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8 Appendix

I. Standard analytical curves of PFCs, PBDEs and PCBs.

II. Typical chromatogram of standards mixture of PFCs, PBDEs and

PCBs

III. Statistics Results tables for PBDEs and PCBs

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I. Standard analytical curves of PFCs, PBDEs and PCBs.

Figure 1A. Calibration curve of 13C2PFDA

Figure 2A. Calibration curve of 13C2PFNA

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Figure 3A. Calibration curve of 13C4PFOA

Figure 4A. Calibration curve of 13C4PFOS

183

Figure 5A. Calibration curve of PFDA

Figure 6A. Calibration curve of PFDoDA

184

Figure 7A. Calibration curve of PFDS

Figure 8A. Calibration curve of PFHpA

185

Figure 9A. Calibration curve of PFHS

Figure 10A. Calibration curve of PFNA

186

Figure 11A. Calibration curve of PFOA

Figure 12A. Calibration curve of PFOS

187

Figure 13A. Calibration curve of PFOSA

Figure 14A. Calibration curve of PFUnDA

188

Figure 15A. Calibration curve of BDE 28.

Figure 16A. Calibration curve of BDE 47.

Figure 17A. Calibration curve of BDE 99.

189

Figure 18A. Calibration curve of BDE 66.

Figure 19A. Calibration curve of BDE 100.

Figure 20A. Calibration curve of BDE 85.

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Figure 21A. Calibration curve of BDE 153.

Figure 22A. Calibration curve of BDE 154.

Figure 23A. Calibration curve of BDE 138.

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Figure 24A. Calibration curve of PCB 28.

192

Figure 25A. Calibration curve of PCB 52.

193

Figure 26A. Calibration curve of PCB 70.

194

Figure 27A. Calibration curve of PCB 149.

195

Figure 28A. Calibration curve of PCB 153.

196

Figure 29A. Calibration curve of PCB 138.

197

Figure 30A. Calibration curve of PCB 156.

198

II. Typical chromatogram of standards mixture of PFCs, PBDEs and PCBs

Figure 31 A. Typical chromatogram of internal standards at 10 ng mL-1 for PFCs analysis

199

Figure 32 A. Typical chromatogram of PFDA and PFDoDA standards at 10 and 50 ng mL-1,

respectively

Figure 33 A. Typical chromatogram of PFDS and PFHpA standards at 10 ng mL-1

Figure 34 A. Typical chromatogram of PFHS and PFNA standards at 50 ng mL-1

200

Figure 35 A. Typical chromatogram of PFOA and PFOS standards at 10 ng mL-1

Figure 36 A. Typical chromatogram of PFOSAand PFUnDA standards at 10 ng mL-1

201

Figure 37 A. Typical chromatogram of BDE standards mixture at 100 ng mL-1

202

Figure 38 A. Typical chromatogram of PCBs standards mixture at 100 ng mL-1

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III. Statistics Results tables for PBDEs and PCBs

Table 1A. Pearson tests for correlations between BDE congeners in livers and muscles and total length/weight/ lipid content in scabbardfish from

Paraiba do Sul river.

Correlations

BDE

66EF

BDE

100EF

BDE

99EF

BDE

154EF

BDE

85EF

LipidS

Liver

LipidS

Muscle

BDE

100EM

BDE

99EM

BDE

85EM

TL

Scabbard

fish

Weight

Scabbard

fish

BDE

47EF

BDE

47EM

Pearson

Correlation

1 ,502 ,466 ,218 ,401 ,542 ,815** ,917** ,875** -,231 -,051 ,465 ,472 ,881**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,139 ,175 ,546 ,251 ,132 ,007 ,000 ,001 ,521 ,888 ,176 ,168 ,001

BDE66EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pearson

Correlation

,502 1 ,878** ,803** ,409 ,724* ,152 ,345 ,385 ,016 -,014 ,925** ,878** ,135

Sig. (2-tailed) ,139 ,001 ,005 ,241 ,027 ,697 ,329 ,272 ,965 ,970 ,000 ,001 ,711

BDE100EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pearson

Correlation

,466 ,878** 1 ,693* ,189 ,730* ,096 ,325 ,403 -,313 -,182 ,665* ,860** ,116

Sig. (2-tailed) ,175 ,001 ,026 ,600 ,025 ,805 ,359 ,248 ,378 ,614 ,036 ,001 ,750

BDE99EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pearson

Correlation

,218 ,803** ,693* 1 ,416 ,470 -,199 ,143 ,189 ,003 -,104 ,772** ,750* -,055

Sig. (2-tailed) ,546 ,005 ,026 ,232 ,202 ,607 ,693 ,600 ,994 ,776 ,009 ,013 ,881

BDE154EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

204

Pearson

Correlation

,401 ,409 ,189 ,416 1 ,504 ,484 ,546 ,543 ,106 -,479 ,625 ,141 ,436

Sig. (2-tailed) ,251 ,241 ,600 ,232 ,167 ,186 ,102 ,105 ,771 ,161 ,054 ,698 ,208

BDE85EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pearson

Correlation

,542 ,724* ,730* ,470 ,504 1 ,479 ,540 ,710* -,119 -,572 ,615 ,670* ,276

Sig. (2-tailed) ,132 ,027 ,025 ,202 ,167 ,230 ,134 ,032 ,761 ,107 ,078 ,048 ,472

LipidEF

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Pearson

Correlation

,815** ,152 ,096 -,199 ,484 ,479 1 ,906** ,801** -,280 -,261 ,184 ,083 ,917**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,007 ,697 ,805 ,607 ,186 ,230 ,001 ,010 ,466 ,498 ,636 ,832 ,001

LipidEM

N 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Pearson

Correlation

,917** ,345 ,325 ,143 ,546 ,540 ,906** 1 ,883** -,413 -,250 ,354 ,330 ,930**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,000 ,329 ,359 ,693 ,102 ,134 ,001 ,001 ,235 ,485 ,316 ,352 ,000

BDE100EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pearson

Correlation

,875** ,385 ,403 ,189 ,543 ,710* ,801** ,883** 1 -,168 -,487 ,358 ,377 ,777**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,001 ,272 ,248 ,600 ,105 ,032 ,010 ,001 ,643 ,154 ,310 ,283 ,008

