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HEALTH CONSULTATION


HUDSON RIVER PCBS
GLEN FALLS, WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK





Table C-6. Angler understanding of the advisories. Combined responses to questions 20, 28, 29, 31a and 31 b.
1991-92 Survey 1996 Survey

Yes

No

Don't know

Total

  

Yes

No

Don't know

Total

Demographic Variables n (%) n (%) n (%) N (%)   n (%) n (%) n (%) N (%)
 
Age <24 yrs 12 (57.1) 9 (42.9) 21 (19.3)   24 (72.7) 9 (27.3) 33 (15.1)
  25-34 yrs 20 (64.5) 11 (35.5) 31 (28.4)   35 (53.0) 2 (3.0) 29 (43.9) 66 (30.3)
  35-44 yrs 20 (71.4) 2 (7.1) 6 (21.4) 28 (25.7)   42 (62.7) 2 (3.0) 23 (34.3) 67 (30.7)
  45-59 yrs 11 (50.0) 2 (9.1) 9 (40.9) 22 (20.2)   12 (44.4) 5 (18.5) 10 (37.0) 27 (12.4)
  60 + yrs 4 (57.1) 3 (42.9) 7 (6.4)   11 (44.0) 3 (12.0) 11 (44.0) 25 (11.5)
 
Gender Male 61 (61.0) 2 (2.0) 37 (37.0) 100 (91.7)   112 (58.3) 7 (3.6) 73 (38.0) 192 (88.1)
  Female 6 (66.7) 2 (22.2) 1 (11.1) 9 (8.3)   12 (46.2) 5 (19.2) 9 (34.6) 26 (11.9)
 
Race/Ethnicity White 59 (65.6) 3 (3.3) 28 (31.1) 90 (82.6)   104 (62.7) 4 (2.4) 58 (34.9) 166 (76.1)
  Black 6 (50.0) 1 (8.3) 5 (41.7) 12 (11.0)   10 (50.0) 3 (15.0) 7 (35.0) 20 (9.2)
  Hispanic 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0) 4 (3.7)   4 (18.2) 4 (18.2) 14 (63.6) 22 (10.1)
  Others 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 3 (2.8)   6 (60.0) 1 (10.0) 3 (30.0) 10 (4.6)
 
Income <10 K 10 (62.5) 2 (12.5) 4 (25.0) 16 (14.7)   20 (62.5) 2 (6.3) 10 (31.3) 32 (14.7)
  $10-29 K 21 (60.0) 2 (5.7) 12 (34.3) 35 (32.1)   45 (65.2) 3 (4.3) 21 (30.4) 69 (31.7)
  $30-49 K 19 (61.3) 0 0.0 12 (38.7) 31 (28.4)   30 (60.0) 1 (2.0) 19 (38.0) 50 (22.9)
  50+ K 8 (57.1) 0 0.0 6 (42.9) 14 (12.8)   10 (52.6) 0 0.0 9 (47.4) 19 (8.7)
  Refusal 9 (69.2) 0 0.0 4 (30.8) 13 (11.9)   19 (39.6) 6 (12.5) 23 (47.9) 48 (22.0)
 
Area 1 29 (70.7) 1 (2.4) 11 (26.8) 41 (37.6)   58 (81.7) 13 (18.3) 71 (32.6)
  2 18 (50.0) 2 (5.6) 16 (44.4) 36 (33.0)   35 (57.4) 26 (42.6) 61 (28.0)
  3 20 (62.5) 1 (3.1) 11 (34.4) 32 (29.4)   31 (36.0) 12 (14.0) 43 (50.0) 86 (39.4)
 
Warning Yes 42 (70.0) 18 (30.0) 60 (55.0)   95 (75.4) 31 (24.6) 126 (57.8)
  No 14 (56.0) 4 (16.0) 7 (28.0) 25 (22.9)   16 (51.6) 4 (12.9) 11 (35.5) 31 (14.2)
  Don't know 11 (45.8) 13 (54.2) 24 (22.0)   13 (21.3) 8 (13.1) 40 (65.6) 61 (28.0)
 
License Yes 91 (65.9) 2 (1.4) 45 (32.6) 138 (63.3)
  No 33 (41.3) 10 (12.5) 37 (46.3) 80 (36.7)
 
TOTAL   67 (61.5) 4 (3.7) 38 (34.9) 109 (100)   124 (56.9) 12 (5.5) 82 (37.6) 218 (100)
 
Yes is counted only if all 5 questions were answered "yes", and no is counted only if all 5 questions were answered "no".

