Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4021

Appendix 2. PCB congeners found during laboratory analysis of water and sediments in the Hayton Millpond Basin and their respective limits of detection and quantification in nanograms per liter

[From Degenhardt (1996). LOD; limit of detection, LOQ, limit of quantification; () indicates positions of chlorine substitution on biphenyl nucleus]

LOD

LOQ

Congener number and
chlorine substitution position

 

LOD

LOQ

Congener number and
chlorine substitution position

    0.020
    0.060
7 (2, 4)
 
    0.035
    0.11
85 (2, 2', 3, 4, 4')
    .080
    .27
6 (2, 3')
 
    .030
    .10
136 (2, 2', 3, 3', 6, 6')
    .090
    .30
5/8 (2, 3/2, 4')
 
    .035
    .11
77/110 (3, 3', 4, 4' /2, 3, 3', 4', 6)
    .025
    .070
19 (2, 2', 6)
 
    .035
    .11
82 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4)
    .030
    .090
18 (2, 2', 5)
 
    .020
    .070
151 (2, 2', 3, 5, 5', 6)
    .030
    .10
17 (2, 2', 4)
 
    .025
    .070
135/144 (2, 2', 3, 3', 5, 6' /2, 2', 3, 4, 5', 6)
    .025
    .070
24/27 (2, 3, 6/2, 3', 6)
 
    .025
    .070
149 (2, 2', 3, 4', 5', 6)
    .035
    .11
16/32 (2, 2', 3/2, 4', 6)
 
    .030
    .090
118 (2, 3', 4, 4', 5)
    .035
    .11
26 (2, 3', 5)
 
    .030
    .11
146 (2, 2', 3, 4', 5, 5')
    .080
    .27
28/31 (2, 4, 4' /2, 4', 5)
 
    .030
    .11
132/153 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 6' /2, 2', 4, 4', 5, 5')
    .035
    .11
33 (2', 3, 4)
 
    .020
    .070
141 (2, 2', 3, 4, 5, 5')
    .055
    .18
22 (2, 3, 4')
 
    .030
    .090
137/176 (2, 2', 3, 4, 4', 5/2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 6, 6')
    .025
    .070
45 (2, 2', 3, 6)
 
    .035
    .11
138/163 (2, 2', 3, 4, 4', 5' /2, 3, 3', 4', 5, 6)
    .030
    .090
46 (2, 2', 3, 6')
 
    .040
    .12
178 (2, 2', 3, 3', 5, 5', 6)
    .025
    .070
52 (2, 2', 5, 5)
 
    .020
    .070
182/187 (2, 2', 3, 4, 4', 5, 6' /2, 3, 4', 5, 5', 6)
    .025
    .070
49 (2, 2', 4, 5')
 
    .035
    .12
183 (2, 2', 3, 4, 4', 5', 6)
    .035
    .11
47/48 (2, 2', 4, 4' /2, 2', 4, 5)
 
    .030
    .11
185 (2, 2', 3, 4, 5, 5', 6)
    .025
    .070
44 (2, 2', 3, 5')
 
    .025
    .090
174 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 5, 6')
    .035
    .11
37/42 (3, 4, 4' /2, 2', 3, 4')
 
    .030
    .11
177 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4', 5, 6)
    .040
    .12
41/64/71 (2, 2', 3, 4/2, 3, 4', 6/2, 3', 4', 6)
 
    .035
    .11
171/202 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 4', 6/2, 2', 3, 3', 5, 5', 6, 6')
    .030
    .090
40 (2, 2', 3, 3')
 
    .045
    .14
172/197 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 5, 5' /2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 4'. 6, 6')
    .030
    .090
74 (2, 4, 4', 5)
 
    .030
    .11
180 (2, 2', 3, 4, 4', 5, 5')
    .040
    .12
70/76 (2, 3', 4', 5/2', 3, 4, 5)
 
    .020
    .070
199 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 5, 6, 6')
    .050
    .16
66/95 (2, 3, 4, 4'/2, 2', 3, 5', 6)
 
    .080
    .27
170/190 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 4', 5/2, 3, 3', 4, 4', 5, 6)
    .030
    .090
91 (2, 2', 3', 4', 6)
 
    .040
    .14
201 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 5, 5', 6)
    .050
    .16
56/60 (2, 3, 3', 4' /2, 3, 4, 4')
 
    .080
    .27
196/203 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 4', 5, 6' /2, 2', 3, 4, 4', 5, 5', 6)
    .050
    .16
84/92 (2, 2', 3, 3', 6/2, 2', 3, 5, 5')
 
    .080
    .27
195/208 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 4', 5, 6/2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 5, 5', 6, 6')
    .025
    .070
101 (2, 2', 4, 5, 5')
 
    .030
    .11
194 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 4', 5, 5')
    .025
    .070
99 (2, 2', 4, 4', 5)
 
    .040
    .14
206 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 4', 5, 5', 6)
    .030
    .090
97 (2, 2', 3', 4, 5)
 
    .035
    .11
128 (2, 2', 3, 3', 4, 4')
    .035
    .11
87 (2, 2', 3, 4, 5')
 
    .080
    .27
167 (2, 3', 4, 4', 5, 5')

 

 


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