BDE99EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pearson

Correlation

-,231 ,016 -,313 ,003 ,106 -,119 -,280 -,413 -,168 1 ,162 ,201 -,183 -,344

Sig. (2-tailed) ,521 ,965 ,378 ,994 ,771 ,761 ,466 ,235 ,643 ,655 ,578 ,612 ,331

BDE85EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

TL

Scabbardfish

Pearson

Correlation

-,051 -,014 -,182 -,104 -,479 -,572 -,261 -,250 -,487 ,162 1 ,037 -,020 -,105

205

Sig. (2-tailed) ,888 ,970 ,614 ,776 ,161 ,107 ,498 ,485 ,154 ,655 ,918 ,956 ,772

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pearson

Correlation

,465 ,925** ,665* ,772** ,625 ,615 ,184 ,354 ,358 ,201 ,037 1 ,701* ,164

Sig. (2-tailed) ,176 ,000 ,036 ,009 ,054 ,078 ,636 ,316 ,310 ,578 ,918 ,024 ,650

Weight

Scabbardfish

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pearson

Correlation

,472 ,878** ,860** ,750* ,141 ,670* ,083 ,330 ,377 -,183 -,020 ,701* 1 ,085

Sig. (2-tailed) ,168 ,001 ,001 ,013 ,698 ,048 ,832 ,352 ,283 ,612 ,956 ,024 ,815

BDE47EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pearson

Correlation

,881** ,135 ,116 -,055 ,436 ,276 ,917** ,930** ,777** -,344 -,105 ,164 ,085 1

Sig. (2-tailed) ,001 ,711 ,750 ,881 ,208 ,472 ,001 ,000 ,008 ,331 ,772 ,650 ,815

BDE47EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

Table 2A. Kendall’s and Spearman’s tests for correlations between BDE congeners in livers and muscles and total length/weight/ lipid content in

scabbardfish from Paraiba do Sul river.

Correlations

BDE 66EF

BDE 100EF

BDE 99EF

BDE 154EF

BDE 85EF

LipidS Liver

LipidS muscle

BDE 100EM

BDE 99EM

BDE 85EM

TLscabbardfish

Weight scabbardfish

BDE 47EF

BDE 47EM

Correlation Coefficient

1,000 ,549* ,241 ,321 ,154 -,029 ,183 ,702* ,487 -,154 ,215 ,454 ,406 ,597*

Sig. (2-tailed) . ,033 ,352 ,222 ,565 ,915 ,511 ,012 ,074 ,565 ,404 ,078 ,115 ,020

Kendall's tau_b

BDE66EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

206

Correlation Coefficient

,549* 1,000 ,719** ,644* ,406 ,444 ,111 ,435 ,378 ,072 ,022 ,733** ,733** ,200

Sig. (2-tailed) ,033 . ,004 ,011 ,115 ,095 ,677 ,104 ,150 ,781 ,929 ,003 ,003 ,421

BDE100EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,241 ,719** 1,000 ,512* ,145 ,479 ,000 ,275 ,357 -,097 -,180 ,449 ,629* ,000

Sig. (2-tailed) ,352 ,004 . ,045 ,577 ,075 1,000 ,307 ,177 ,710 ,472 ,072 ,012 1,000

BDE99EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,321 ,644* ,512* 1,000 ,321 ,366 ,028 ,394 ,235 -,049 -,092 ,552* ,690** ,138

Sig. (2-tailed) ,222 ,011 ,045 . ,222 ,173 ,917 ,149 ,381 ,851 ,717 ,029 ,006 ,586

BDE154EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,154 ,406 ,145 ,321 1,000 ,319 ,669* ,380 ,217 -,026 -,406 ,501 ,406 ,263

Sig. (2-tailed) ,565 ,115 ,577 ,222 . ,242 ,016 ,172 ,427 ,924 ,115 ,052 ,115 ,308

BDE85EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

-,029 ,444 ,479 ,366 ,319 1,000 ,143 ,261 ,487 ,087 -,500 ,333 ,556* -,278

Sig. (2-tailed) ,915 ,095 ,075 ,173 ,242 . ,621 ,357 ,080 ,750 ,061 ,211 ,037 ,297

LipidS liver

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Correlation Coefficient

,183 ,111 ,000 ,028 ,669* ,143 1,000 ,392 ,365 -,061 -,500 ,167 ,333 ,389

Sig. (2-tailed) ,511 ,677 1,000 ,917 ,016 ,621 . ,167 ,189 ,827 ,061 ,532 ,211 ,144

LipidS muscle

N 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Correlation Coefficient

,702* ,435 ,275 ,394 ,380 ,261 ,392 1,000 ,617* -,439 -,163 ,381 ,544* ,544*

Sig. (2-tailed) ,012 ,104 ,307 ,149 ,172 ,357 ,167 . ,030 ,115 ,542 ,154 ,042 ,042

BDE100EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,487 ,378 ,357 ,235 ,217 ,487 ,365 ,617* 1,000 -,108 -,378 ,328 ,428 ,176

Sig. (2-tailed) ,074 ,150 ,177 ,381 ,427 ,080 ,189 ,030 . ,691 ,150 ,212 ,102 ,501

BDE99EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

-,154 ,072 -,097 -,049 -,026 ,087 -,061 -,439 -,108 1,000 ,072 ,119 -,167 -,263

Sig. (2-tailed) ,565 ,781 ,710 ,851 ,924 ,750 ,827 ,115 ,691 . ,781 ,643 ,516 ,308

BDE85EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

207

Correlation Coefficient

,215 ,022 -,180 -,092 -,406 -,500 -,500 -,163 -,378 ,072 1,000 ,022 -,156 ,111

Sig. (2-tailed) ,404 ,929 ,472 ,717 ,115 ,061 ,061 ,542 ,150 ,781 . ,929 ,531 ,655

TLscabbard

fish

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,454 ,733** ,449 ,552* ,501 ,333 ,167 ,381 ,328 ,119 ,022 1,000 ,556* ,022

Sig. (2-tailed) ,078 ,003 ,072 ,029 ,052 ,211 ,532 ,154 ,212 ,643 ,929 . ,025 ,929

Weight scabbard

fish

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,406 ,733** ,629* ,690** ,406 ,556* ,333 ,544* ,428 -,167 -,156 ,556* 1,000 ,200

Sig. (2-tailed) ,115 ,003 ,012 ,006 ,115 ,037 ,211 ,042 ,102 ,516 ,531 ,025 . ,421

BDE47EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,597* ,200 ,000 ,138 ,263 -,278 ,389 ,544* ,176 -,263 ,111 ,022 ,200 1,000

Sig. (2-tailed) ,020 ,421 1,000 ,586 ,308 ,297 ,144 ,042 ,501 ,308 ,655 ,929 ,421 .