 

Table C-7. Number and proportion of anglers who reported catching fish and keeping fish in 1996.

Area 1

  

Area 2

  

Area 3

  

Total

  n (%)   n (%)   n (%)   N
(%)
   
Caught fish in 1991-92    
Yes   37 (66.1)   26 (52.0)   34 (56.7)   97
(58.4)
  No   19 (33.9)   24 (48.0)   26 (43.3)   69
(41.6)
   
TOTAL   56 (33.7)   50 (30.1)   60 (36.1)   166
(100)
   
Caught fish in 1996    
Yes   24 (31.6)   32 (42.1)   99 (69.7)   155
(52.7)
  No   52 (68.4)   44 (57.9)   43 (30.3)   139
(47.3)
   
Kept fish in 1996    
Yes   14 (18.7)   6 (7.9)   67 (47.2)   88
(29.7)
  No   61 (81.3)   70 (92.1)   75 (52.8)   206
(70.3)
   
TOTAL   76 (25.6)   76 (25.9)   142 (48.5)   294
(100)
   




Table C-8. Numbers of fish caught by anglers.
   

Area 1

  

Area 2

  

Area 3

  

Total

    Ang (%)1 n (%)2   Ang (%)1 n (%)2   Ang (%)1 n (%)2   Ang (%)1 n (%)2
                                         
1991-92 Survey                                  
  White perch 9 (24.3) 45 (19.7)   4 (15.4) 63 (30.9)   8 (23.5) 28 (12.2)   21 (21.6) 136 (20.5)
  Blue crab                     12 (35.3) 126 (54.8)   12 (12.4) 126 (19.0)
  Blueback herring 2 (5.4) 43 (18.9)   4 (15.4) 37 (18.1)             6 (6.2) 80 (12.1)
  Striped bass 4 (10.8) 15 (6.6)   7 (26.9) 26 (12.7)   10 (29.4) 27 (11.7)   21 (21.6) 68 (10.3)
  White catfish 2 (5.4) 2 (0.9)   4 (15.4) 38 (18.6)   9 (26.5) 25 (10.9)   15 (15.5) 65 (9.8)
  Black crappie 2 (5.4) 32 (14.0)                       2 (2.1) 32 (4.8)
  Brown bullhead 7 (18.9) 22 (9.6)   2 (7.7) 5 (2.5)             9 (9.3) 27 (4.1)
  Smallmouth bass 10 (27.0) 16 (7.0)   3 (11.5) 4 (2.0)             13 (13.4) 20 (3.0)
  American eel 2 (5.4) 3 (1.3)   3 (11.5) 5 (2.5)   6 (17.6) 10 (4.3)   11 (11.3) 18 (2.7)
  Yellow perch 6 (16.2) 16 (7.0)   2 (7.7) 2 (1.0)             8 (8.2) 18 (2.7)
  American shad 1 (2.7) 1 (0.4)   3 (11.5) 17 (8.3)             4 (4.1) 18 (2.7)
  Carp 1 (2.7) 1 (0.4)             3 (8.8) 11 (4.8)   4 (4.1) 12 (1.8)
  Rock bass 2 (5.4) 12 (5.3)                       2 (2.1) 12 (1.8)
  Largemouth bass 5 (13.5) 5 (2.2)   2 (7.7) 5 (2.5)             7 (7.2) 10 (1.5)
  Bluegill 2 (5.4) 3 (1.3)   1 (3.8) 1 (0.5)   1 (2.9) 2 (0.9)   4 (4.1) 6 (0.9)
  Pumpkinseed 4 (10.8) 6 (2.6)                       4 (4.1) 6 (0.9)
  Northern pike 4 (10.8) 6 (2.6)                       4 (4.1) 6 (0.9)
  Alewife           1 (3.8) 1 (0.5)   1 (2.9) 1 (0.4)   2 (2.1) 2 (0.3)
                                         
