Roe

2017

3.19

0.05

0.2

0.0218

0.0002

0.0118

20

1.32

13

 

2018

4.33

0.06

0.2

0.0271

0.0003

0.00585

8

2.69

27

American Shad Fillet

2017

12.1

0.2

0.6

0.0719

0.0007

0.0130

20

  
 

2018

7.43

0.1

0.4

0.0774

0.0008

0.0160

20

  

Blueback Herring

2017

8.62

0.1

0.4

0.0830

0.0008

0.0112

20

2.09

21

 

2018

9.60

0.1

0.5

0.108

0.001

0.0121

20

  

Rainbow Smelt

2017

5.12

0.07

0.3

0.0513

0.0005

0.0187

30

  

Rainbow Smelt, large

2018

9.28

0.1

0.5

0.0777

0.0008

0.0110

20

  

Rainbow Smelt, small

2018

8.44

0.1

0.4

0.0972

0.001

0.114

20

  

Striped Bass

2017

40.9

0.6

2

0.0286

0.0003

0.0389

60

1.61

16

 

2018

50.1

0.7

3

0.0233

0.0002

0.0352

50

1.13

11

Sea Lamprey

2017

7.37

0.1

0.4

0.0426

0.0004

0.00960

10

3.30

33

 

2018

9.04

0.1

0.5

0.0916

0.0009

0.0124

20

2.92

29

  1. aNanograms per kilogram body weight day.
  2. bUsing RfD for Aroclor 1016.
  3. cUsing RfD for Aroclor 1254.
  4. dBlank space indicates no contaminant detected in the sample.
  5. eShading indicates HQ above 1.
  6. fThe HQs reflect use of EPA’s RfD from the Office of Water. If the ATSDR intermediate MRL for PFOS was used to derive HQs, HQs ranged from 0.66 to 1.6.
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