BDE47EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

1,000 ,682* ,361 ,411 ,239 ,119 ,305 ,775** ,587 -,103 ,213 ,557 ,607 ,700*

Sig. (2-tailed) . ,030 ,306 ,237 ,507 ,761 ,425 ,008 ,074 ,777 ,555 ,095 ,063 ,024

BDE66EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,682* 1,000 ,802** ,791** ,406 ,667* ,133 ,580 ,562 ,088 -,030 ,879** ,879** ,139

Sig. (2-tailed) ,030 . ,005 ,006 ,244 ,050 ,732 ,079 ,091 ,810 ,934 ,001 ,001 ,701

BDE100EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,361 ,802** 1,000 ,646* ,166 ,695* -,033 ,370 ,499 -,169 -,249 ,614 ,802** -,134

Sig. (2-tailed) ,306 ,005 . ,044 ,646 ,038 ,932 ,293 ,142 ,640 ,487 ,059 ,005 ,713

BDE99EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,411 ,791** ,646* 1,000 ,373 ,510 ,000 ,505 ,308 -,114 -,092 ,706* ,841** ,141

Sig. (2-tailed) ,237 ,006 ,044 . ,288 ,160 1,000 ,137 ,387 ,754 ,800 ,023 ,002 ,697

BDE154EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,239 ,406 ,166 ,373 1,000 ,407 ,818** ,497 ,280 -,035 -,525 ,588 ,456 ,313

Sig. (2-tailed) ,507 ,244 ,646 ,288 . ,277 ,007 ,144 ,433 ,922 ,119 ,074 ,185 ,379

Spearman's rho

BDE85EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

208

Correlation Coefficient

,119 ,667* ,695* ,510 ,407 1,000 ,262 ,383 ,714* ,000 -,633 ,583 ,717* -,350

Sig. (2-tailed) ,761 ,050 ,038 ,160 ,277 . ,531 ,308 ,031 1,000 ,067 ,099 ,030 ,356

LipidS liver

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Correlation Coefficient

,305 ,133 -,033 ,000 ,818** ,262 1,000 ,493 ,453 -,139 -,667* ,217 ,317 ,517

Sig. (2-tailed) ,425 ,732 ,932 1,000 ,007 ,531 . ,178 ,221 ,721 ,050 ,576 ,406 ,154

LipidS muscle

N 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Correlation Coefficient

,775** ,580 ,370 ,505 ,497 ,383 ,493 1,000 ,670* -,479 -,171 ,492 ,731* ,635*

Sig. (2-tailed) ,008 ,079 ,293 ,137 ,144 ,308 ,178 . ,034 ,161 ,637 ,149 ,016 ,049

BDE100EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,587 ,562 ,499 ,308 ,280 ,714* ,453 ,670* 1,000 -,013 -,498 ,394 ,614 ,265

Sig. (2-tailed) ,074 ,091 ,142 ,387 ,433 ,031 ,221 ,034 . ,971 ,143 ,259 ,059 ,459

BDE99EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

-,103 ,088 -,169 -,114 -,035 ,000 -,139 -,479 -,013 1,000 ,094 ,244 -,294 -,375

Sig. (2-tailed) ,777 ,810 ,640 ,754 ,922 1,000 ,721 ,161 ,971 . ,797 ,497 ,410 ,285

BDE85EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,213 -,030 -,249 -,092 -,525 -,633 -,667* -,171 -,498 ,094 1,000 -,067 -,224 ,055

Sig. (2-tailed) ,555 ,934 ,487 ,800 ,119 ,067 ,050 ,637 ,143 ,797 . ,855 ,533 ,881

TLscabbard

fish

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,557 ,879** ,614 ,706* ,588 ,583 ,217 ,492 ,394 ,244 -,067 1,000 ,721* ,042

Sig. (2-tailed) ,095 ,001 ,059 ,023 ,074 ,099 ,576 ,149 ,259 ,497 ,855 . ,019 ,907

Weight scabbard

fish

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,607 ,879** ,802** ,841** ,456 ,717* ,317 ,731* ,614 -,294 -,224 ,721* 1,000 ,236

Sig. (2-tailed) ,063 ,001 ,005 ,002 ,185 ,030 ,406 ,016 ,059 ,410 ,533 ,019 . ,511

BDE47EF

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,700* ,139 -,134 ,141 ,313 -,350 ,517 ,635* ,265 -,375 ,055 ,042 ,236 1,000

Sig. (2-tailed) ,024 ,701 ,713 ,697 ,379 ,356 ,154 ,049 ,459 ,285 ,881 ,907 ,511 .

BDE47EM

N 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

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**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

Table 3A. Correlations between PCBs congeners and total length/lipid content in dolphins from Paraiba do Sul river.

Correlations

TL dolphin

Lipid dolphin

PCB31

PCB28

PCB33

PCB52

PCB70

PCB66

PCB101

PCB149

PCB118

PCB153

PCB132

PCB138

PCB187

PCB183

PCB174

PCB177

PCB156

PCB180

PCB194

Correlation Coefficient

1,000 -,360 ,102 ,114 ,114 ,341 ,200 ,231 ,435* ,398 ,412* ,489* ,318 ,443* ,457* ,486* ,347 ,324 ,347 ,526* ,470*

Sig. (2-tailed) . ,151 ,618 ,579 ,579 ,104 ,340 ,266 ,038 ,053 ,046 ,017 ,130 ,031 ,027 ,019 ,095 ,119 ,095 ,011 ,027

TL dolphin

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

-,360 1,000 ,378 ,449 ,449 ,119 ,119 ,230 -,024

,022 ,045 -,067

,024 -,022

-,045

-,046 -,046

,000 ,000 -,045

-,025

Sig. (2-tailed) ,151 . ,128 ,072 ,072 ,643 ,643 ,364 ,926 ,929 ,857 ,788 ,926 ,929 ,857 ,856 ,856 1,000

1,000

,857 ,923

Lipid dolphin

N 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,102 ,378 1,000

,950**

,950**

,739**

,830**

,849**

,648**

,429* ,575**

,473*

,512*

,385 ,508*

,514*

,469*

,492*

,514*

,464*

,617**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,618 ,128 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,002 ,033 ,004 ,019 ,013 ,055 ,012 ,011 ,021 ,015 ,011 ,021 ,003

PCB31

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,114 ,449 ,950**

1,000

1,000**

,743**

,789**

,854**

,652**

,442* ,589**

,486*

,514*

,398*

,522**

,528**

,472*

,494*

,517*

,478*

,621**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,579 ,072 ,000 . . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,002 ,028 ,004 ,016 ,012 ,048 ,010 ,010 ,021 ,015 ,011 ,018 ,003

PCB28

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,114 ,449 ,950**

1,000**

1,000

,743**

,789**

,854**

,652**

,442* ,589**

,486*

,514*

,398*

,522**

,528**

,472*

,494*

,517*

,478*

,621**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,579 ,072 ,000 . . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,002 ,028 ,004 ,016 ,012 ,048 ,010 ,010 ,021 ,015 ,011 ,018 ,003

