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Long-Term Temporal Changes in OC Concentrations<br />

The following OCs were determined in polar bear fat in both the Norstrom<br />

et al. (1998) <strong>and</strong> the present study: CB congener numbers 99, 149, 118, 146,<br />

153, 138, 183, 180, 170/190 <strong>and</strong> 194, α- <strong>and</strong> β-HCH, p,p’-DDE, p,p’-DDD <strong>and</strong><br />

p,p’-DDT, oxychlordane, trans-nonachlor <strong>and</strong> heptachlor epoxide, <strong>and</strong> dieldrin.<br />

An ANOVA was performed on selected compound classes, congeners<br />

<strong>and</strong> metabolites with the factors sex <strong>and</strong> age group, sampling period <strong>and</strong><br />

their interactions (Table 6). For all OCs, the difference in <strong>concentrations</strong> between<br />

the two periods was highly significant with a significance level of<br />

p

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