  Total 37 (38.1) 228 (34.4)   26 (26.8) 204 (30.8)   34 (35.1) 230 (34.7)   97 (100) 662 (100)
                                         
                                         
1996 Survey                                    
                                         
  White perch           9 (20.0) 27 (22.3)   4 (3.4) 257 (35.0)   13 (6.8) 284 (31.4)
  Blue crab                     22 (19.0) 146 (19.9)   22 (11.5) 146 (16.1)
  Striped bass 1 (3.3) 1 (2.0)   3 (6.7) 3 (2.5)   20 (17.2) 105 (14.3)   24 (12.6) 109 (12.0)
  Largemouth bass 11 (36.7) 26 (52.0)   4 (8.9) 38 (31.4)   6 (5.2) 10 (1.4)   21 (11.0) 74 (8.2)
  Atlantic silverside                   2 (1.7) 67 (9.1)   2 (1.0) 67 (7.4)
  Bluefish                     12 (10.3) 62 (8.4)   12 (6.3) 62 (6.9)
  American eel           7 (15.6) 12 (9.9)   15 (12.9) 30 (4.1)   22 (11.5) 42 (4.6)
  White catfish           6 (13.3) 14 (11.6)   12 (10.3) 21 (2.9)   18 (9.4) 35 (3.9)
  Smallmouth bass 10 (33.3) 14 (28.0)   4 (8.9) 7 (5.8)   4 (3.4) 4 (0.5)   18 (9.4) 25 (2.8)
  Bluegill 5 (16.7) 6 (12.0)   5 (11.1) 5 (4.1)   5 (4.3) 13 (1.8)   15 (7.9) 24 (2.7)
  Brown bullhead           3 (6.7) 7 (5.8)   1 (0.9) 1 (0.1)   4 (2.1) 8 (0.9)
  Carp                     4 (3.4) 6 (0.8)   4 (2.1) 6 (0.7)
  Golden shiner 1 (3.3) 1 (2.0)   1 (2.2) 2 (1.7)   1 (0.9) 2 (0.3)   3 (1.6) 5 (0.6)
  White sucker 1 (3.3) 1 (2.0)             3 (2.6) 3 (0.4)   4 (2.1) 4 (0.4)
  Red hake                     1 (0.9) 2 (0.3)   1 (0.5) 2 (0.2)
  Freshwater drum                     1 (0.9) 2 (0.3)   1 (0.5) 2 (0.2)
  Yellow perch                     1 (0.9) 1 (0.1)   1 (0.5) 1 (0.1)
  Pumpkinseed                     1 (0.9) 1 (0.1)   1 (0.5) 1 (0.1)
  Brown trout                     1 (0.9) 1 (0.1)   1 (0.5) 1 (0.1)
  Rock bass 1 (3.3) 1 (2.0)   1 (2.2) 1 (0.8)             2 (1.0) 2 (0.2)
  Northern pike           2 (4.4) 5 (4.1)             2 (1.0) 5 (0.6)
                                         
  Total 30 (15.7) 50 (5.5)   45 (23.6) 121 (13.4)   116 (60.7) 734 (81.1)   191 (100) 905 (100)
1 Ang is number of anglers who had at least one of the species listed. The total is the number of anglers who caught fish (from Table C-7).
2 n is number of fish reported caught for that species.


Table C-9. Number of anglers who kept fish and number and weight of fish kept by anglers in 1996 survey.
 

Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

Total

Fish Species Ang (%)1 n (%)2 Weight (%)3 Ang (%)1 n (%)2 Weight (%)3 Ang (%)1 n (%)2 Weight (%)3 Ang (%)1 n (%)2 Weight (%)3
 
White perch   2 (33.3) 7 (43.8) 211 (3.8) 37 (55.2) 227 (44.2) 15498 (25.6) 39 (44.8) 234 (42.5) 15709 (22.1)
White catfish   1 (16.7) 3 (18.8) 786 (14.0) 11 (16.4) 20 (3.9) 10512 (17.3) 12 (13.8) 23 (4.2) 11298 (15.9)
Striped bass 1 (7.1) 1 (4.5) 37 (0.8) 16 (23.9) 84 (16.4) 10068 (16.6) 17 (19.5) 85 (15.4) 10105 (14.2)
Carp   4 (6.0) 6 (1.2) 8209 (13.5) 4 (4.6) 6 (1.1) 8209 (11.5)
Largemouth bass 4 (28.6) 3 (13.6) 1605 (33.0) 1 (16.7) 2 (12.5) 2332 (41.5) 1 (1.5) 1 (0.2) 1348 (2.2) 6 (6.9) 6 (1.1) 5285 (7.4)
Smallmouth bass 7 (50.0) 9 (40.9) 2211 (45.5) 2 (33.3) 3 (18.8) 2242 (39.9) 1 (1.5) 1 (0.2) 648 (1.1) 10 (11.5) 13 (2.4) 5101 (7.2)
Bluefish   11 (16.4) 60 (11.7) 4954 (8.2) 11 (12.6) 60 (10.9) 4954 (7.0)
American eel   1 (16.7) 1 (6.3) 51 (0.9) 13 (19.4) 27 (5.3) 4139 (6.8) 14 (16.1) 28 (5.1) 4190 (5.9)
White sucker 1 (7.1) 1 (4.5) 192 (3.9) 2 (3.0) 2 (0.4) 2256 (3.7) 3 (3.4) 3 (0.5) 2448 (3.4)
Bluegill 5 (35.7) 6 (27.3) 818 (16.8) 4 (6.0) 11 (2.1) 1162 (1.9) 9 (10.3) 17 (3.1) 1980 (2.8)
Freshwater drum   1 (1.5) 2 (0.4) 634 (1.0) 1 (1.1) 2 (0.4) 634 (0.9)
Brown bullhead   1 (1.5) 1 (0.2) 323 (0.5) 1 (1.1) 1 (0.2) 323 (0.5)
Pumpkinseed   1 (1.5) 1 (0.2) 268 (0.4) 1 (1.1) 1 (0.2) 268 (0.4)
Brown trout   1 (1.5) 1 (0.2) 244 (0.4) 1 (1.1) 1 (0.2) 244 (0.3)
Atlantic silverside   2 (3.0) 67 (13.1) 213 (0.4) 2 (2.3) 67 (12.2) 213 (0.3)
Golden shiner 1 (7.1) 1 (4.5)   1 (16.7)   1 (1.5) 2 (0.4) 140 (0.2) 3 (3.4) 3 (0.5) 140 (0.2)
Rock bass 1 (7.1) 1 (4.5)   1 (1.1) 1 (0.2)  
TOTAL 14 (16.1) 22 (4.0) 4863 (6.8) 6 (6.9 16 (2.9) 5622 (7.9) 67 (77.0) 513 (93.1) 60616 (85.3) 87 (100) 551 (100) 71101 (100)
1 Ang is number of anglers who had at least one of the species listed. The total is the number of anglers who kept fish (from Table C-7).
2 n is number of fish reported caught for that species.
3 Weight is sum of weights estimated from regressions on length as noted in Table C-10.