PCB33

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,341 ,119 ,739**

,743**

,743**

1,000

,812**

,890**

,894**

,648**

,835**

,716**

,753**

,603**

,755**

,775**

,682**

,659**

,682**

,709**

,880**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,104 ,643 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,002 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,003 ,000 ,000 ,001 ,001 ,001 ,001 ,000

PCB52

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,200 ,119 ,830**

,789**

,789**

,812**

1,000

,844**

,706**

,466* ,652**

,534**

,565**

,421*

,572**

,590**

,497*

,474*

,497*

,526*

,687**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,340 ,643 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,001 ,023 ,002 ,009 ,007 ,040 ,005 ,004 ,016 ,022 ,016 ,011 ,001

Kendall's tau_b

PCB70

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

210

Correlation Coefficient

,231 ,230 ,849**

,854**

,854**

,890**

,844**

1,000

,775**

,559**

,708**

,603**

,636**

,514*

,640**

,648**

,591**

,614**

,636**

,596**

,770**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,266 ,364 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,006 ,001 ,003 ,002 ,011 ,002 ,002 ,004 ,003 ,002 ,003 ,000

PCB66

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,435* -,024 ,648**

,652**

,652**

,894**

,706**

,775**

1,000

,739**

,903**

,830**

,859**

,716**

,880**

,890**

,798**

,775**

,798**

,835**

,880**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,038 ,926 ,002 ,002 ,002 ,000 ,001 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 101

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,398 ,022 ,429*

,442*

,442*

,648**

,466*

,559**

,739**

1,000

,796**

,824**

,830**

,956**

,818**

,805**

,894**

,872**

,894**

,818**

,757**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,053 ,929 ,033 ,028 ,028 ,002 ,023 ,006 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 149

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,412* ,045 ,575**

,589**

,589**

,835**

,652**

,708**

,903**

,796**

1,000

,840**

,857**

,751**

,878**

,899**

,820**

,798**

,820**

,833**

,832**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,046 ,857 ,004 ,004 ,004 ,000 ,002 ,001 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 118

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,489* -,067 ,473*

,486*

,486*

,716**

,534**

,603**

,830**

,824**

,840**

1,000

,785**

,824**

,950**

,939**

,782**

,760**

,782**

,906**

,804**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,017 ,788 ,019 ,016 ,016 ,000 ,009 ,003 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 153

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,318 ,024 ,512*

,514*

,514*

,753**

,565**

,636**

,859**

,830**

,857**

,785**

1,000

,807**

,835**

,844**

,844**

,821**

,844**

,743**

,735**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,130 ,926 ,013 ,012 ,012 ,000 ,007 ,002 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001

PCB 132

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,443* -,022 ,385 ,398*

,398*

,603**

,421*

,514*

,716**

,956**

,751**

,824**

,807**

1,000

,818**

,805**

,872**

,849**

,872**

,818**

,734**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,031 ,929 ,055 ,048 ,048 ,003 ,040 ,011 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 138

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,457* -,045 ,508*

,522**

,522**

,755**

,572**

,640**

,880**

,818**

,878**

,950**

,835**

,818**

1,000

,989**

,832**

,809**

,832**

,911**

,855**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,027 ,857 ,012 ,010 ,010 ,000 ,005 ,002 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 187

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,486* -,046 ,514*

,528**

,528**

,775**

,590**

,648**

,890**

,805**

,899**

,939**

,844**

,805**

,989**

1,000

,818**

,795**

,818**

,899**

,865**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,019 ,856 ,011 ,010 ,010 ,000 ,004 ,002 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 183

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

211

Correlation Coefficient

,347 -,046 ,469*

,472*

,472*

,682**

,497*

,591**

,798**

,894**

,820**

,782**

,844**

,872**

,832**

,818**

1,000

,977**

,955**

,787**

,770**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,095 ,856 ,021 ,021 ,021 ,001 ,016 ,004 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 174

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,324 ,000 ,492*

,494*

,494*

,659**

,474*

,614**

,775**

,872**

,798**

,760**

,821**

,849**

,809**

,795**

,977**

1,000

,977**

,764**

,746**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,119 1,000 ,015 ,015 ,015 ,001 ,022 ,003 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 177

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,347 ,000 ,514*

,517*

,517*

,682**

,497*

,636**

,798**

,894**

,820**

,782**

,844**

,872**

,832**

,818**

,955**

,977**

1,000

,787**

,770**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,095 1,000 ,011 ,011 ,011 ,001 ,016 ,002 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000

PCB 156

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,526* -,045 ,464*

,478*

,478*

,709**

,526*

,596**

,835**

,818**

,833**

,906**

,743**

,818**

,911**

,899**

,787**

,764**

,787**

1,000

,855**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,011 ,857 ,021 ,018 ,018 ,001 ,011 ,003 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000

PCB 180

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,470* -,025 ,617**

,621**

,621**

,880**

,687**

,770**

,880**

,757**

,832**

,804**

,735**

,734**

,855**

,865**

,770**

,746**

,770**

,855**

1,000

Sig. (2-tailed) ,027 ,923 ,003 ,003 ,003 ,000 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 .

PCB 194

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

1,000 -,438 ,086 ,102 ,102 ,415 ,258 ,274 ,491 ,552* ,519 ,645* ,415 ,610* ,588* ,599* ,439 ,412 ,448 ,704** ,583*

Sig. (2-tailed) . ,206 ,769 ,728 ,728 ,140 ,373 ,343 ,075 ,041 ,057 ,013 ,140 ,021 ,027 ,024 ,117 ,143 ,108 ,005 ,029

TL dolphin

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

-,438 1,000 ,491 ,535 ,535 ,069 ,119 ,325 -,094

,055 -,012 -,103

-,044

-,006

-,091

-,129 -,043

,055 ,055 -,091

-,084

Sig. (2-tailed) ,206 . ,150 ,111 ,111 ,850 ,744 ,359 ,797 ,881 ,973 ,777 ,904 ,987 ,802 ,723 ,906 ,880 ,880 ,802 ,817

Lipid dolphin

N 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Correlation Coefficient

,086 ,491 1,000

,990**

,990**

,882**

,927**

,947**

,793**

,591* ,761**

,604*

,664**

,530 ,667**

,669**

,638*

,656*

,682**

,636*

,789**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,769 ,150 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001 ,026 ,002 ,022 ,010 ,051 ,009 ,009 ,014 ,011 ,007 ,015 ,001

