Research Article

Dead Embryos despite Low Contaminant Loads in Eggs of Eleonora's Falcon

Table 2

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and the sum of all PCB ( P C B ) per egg of Eleonora’s falcon in ppm.

Egg no.PCB28PCB52PCB101PCB153PCB138PCB180PCB118 P C B

10.0170.0160.0720.0140.0060.0920.0500.265
20.0070.0000.0010.0500.0100.0270.0100.103
30.0070.0040.0020.0480.0040.0540.0030.120
40.0010.0180.0030.0920.0230.1240.0070.267
50.0110.0290.0250.0640.0500.0310.0130.222
60.0080.0020.0010.0420.0100.0460.0050.114
70.0090.0050.0010.0160.0100.0130.0020.055
80.0040.0050.0020.0170.0030.0110.0060.047
90.0010.0020.0030.1000.0330.0990.0100.247
100.0020.0020.0030.0290.0100.0290.0030.077
110.0020.0040.0020.0780.0300.0690.0080.192
120.0010.0030.0020.0010.0020.004not detected0.014
130.004not detected0.0050.0540.0060.0580.0030.129
140.0080.0050.0010.0170.0110.0180.0020.062
150.0070.0130.0110.0380.0100.0290.0060.113
160.0020.0020.0010.0010.0110.0230.0010.040
170.0020.0020.0010.0180.0030.0110.0020.037
180.0180.0050.0010.0120.0020.0290.0020.070
190.0010.0040.0020.0230.0050.0140.0060.055
200.0040.0050.0010.0380.0030.0490.0020.101