Table C-10. List of regression equations used for calculating weights of Hudson River fishes.
Species Equation Source
American eel ln wt(g) = -14.631 + 3.253 ln TL(mm) Helfman et al. 1984- Georgia estuary
Carp log wt(kg) = 1.86 + 0.027 TL(cm) Mongomery & Schmidt 1993 - Hudson River
Golden shiner Use table, p 409 in Carlander 1969
White sucker log wt(g) = -3.885 + 2.5914 log TL(mm) Carlander 1969 - upstate New York
White catfish log wt(g) = 5.46 + 3.24 log TL(mm) Hughes & Carlson 1986 - Hudson River
Brown bullhead log wt(g) = -5.061 + 3.065 log TL(mm) Carlander 1969 - p. 535
Brown trout Use table, p. 213 in Carlander 1969
Atlantic silverside log wt(g) = -4.2538 + 2.5234 log TL(mm) Wilk et al. 1978 - New York Bight
White perch log wt(g) = -4.9513 + 3.0249 log TL(mm) Klauda et al. 1988 - Hudson River
Striped bass log wt(g) = -5.019 + 3.028 log TL(mm) Hoff et al. 1988 - Hudson River
Pumpkinseed log wt(g) = -5.213 + 3.262 log TL(mm) Carlander 1977 - Pennsylvania
Bluegill log wt(g) = -5.515 + 3.371 log TL(mm) Carlander 1977 - Pennsylvania
Smallmouth bass log wt(g) = -5.53 + 3.248 log TL(mm) DEC - Hudson River
Largemouth bass log wt(g) = -5.11 + 3.117 log TL(mm) DEC - Hudson River
Bluefish log wt(g) = -4.9533 + 3.0359 log TL(mm) Wilk et al. 1978 - New York Bight
Freshwater drum Use table, p. 815 in Scott & Crossman 1972


Table C-11. Reasons anglers gave for fishing.
1991-92 Survey  

Area 1

 

Area 2

 

Area 3

 

Total

  n (%)   n (%)   n (%)   n (%)
 
Primary reason  
Recreation   54 (96.4)   48 (96.0)   49 (96.1)   151 (96.2)
  Food   1 (1.8)   1 (2.0)   1 (2.0)   3 (1.9)
  Other   1 (1.8)   1 (2.0)   1 (2.0)   3 (1.9)
 
Any reason  
Recreation   56 (100)   50 (100)   51 (100)   157 (100)
  Food   4 (7.1)   3 (6.0)   14 (27.5)   21 (13.4)
  Other   1 (1.8)   2 (4.0)   2 (3.9)   5 (3.2)
 
TOTAL   56 (35.7)   50 (31.8)   51 (32.5)   157 (100)
 
1996 Survey  

Area 1

 

Area 2

 

Area 3

 

Total

  n (%)   n (%)   n (%)   n (%)
 
Primary reason  
Recreation   74 (97.4)   72 (94.7)   120 (84.5)   266 (90.5)
  Food   - -   - -   18 (12.7)   18 (6.1)
  Other   2 (2.6)   4 (5.3)   4 (2.8)   10 (3.4)
 
Any reason  
Recreation   76 (100)   76 (100)   138 (97.2)   290 (98.6)
  Food   - -   - -   67 (47.2)   67 (22.8)
  Other   5 (6.6)   6 (7.9)   9 (6.3)   20 (6.8)
 
TOTAL   76 (25.9)   76 (25.9)   142 (48.3)   294 (100)
 

"Recreation" included: recreation, socialize, be alone, enjoy outdoors.
"Other" included: get bait, other.

Table C-12. Use of fish caught by anglers.
1991-1992 Survey    1996 Survey
Use Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Total   Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Total
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)   n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
 