PCB31

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,102 ,535 ,990**

1,000

1,000**

,885**

,908**

,952**

,796**

,620* ,772**

,620*

,672**

,561*

,682**

,678**

,674**

,692**

,709**

,646*

,794**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,728 ,111 ,000 . . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001 ,018 ,001 ,018 ,008 ,037 ,007 ,008 ,008 ,006 ,004 ,012 ,001

Spearman's rho

PCB28

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

212

Correlation Coefficient

,102 ,535 ,990**

1,000**

1,000

,885**

,908**

,952**

,796**

,620* ,772**

,620*

,672**

,561*

,682**

,678**

,674**

,692**

,709**

,646*

,794**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,728 ,111 ,000 . . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001 ,018 ,001 ,018 ,008 ,037 ,007 ,008 ,008 ,006 ,004 ,012 ,001

PCB33

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,415 ,069 ,882**

,885**

,885**

1,000

,933**

,971**

,952**

,816**

,948**

,867**

,869**

,773**

,891**

,902**

,819**

,815**

,844**

,855**

,948**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,140 ,850 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB52

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,258 ,119 ,927**

,908**

,908**

,933**

1,000

,953**

,828**

,607* ,801**

,684**

,691**

,538*

,706**

,723**

,605*

,596*

,634*

,675**

,816**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,373 ,744 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,021 ,001 ,007 ,006 ,047 ,005 ,003 ,022 ,024 ,015 ,008 ,000

PCB70

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,274 ,325 ,947**

,952**

,952**

,971**

,953**

1,000

,877**

,731**

,873**

,753**

,779**

,678**

,789**

,796**

,747**

,752**

,774**

,762**

,892**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,343 ,359 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,003 ,000 ,002 ,001 ,008 ,001 ,001 ,002 ,002 ,001 ,002 ,000

PCB66

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,491 -,094 ,793**

,796**

,796**

,952**

,828**

,877**

1,000

,900**

,977**

,936**

,951**

,873**

,959**

,962**

,915**

,906**

,931**

,919**

,957**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,075 ,797 ,001 ,001 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 101

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,552* ,055 ,591*

,620*

,620*

,816**

,607*

,731**

,900**

1,000

,933**

,947**

,936**

,991**

,939**

,934**

,974**

,960**

,965**

,931**

,879**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,041 ,881 ,026 ,018 ,018 ,000 ,021 ,003 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 149

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,519 -,012 ,761**

,772**

,772**

,948**

,801**

,873**

,977**

,933**

1,000

,948**

,959**

,911**

,966**

,975**

,928**

,924**

,948**

,926**

,947**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,057 ,973 ,002 ,001 ,001 ,000 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 118

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,645* -,103 ,604*

,620*

,620*

,867**

,684**

,753**

,936**

,947**

,948**

1,000

,922**

,943**

,986**

,982**

,907**

,885**

,907**

,968**

,919**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,013 ,777 ,022 ,018 ,018 ,000 ,007 ,002 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 153

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,415 -,044 ,664**

,672**

,672**

,869**

,691**

,779**

,951**

,936**

,959**

,922**

1,000

,913**

,946**

,949**

,955**

,946**

,958**

,874**

,875**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,140 ,904 ,010 ,008 ,008 ,000 ,006 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 132

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

213

Correlation Coefficient

,610* -,006 ,530 ,561*

,561*

,773**

,538*

,678**

,873**

,991**

,911**

,943**

,913**

1,000

,933**

,925**

,960**

,951**

,956**

,937**

,865**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,021 ,987 ,051 ,037 ,037 ,001 ,047 ,008 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 138

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,588* -,091 ,667**

,682**

,682**

,891**

,706**

,789**

,959**

,939**

,966**

,986**

,946**

,933**

1,000

,997**

,930**

,917**

,939**

,969**

,943**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,027 ,802 ,009 ,007 ,007 ,000 ,005 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 187

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,599* -,129 ,669**

,678**

,678**

,902**

,723**

,796**

,962**

,934**

,975**

,982**

,949**

,925**

,997**

1,000

,920**

,907**

,933**

,966**

,946**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,024 ,723 ,009 ,008 ,008 ,000 ,003 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 183

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,439 -,043 ,638*

,674**

,674**

,819**

,605*

,747**

,915**

,974**

,928**

,907**

,955**

,960**

,930**

,920**

1,000

,996**

,991**

,891**

,874**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,117 ,906 ,014 ,008 ,008 ,000 ,022 ,002 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 174

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,412 ,055 ,656*

,692**

,692**

,815**

,596*

,752**

,906**

,960**

,924**

,885**

,946**

,951**

,917**

,907**

,996**

1,000

,996**

,877**

,869**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,143 ,880 ,011 ,006 ,006 ,000 ,024 ,002 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000

PCB 177

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,448 ,055 ,682**

,709**

,709**

,844**

,634*

,774**

,931**

,965**

,948**

,907**

,958**

,956**

,939**

,933**

,991**

,996**

1,000

,904**

,896**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,108 ,880 ,007 ,004 ,004 ,000 ,015 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000

PCB 156

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,704** -,091 ,636*

,646*

,646*

,855**

,675**

,762**

,919**

,931**

,926**

,968**

,874**

,937**

,969**

,966**

,891**

,877**

,904**

1,000

,956**

Sig. (2-tailed) ,005 ,802 ,015 ,012 ,012 ,000 ,008 ,002 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000

PCB 180

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Correlation Coefficient

,583* -,084 ,789**

,794**

,794**

,948**

,816**

,892**

,957**

,879**

,947**

,919**

,875**

,865**

,943**

,946**

,874**

,869**

,896**

,956**

1,000

Sig. (2-tailed) ,029 ,817 ,001 ,001 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 .

PCB 194

N 14 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

214

Table 4A. Correlations of PCBs congeners in croaker’s muscles and livers from Paraiba do Sul river

Correlations

Weight

Croaker

TL

Croaker

LipidC

muscle

PCB

8CM

PCB

18CM

PCB

31CM

PCB

28CM

PCB

33CM

PCB

52CM

PCB

49CM

PCB

44CM

PCB

74CM

PCB70

CM

PCB66

CM

PCB60

CM

PCB110

CM

Correlation

Coefficient

1,000 ,764** -,444 -

,493

-,243 -,222 -,222 -,056 -,122 -,111 ,029 -,167 -,029 ,056 -,122 -,131

Sig. (2-

tailed)

. ,002 ,095 ,070 ,381 ,404 ,404 ,835 ,661 ,677 ,915 ,532 ,915 ,835 ,661 ,645

Weight

Croaker

N 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

,764** 1,000 -,366 -

,412

-,154 -,141 -,141 ,028 -,154 -,141 ,000 -,085 -,059 ,028 -,154 -,166

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,002 . ,173 ,134 ,582 ,600 ,600 ,917 ,582 ,600 1,000 ,753 ,831 ,917 ,582 ,563

