Levels of toxaphene congeners in fish from Danish waters

The levels of toxaphene congeners, in addition to PCB congeners and organoc hlorine pesticides, were determined in various fish samples from different Danish waters. While PCB-153 and p,p'-DDE show different levels depending o n the fishing area, with highest levels in fish from the Western Baltic Sea , toxaphene was detected in all the samples investigated at a more constant level. The distribution of the three toxaphene congeners Parlar #26, #50 a nd #62 depends on the fishing area, with the Western Baltic Sea being diffe rent from the other waters by having almost equal levels of toxaphene conge ners #26 and #50. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.