Tossback  
Often 51 (91.1) 43 (86.0) 34 (57.6) 128 (77.6)   76 (100) 73 (96.1) 54 (38.0) 203 (69.0)
Sometimes 4 (7.1) 7 (14.0) 26 (44.1) 37 (22.4)   - - 3 (3.9) 66 (46.5) 69 (23.5)
Rarely - - - - - - - -   - - - - 16 (11.3) 16 (5.4)
Never 1 (1.8) - - - - 1 (0.6)   - - - - 6 (4.2) 6 (2.0)
Eat  
Often 3 (5.4) 5 (10.0) 19 (32.2) 27 (16.4)   - - 2 (2.6) 61 (43.0) 63 (21.4)
Sometimes 3 (5.4) 6 (12.0) 14 (23.7) 23 (13.9)   - - 5 (6.6) 38 (26.8) 43 (14.6)
Rarely 5 (8.9) 3 (6.0) 8 (13.6) 16 (9.7)   - - 8 (10.5) 19 (13.4) 27 (9.2)
Never 45 (80.4) 36 (72.0) 19 (32.2) 100 (60.6)   76 (100) 61 (80.3) 24 (16.9) 161 (54.8)
Give away  
Often 4 (7.1) 3 (6.0) 7 (11.9) 14 (8.5)   - - - - 7 (4.9) 7 (2.4)
Sometimes 7 (12.5) 11 (22.0) 35 (59.3) 53 (32.1)   - - 4 (5.3) 58 (40.8) 62 (21.1)
Rarely 3 (5.4) 4 (8.0) 8 (13.6) 15 (9.1)   - - 6 (7.9) 28 (19.7) 34 (11.6)
Never 42 (75.0) 32 (64.0) 10 (16.9) 84 (50.9)   76 (100) 66 (86.8) 49 (34.5) 191 (65.0)
Sell  
Often - - - - 1 (1.7) 1 (0.6)   - - 1 (1.3) 1 (0.7) 2 (0.7)
Sometimes - - - - 3 (5.1) 3 (1.8)   - - - - - - - -
Rarely - - - - 3 (5.1) 3 (1.8)   - - 1 (1.3) 3 (2.1) 4 (1.4)
Never 50 (89.3) 50 (100) 47 (79.7) 147 (89.1)   76 (100) 74 (97.4) 134 (94.4) 284 (96.6)
No Response 6 (10.7) - - 6 (10.2) 12 (7.3)   - - - - 4 (2.8) 4 (1.4)
Fertilizer  
Often - - - - 1 (1.7) 1 (0.6)   - - - - - - - -
Sometimes 2 (3.6) 1 (2.0) 2 (3.4) 5 (3.0)   - - 2 (2.6) 1 (0.7) 3 (1.0)
Rarely - - - - 2 (3.4) 2 (1.2)   - - 1 (1.3) 1 (0.7) 2 (0.7)
Never 54 (96.4) 49 (98.0) 55 (93.2) 158 (95.8)   76 (100) 73 (96.1) 139 (97.9) 288 (98.0)
No Response - - - - - - - -   - - - - 1 (0.7) 1 (0.3)
Bait  
Often 4 (7.1) 3 (6.0) 2 (3.4) 9 (5.5)   - - 3 (3.9) 8 (5.6) 11 (3.7)
Sometimes 15 (26.8) 12 (24.0) 23 (39.0) 50 (30.3)   - - 11 (14.5) 41 (28.9) 52 (17.7)
Rarely 6 (10.7) 2 (4.0) 6 (10.2) 14 (8.5)   - - 13 (17.1) 13 (9.2) 26 (8.8)
Never 31 (55.4) 33 (66.0) 29 (49.2) 93 (56.4)   76 (100) 49 (64.5) 79 (55.6) 204 (69.4)
No Response - - - - - - - -   - - - - 1 (0.7) 1 (0.3)
Trash  
Often - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - -
Sometimes - - - - 1 (1.7) 1 (0.6)   1 (1.3) 1 (1.3) 3 (2.1) 5 (1.7)
Rarely 1 (1.8) - - 2 (3.4) 3 (1.8)   1 (1.3) 1 (1.3) 2 (1.4) 4 (1.4)
Never 55 (98.2) 50 (100) 56 (94.9) 161 (97.6)   74 (97.4) 74 (97.4) 137 (96.5) 285 (96.9)
 
TOTAL 56 (33.9) 50 (30.3) 59 (35.8) 165 (100)   76 (25.9) 76 (25.9) 142 (48.3) 294 (100)


Table C-13. PCB levels in selected fish species from Hudson River from 1992-96.
Location/Fish Species 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Average
 