TL

Croaker

N 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,444 -,366 1,000 ,087 -,061 ,000 ,000 -,056 -,061 ,000 -,145 ,056 -,087 -,167 -,061 ,000

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,095 ,173 . ,750 ,827 1,000 1,000 ,835 ,827 1,000 ,595 ,835 ,750 ,532 ,827 1,000

LipidC

muscle

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,493 -,412 ,087 1,00

0

,763** ,725** ,725** ,609* ,509 ,493 ,394 ,551* ,455 ,377 ,509 ,478

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,070 ,134 ,750 . ,007 ,008 ,008 ,025 ,074 ,070 ,158 ,043 ,104 ,167 ,074 ,100

Kendall's

tau_b

PCB

8CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

215

Correlation

Coefficient

-,243 -,154 -,061 ,763

**

1,000 ,852** ,852** ,791** ,733* ,669* ,636* ,730** ,699* ,669* ,733* ,645*

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,381 ,582 ,827 ,007 . ,002 ,002 ,004 ,012 ,016 ,026 ,009 ,014 ,016 ,012 ,030

PCB

18CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,222 -,141 ,000 ,725

**

,852** 1,000 1,000

**

,833** ,730** ,778** ,667* ,833** ,725** ,611* ,730** ,654*

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,404 ,600 1,000 ,008 ,002 . . ,002 ,009 ,004 ,014 ,002 ,008 ,022 ,009 ,021

PCB

31CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,222 -,141 ,000 ,725

**

,852** 1,000

**

1,000 ,833** ,730** ,778** ,667* ,833** ,725** ,611* ,730** ,654*

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,404 ,600 1,000 ,008 ,002 . . ,002 ,009 ,004 ,014 ,002 ,008 ,022 ,009 ,021

PCB

28CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,056 ,028 -,056 ,609

*

,791** ,833** ,833** 1,000 ,791** ,833** ,783** ,889** ,841** ,778** ,791** ,719*

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,835 ,917 ,835 ,025 ,004 ,002 ,002 . ,004 ,002 ,004 ,001 ,002 ,004 ,004 ,011

PCB

33CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,122 -,154 -,061 ,509 ,733* ,730** ,730** ,791** 1,000 ,913** ,890** ,852** ,953** ,913** 1,000*

*

,931**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,661 ,582 ,827 ,074 ,012 ,009 ,009 ,004 . ,001 ,002 ,002 ,001 ,001 . ,002

PCB

52CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

216

Correlation

Coefficient

-,111 -,141 ,000 ,493 ,669* ,778** ,778** ,833** ,913** 1,000 ,899** ,944** ,957** ,833** ,913** ,850**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,677 ,600 1,000 ,070 ,016 ,004 ,004 ,002 ,001 . ,001 ,000 ,000 ,002 ,001 ,003

PCB

49CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

,029 ,000 -,145 ,394 ,636* ,667* ,667* ,783** ,890** ,899** 1,000 ,841** ,939** ,899** ,890** ,819**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,915 1,000 ,595 ,158 ,026 ,014 ,014 ,004 ,002 ,001 . ,002 ,001 ,001 ,002 ,005

PCB

44CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,167 -,085 ,056 ,551

*

,730** ,833** ,833** ,889** ,852** ,944** ,841** 1,000 ,899** ,778** ,852** ,784**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,532 ,753 ,835 ,043 ,009 ,002 ,002 ,001 ,002 ,000 ,002 . ,001 ,004 ,002 ,006

PCB

74CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,029 -,059 -,087 ,455 ,699* ,725** ,725** ,841** ,953** ,957** ,939** ,899** 1,000 ,957** ,953** ,888**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,915 ,831 ,750 ,104 ,014 ,008 ,008 ,002 ,001 ,000 ,001 ,001 . ,000 ,001 ,002

PCB

70CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

,056 ,028 -,167 ,377 ,669* ,611* ,611* ,778** ,913** ,833** ,899** ,778** ,957** 1,000 ,913** ,850**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,835 ,917 ,532 ,167 ,016 ,022 ,022 ,004 ,001 ,002 ,001 ,004 ,000 . ,001 ,003

PCB

66CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

217

Correlation

Coefficient

-,122 -,154 -,061 ,509 ,733* ,730** ,730** ,791** 1,000

**

,913** ,890** ,852** ,953** ,913** 1,000 ,931**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,661 ,582 ,827 ,074 ,012 ,009 ,009 ,004 . ,001 ,002 ,002 ,001 ,001 . ,002

PCB

60CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,131 -,166 ,000 ,478 ,645* ,654* ,654* ,719* ,931** ,850** ,819** ,784** ,888** ,850** ,931** 1,000

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,645 ,563 1,000 ,100 ,030 ,021 ,021 ,011 ,002 ,003 ,005 ,006 ,002 ,003 ,002 .

PCB

110CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

1,000 ,881** -,567 -

,678

*

-,313 -,350 -,350 -,083 -,139 -,133 ,034 -,167 -,017 ,100 -,139 -,164

Sig. (2-

tailed)

. ,001 ,112 ,045 ,412 ,356 ,356 ,831 ,721 ,732 ,931 ,668 ,965 ,798 ,721 ,673

Weight

croaker

N 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

,881** 1,000 -,569 -

,519

-,210 -,201 -,201 ,025 -,184 -,159 -,009 -,134 -,060 ,042 -,184 -,193

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,001 . ,110 ,152 ,588 ,604 ,604 ,949 ,636 ,683 ,983 ,731 ,879 ,915 ,636 ,620

TL

croaker

N 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,567 -,569 1,000 ,085 -,174 -,017 -,017 -,167 -,157 -,017 -,220 ,000 -,153 -,283 -,157 -,018

Spearma

n's rho

LipidC

muscle

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,112 ,110 . ,828 ,654 ,966 ,966 ,668 ,687 ,966 ,569 1,000 ,695 ,460 ,687 ,963

218

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,678* -,519 ,085 1,00

0

,832** ,848** ,848** ,712* ,655 ,661 ,586 ,695* ,603 ,525 ,655 ,650

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,045 ,152 ,828 . ,005 ,004 ,004 ,031 ,055 ,053 ,097 ,038 ,085 ,146 ,055 ,058

PCB

8CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,313 -,210 -,174 ,832

**

1,000 ,940** ,940** ,905** ,873** ,836** ,814** ,888** ,850** ,836** ,873** ,820**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,412 ,588 ,654 ,005 . ,000 ,000 ,001 ,002 ,005 ,008 ,001 ,004 ,005 ,002 ,007

