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Herringgulleggs124ppm

Smelt1.04ppm

Laketrout4.83ppm

Zooplankton0.123ppm Phytoplankton

0.025ppm

Concen

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CBs

Notallofthe209kindsofPCBhavethesameeffects.Somehaveproper7eslikedioxin(oneoftheworld'smosttoxicman‐madecompounds),somePCBsactlikehormones,andotherPCBsarenervepoisons.PCBsaltermajorsystemsinthebody(immune,hormone,nervous,andenzymesystems);therefore,PCBsaffectawidevarietyofbodyorgansandfunc7ons.

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Teratogens

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TwoSourcesofPollu7on

1) PointSource2) Non‐PointSource


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