Hudson Falls to Troy (RM 154-196)  
American eel 33.70(1) - - - - 34(1)
Brown bullhead 13.35(44) 14.85(17) 14.05(34) 10.81(39) 7.04(9) 13(143)
Carp/Goldfish 68.11(18) 73.28(4) 49.74(7) 35.64(12) 108.78(4) 61(45)
Largemouth bass 11.94(52) 24.07(44) 13.58(39) 15.81(40) 10.08(28) 15(203)
Northern pike 7.23(17) 25.82(5) 3.20(1) - - 11(23)
Pumpkinseed 7.75(37) 21.29(6) - 5.13(4) - 9.3(47)
Pumpkinseed (yearling) - 12.37(51) 13.25(60) 7.59(40) 8.06(61) 10(212)
Smallmouth bass 8.02(27) - - - - 8.0(27)
White perch 6.31(21) - - - - 6.3(21)
Yellow bullhead - 9.58(4) 7.16(5) - 10.73(2) 10(6)
Yellow perch 7.19(34) 40.52(24) - - - 21(58)
 
Troy to Catskill (RM 110-154)  
Alewife 0.53(2) - - - - 0.53(2)
American eel 5.92(20) 6.95(21) - - - 6.5(41)
Atlantic shad 0.62(15) 0.67(7) - - - 0.64(22)
Blue crab (hepatopancreas) 5.01(3) - - - - 5.0(3)
Blue crab (muscle) 0.05(6) - - - - 0.05(6)
Blue crab (whole) 0.73(3) - - - - 0.73(3)
Blueback herring 1.25(14) - - - - 1.3(14)
Brown bullhead 3.11(2) 4.99(5) - 3.78(20) 3.15(4) 3.9(31)
Carp/Goldfish 9.21(6) 3.92(4) - - - 7.1(10)
Largemouth bass 4.16(19) 6.93(18) 7.15(20) 3.95(40) 3.71(23) 4.9(120)
Northern pike 5.53(5) 5.19(8) - - - 5.3(13)
Pumpkinseed 1.85(15) - - - - 1.9(15)
Pumpkinseed (yearling) - 3.07(3) 3.11(10) 3.65(16) 2.00(12) 3.0(41)
Smallmouth bass 5.53(27) 11.81(17) 10.79(20) - 3.57(20) 7.6(84)
Striped bass 7.91(30) 7.83(38) 5.00(50) 5.32(81) 3.13(34) 5.7(233)
White catfish 8.84(10) 8.80(1) - - - 8.8(11)
White perch 7.05(20) 2.77(40) 3.08(39) 1.89(20) 4.20(39) 3.63(158)
Yellow perch 2.36(13) 1.27(18) 0.56(10) - - 1.7(31)
 
Catskill to Tappan Zee Br (RM 24-110)  
American eel 4.69(18) - - - - 4.7(18)
Atlantic shad 0.43(10) 0.51(2) - - - 0.44(12)
Atlantic tomcod 0.30(10) - - - - 0.30(10)
Blue crab (hepatopancreas) 7.03(21) 11.31(8) - - - 8.2(29)
Blue crab (muscle) 0.09(21) 0.06(8) - - - 0.08(29)
Blueback herring 0.80(19) - - - - 0.80(19)
Bluefish 6.07(5) - - - - 6.1(5)
Pumpkinseed - 1.48(3) - - - 1.5(3)
Pumpkinseed (yearling) 0.84(21) 0.98(14) 2.22(23) - 1.19(12) 1.4(70)
Striped bass 2.66(157) 2.89(171) 1.91(225) 1.74(174) 1.84(132) 2.2(859)
White catfish 7.96(23) - - - - 8.0(23)
White perch 3.85(22) - - - - 3.9(22)
Yellow perch - 1.14(20) - - - 1.1(20)
Data from Ron Sloan, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Values are PCB levels as micrograms per gram wet weight (parts per million) with the number of individual fish analyzed in parenthesis. Except where specified, PCB analyses were performed on standard fillets, quantified as Aroclors and summed.

 

 

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