PCB

18CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,350 -,201 -,017 ,848

**

,940** 1,000 1,000

**

,950** ,853** ,883** ,831** ,933** ,848** ,783* ,853** ,803**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,356 ,604 ,966 ,004 ,000 . . ,000 ,003 ,002 ,006 ,000 ,004 ,013 ,003 ,009

PCB

31CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,350 -,201 -,017 ,848

**

,940** 1,000

**

1,000 ,950** ,853** ,883** ,831** ,933** ,848** ,783* ,853** ,803**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,356 ,604 ,966 ,004 ,000 . . ,000 ,003 ,002 ,006 ,000 ,004 ,013 ,003 ,009

PCB

28CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,083 ,025 -,167 ,712

*

,905** ,950** ,950** 1,000 ,905** ,933** ,915** ,967** ,932** ,900** ,905** ,858** PCB

33CM

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,831 ,949 ,668 ,031 ,001 ,000 ,000 . ,001 ,000 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,001 ,001 ,003

219

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,139 -,184 -,157 ,655 ,873** ,853** ,853** ,905** 1,000 ,957** ,956** ,940** ,974** ,957** 1,000*

*

,953**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,721 ,636 ,687 ,055 ,002 ,003 ,003 ,001 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000

PCB

52CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,133 -,159 -,017 ,661 ,836** ,883** ,883** ,933** ,957** 1,000 ,966** ,983** ,983** ,933** ,957** ,913**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,732 ,683 ,966 ,053 ,005 ,002 ,002 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001

PCB

49CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

,034 -,009 -,220 ,586 ,814** ,831** ,831** ,915** ,956** ,966** 1,000 ,932** ,983** ,966** ,956** ,910**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,931 ,983 ,569 ,097 ,008 ,006 ,006 ,001 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001

PCB

44CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,167 -,134 ,000 ,695

*

,888** ,933** ,933** ,967** ,940** ,983** ,932** 1,000 ,966** ,917** ,940** ,895**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,668 ,731 1,000 ,038 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,001 ,000 ,001

PCB

74CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,017 -,060 -,153 ,603 ,850** ,848** ,848** ,932** ,974** ,983** ,983** ,966** 1,000 ,983** ,974** ,928** PCB

70CM

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,965 ,879 ,695 ,085 ,004 ,004 ,004 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000

220

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

,100 ,042 -,283 ,525 ,836** ,783* ,783* ,900** ,957** ,933** ,966** ,917** ,983** 1,000 ,957** ,913**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,798 ,915 ,460 ,146 ,005 ,013 ,013 ,001 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001 ,000 . ,000 ,001

PCB

66CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,139 -,184 -,157 ,655 ,873** ,853** ,853** ,905** 1,000

**

,957** ,956** ,940** ,974** ,957** 1,000 ,953**

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,721 ,636 ,687 ,055 ,002 ,003 ,003 ,001 . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000

PCB60C

M

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Correlation

Coefficient

-,164 -,193 -,018 ,650 ,820** ,803** ,803** ,858** ,953** ,913** ,910** ,895** ,928** ,913** ,953** 1,000

Sig. (2-

tailed)

,673 ,620 ,963 ,058 ,007 ,009 ,009 ,003 ,000 ,001 ,001 ,001 ,000 ,001 ,000 .

PCB

110CM

N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Weight croaker

TL Croaker

PCB8CF

PCB18CF

PCB31CF

PCB28CF

PCB33CF

PCB52CF

PCB49CF

PCB44CF

PCB74CF

PCB70CF

PCB66CF

PCB60CF

PCB169CF

Correlation Coefficient

1,000 ,764** -,429 -,500 -,357 -,400 -,400 -,322 -,416 -,322 -,340 -,322 -,416 -,322 -,491

Sig. (2-tailed)

. ,002 ,138 ,083 ,216 ,170 ,170 ,288 ,161 ,288 ,252 ,288 ,161 ,288 ,098

Weight croaker

N 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

,764** 1,000 -,429 -,500 -,357 -,400 -,400 -,403 -,416 -,403 -,340 -,403 -,416 -,403 -,340

Sig. (2-tailed)

,002 . ,138 ,083 ,216 ,170 ,170 ,184 ,161 ,184 ,252 ,184 ,161 ,184 ,252

Kendall's tau_b

TLCroaker

N 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

221

Correlation Coefficient

-,429 -,429 1,000 ,786** ,357 ,400 ,400 ,403 ,416 ,403 ,340 ,403 ,416 ,403 ,416

Sig. (2-tailed)

,138 ,138 . ,006 ,216 ,170 ,170 ,184 ,161 ,184 ,252 ,184 ,161 ,184 ,161

PCB8CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,500 -,500 ,786** 1,000 ,571* ,618* ,618* ,645* ,643* ,645* ,567 ,645* ,643* ,645* ,189

Sig. (2-tailed)

,083 ,083 ,006 . ,048 ,034 ,034 ,034 ,030 ,034 ,056 ,034 ,030 ,034 ,524

PCB18CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,357 -,357 ,357 ,571* 1,000 ,982** ,982** ,886** ,945** ,886** ,869** ,886** ,945** ,886** ,038

Sig. (2-tailed)

,216 ,216 ,216 ,048 . ,001 ,001 ,003 ,001 ,003 ,003 ,003 ,001 ,003 ,899

PCB31CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,400 -,400 ,400 ,618* ,982** 1,000 1,000** ,903** ,962** ,903** ,885** ,903** ,962** ,903** ,077

Sig. (2-tailed)

,170 ,170 ,170 ,034 ,001 . . ,003 ,001 ,003 ,003 ,003 ,001 ,003 ,798

PCB28CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,400 -,400 ,400 ,618* ,982** 1,000** 1,000 ,903** ,962** ,903** ,885** ,903** ,962** ,903** ,077

Sig. (2-tailed)

,170 ,170 ,170 ,034 ,001 . . ,003 ,001 ,003 ,003 ,003 ,001 ,003 ,798

PCB33CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,322 -,403 ,403 ,645* ,886** ,903** ,903** 1,000 ,938** 1,000** ,853** 1,000** ,938** 1,000** -,128

Sig. (2-tailed)

,288 ,184 ,184 ,034 ,003 ,003 ,003 . ,003 . ,006 . ,003 . ,682

PCB52CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,416 -,416 ,416 ,643* ,945** ,962** ,962** ,938** 1,000 ,938** ,920** ,938** 1,000** ,938** ,000

Sig. (2-tailed)

,161 ,161 ,161 ,030 ,001 ,001 ,001 ,003 . ,003 ,003 ,003 . ,003 1,000

PCB49CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 PCB44CF Correlation

Coefficient -,322 -,403 ,403 ,645* ,886** ,903** ,903** 1,000** ,938** 1,000 ,853** 1,000** ,938** 1,000** -,128

