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Table 1 PSD site data for average total PAHs, three representative PAH compounds, and total PCBs measured per one PSD

From: Cardiac physiology and metabolic gene expression during late organogenesis among F. heteroclitus embryo families from crosses between pollution-sensitive and -resistant parents

Study sites

Site GPS coordinates

Maximum concentrations measured per PSD (ng/sample)

Total PAHs

Pyrene

Phenanthrene

Fluoranthene

Total PCBs

Magotha Bay, VA

37° 10.6′ N 75° 56.5′ W

11.55

< 0.1

1.57

1.02

1.9

Elizabeth River, VA

36° 48.5′ N 76° 17.7′ W

5630

692

230

2350

6.2

Manteo, NC

35° 53.8′ N 75° 36.9′W

28.8

1.23

1.49

0.97

1.3

Clinton, CT

41° 15.3′ N 72° 32.8′ W

135

11.7

20.12

30.3

3.7

Newark Bay, NJ

40° 41.2′ N 74° 6.7′ W

224

20.4

17.3

29.4

54

Tuckerton, NJ

39° 32.2′ N 74° 19.4′ W

63.7

5.79

6.06

19.2

2.6

Sandwich, MA

41° 44.0′ N 70° 23.0′ W

37

< 0.1

6.04

0.6

4.1

New Bedford Harbor, MA

41° 39.9′ N 70° 54.9′ W

96.2

9.78

7.48

13.4

660

Pt. Judith, RI

41° 21.7′ N 71° 28.9′W

38.9

2.4

5.14

3.07

2.1

  1. Six PSDs were deployed at each site. Polluted sites are in bold