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Determination of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and chlorinated pesticides in a fish tissue standard reference material

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The concentrations of a wide range of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides in a fish tissue Standard Reference Material (SRM) have been determined using multiple methods of analysis. This material, SRM 1946, Lake Superior Fish Tissue, was recently issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and complements a suite of marine environmental natural-matrix SRMs that are currently available from NIST for the determination of organic contaminants such as aliphatic hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PCBs, and chlorinated pesticides. SRM 1946 is a fresh tissue homogenate (frozen) prepared from filleted adult lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush namaycush) collected from the Apostle Islands region of Lake Superior. SRM 1946 has certified and reference concentrations for PCB congeners, including the three non-ortho PCB congeners, and chlorinated pesticides. Certified concentrations are available for 30 PCB congeners and 15 chlorinated pesticides. Reference concentrations are available for 12 PCB congeners and 2 chlorinated pesticides. In addition, SRM 1946 is characterized for additional chemical constituents and properties: fatty acids, extractable fat, methylmercury, total mercury, selected trace elements, proximates, and caloric content. The characterization of chlorinated compounds is described in this paper with an emphasis on the approach used for the certification of the concentrations of PCB congeners and chlorinated pesticides. The PCB congener and chlorinated pesticide data are also compared to concentrations in other marine natural-matrix reference materials available from NIST (fish oil, mussel tissue, whale blubber, and a second fresh frozen fish tissue homogenate prepared from filleted adult lake trout collected from Lake Michigan) and from other organizations such as the National Research Council Canada (ground whole carp), the International Atomic Energy Agency (fish homogenate), and the European Commission Joint Research Centre [fish oils (cod and mackerel) and mussel tissue].

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Acknowledgements

The support aspects involved with the certification and issuance of this SRM were coordinated through the NIST Standard Reference Materials Program (SRMP) by J.C. Colbert. The fish were collected with the assistance of the Wisconsin DNR and the Bodine Fish House (J. Bodine and T. Chaney). The coordination for the collection, field preparation of the fish fillets, and cryogenic homogenation of the fish tissue were performed with assistance from R.S. Pugh and D.J. Struntz of the NIST Analytical Chemistry Division and M.P. Cronise and C.N. Fales of the NIST SRMP.

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  1. Analytical Chemistry Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899–8392, USA

    Dianne L. Poster, Michele M. Schantz, Barbara J. Porter & Stephen A. Wise

  2. Hollings Marine Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Charleston, SC, 29412, USA

    John R. Kucklick

  3. Statistical Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899–8980, USA

    Stefan D. Leigh

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Poster, D.L., Kucklick, J.R., Schantz, M.M. et al. Determination of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and chlorinated pesticides in a fish tissue standard reference material. Anal Bioanal Chem 375, 223–241 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-002-1680-5

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