222

Sig. (2-tailed)

,288 ,184 ,184 ,034 ,003 ,003 ,003 . ,003 . ,006 . ,003 . ,682

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,340 -,340 ,340 ,567 ,869** ,885** ,885** ,853** ,920** ,853** 1,000 ,853** ,920** ,853** -,080

Sig. (2-tailed)

,252 ,252 ,252 ,056 ,003 ,003 ,003 ,006 ,003 ,006 . ,006 ,003 ,006 ,793

PCB74CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,322 -,403 ,403 ,645* ,886** ,903** ,903** 1,000** ,938** 1,000** ,853** 1,000 ,938** 1,000** -,128

Sig. (2-tailed)

,288 ,184 ,184 ,034 ,003 ,003 ,003 . ,003 . ,006 . ,003 . ,682

PCB70CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,416 -,416 ,416 ,643* ,945** ,962** ,962** ,938** 1,000** ,938** ,920** ,938** 1,000 ,938** ,000

Sig. (2-tailed)

,161 ,161 ,161 ,030 ,001 ,001 ,001 ,003 . ,003 ,003 ,003 . ,003 1,000

PCB66CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,322 -,403 ,403 ,645* ,886** ,903** ,903** 1,000** ,938** 1,000** ,853** 1,000** ,938** 1,000 -,128

Sig. (2-tailed)

,288 ,184 ,184 ,034 ,003 ,003 ,003 . ,003 . ,006 . ,003 . ,682

PCB60CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,491 -,340 ,416 ,189 ,038 ,077 ,077 -,128 ,000 -,128 -,080 -,128 ,000 -,128 1,000

Sig. (2-tailed)

,098 ,252 ,161 ,524 ,899 ,798 ,798 ,682 1,000 ,682 ,793 ,682 1,000 ,682 .

PCB169CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

1,000 ,881** -,595 -,571 -,429 -,479 -,479 -,393 -,488 -,393 -,415 -,393 -,488 -,393 -,659

Sig. (2-tailed)

. ,001 ,120 ,139 ,289 ,230 ,230 ,335 ,220 ,335 ,307 ,335 ,220 ,335 ,076

Weight croaker

N 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

,881** 1,000 -,571 -,595 -,381 -,443 -,443 -,457 -,464 -,457 -,415 -,457 -,464 -,457 -,439

Sig. (2-tailed)

,001 . ,139 ,120 ,352 ,272 ,272 ,255 ,247 ,255 ,307 ,255 ,247 ,255 ,276

Spearman's rho

TLCroaker

N 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

223

Correlation Coefficient

-,595 -,571 1,000 ,929** ,381 ,455 ,455 ,457 ,488 ,457 ,439 ,457 ,488 ,457 ,512

Sig. (2-tailed)

,120 ,139 . ,001 ,352 ,257 ,257 ,255 ,220 ,255 ,276 ,255 ,220 ,255 ,194

PCB8CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,571 -,595 ,929** 1,000 ,619 ,683 ,683 ,723* ,732* ,723* ,683 ,723* ,732* ,723* ,244

Sig. (2-tailed)

,139 ,120 ,001 . ,102 ,062 ,062 ,043 ,039 ,043 ,062 ,043 ,039 ,043 ,560

PCB18CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,429 -,381 ,381 ,619 1,000 ,994** ,994** ,939** ,976** ,939** ,952** ,939** ,976** ,939** ,024

Sig. (2-tailed)

,289 ,352 ,352 ,102 . ,000 ,000 ,001 ,000 ,001 ,000 ,001 ,000 ,001 ,954

PCB31CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,479 -,443 ,455 ,683 ,994** 1,000 1,000** ,944** ,982** ,944** ,957** ,944** ,982** ,944** ,061

Sig. (2-tailed)

,230 ,272 ,257 ,062 ,000 . . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,885

PCB28CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,479 -,443 ,455 ,683 ,994** 1,000** 1,000 ,944** ,982** ,944** ,957** ,944** ,982** ,944** ,061

Sig. (2-tailed)

,230 ,272 ,257 ,062 ,000 . . ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,885

PCB33CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,393 -,457 ,457 ,723* ,939** ,944** ,944** 1,000 ,962** 1,000** ,936** 1,000** ,962** 1,000** -,143

Sig. (2-tailed)

,335 ,255 ,255 ,043 ,001 ,000 ,000 . ,000 . ,001 . ,000 . ,736

PCB52CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,488 -,464 ,488 ,732* ,976** ,982** ,982** ,962** 1,000 ,962** ,975** ,962** 1,000** ,962** ,000

Sig. (2-tailed)

,220 ,247 ,220 ,039 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 1,000

PCB49CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 PCB44CF Correlation

Coefficient -,393 -,457 ,457 ,723* ,939** ,944** ,944** 1,000** ,962** 1,000 ,936** 1,000** ,962** 1,000** -,143

224

Sig. (2-tailed)

,335 ,255 ,255 ,043 ,001 ,000 ,000 . ,000 . ,001 . ,000 . ,736

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,415 -,415 ,439 ,683 ,952** ,957** ,957** ,936** ,975** ,936** 1,000 ,936** ,975** ,936** -,050

Sig. (2-tailed)

,307 ,307 ,276 ,062 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,001 ,000 ,001 . ,001 ,000 ,001 ,906

PCB74CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,393 -,457 ,457 ,723* ,939** ,944** ,944** 1,000** ,962** 1,000** ,936** 1,000 ,962** 1,000** -,143

Sig. (2-tailed)

,335 ,255 ,255 ,043 ,001 ,000 ,000 . ,000 . ,001 . ,000 . ,736

PCB70CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,488 -,464 ,488 ,732* ,976** ,982** ,982** ,962** 1,000** ,962** ,975** ,962** 1,000 ,962** ,000

Sig. (2-tailed)

,220 ,247 ,220 ,039 ,000 ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 ,000 ,000 . ,000 1,000

PCB66CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,393 -,457 ,457 ,723* ,939** ,944** ,944** 1,000** ,962** 1,000** ,936** 1,000** ,962** 1,000 -,143

Sig. (2-tailed)

,335 ,255 ,255 ,043 ,001 ,000 ,000 . ,000 . ,001 . ,000 . ,736

PCB60CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Correlation Coefficient

-,659 -,439 ,512 ,244 ,024 ,061 ,061 -,143 ,000 -,143 -,050 -,143 ,000 -,143 1,000

Sig. (2-tailed)

,076 ,276 ,194 ,560 ,954 ,885 ,885 ,736 1,000 ,736 ,906 ,736 1,000 ,736 .

PCB169CF

N 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).