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Table 19. Spearman-rank correlation coefficients (rho, corrected <strong>for</strong> ties) and significance<br />

levels (p) <strong>for</strong> results of four toxicity tests and concentrations of High Molecular Weight<br />

Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (HPAH) <strong>in</strong> sediments <strong>for</strong> all 1998 central <strong>Puget</strong><br />

<strong>Sound</strong> sites (n=100).<br />

Chemical Amphipod (p) Urch<strong>in</strong> (p) Microbial (p) Cytochrome (p)<br />

survival fertilization biolum<strong>in</strong>escence P450 HRGS<br />

Benzo(a)anthracene<br />

Benzo(a)pyrene<br />

Benzo(b)fluoranthene<br />

Benzo(e)pyrene<br />

Benzo(g,h,i)perylene<br />

Benzo(k)fluoranthene<br />

Chrysene<br />

Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene<br />

Fluoranthene<br />

Indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene<br />

Perylene<br />

P yrene<br />

sum of 6 HPAHA 0.086 11s -0.501 **** -0.067 11s 0.932 ****<br />

sum of 9 HPAHAA 0.082 ns -0.632 **** 0.148 ns 0.728 ****<br />

Total HPAH 0.079 ns -0.506 **** -0.075 ns 0.938 ****<br />

sum of 13 PAHAAA 0.098 11s -0.498 **** -0.028 11s 0.93 ****<br />

Sum of 15 PAHAAAA 0.085 11s -0.632 **:K* 0.188 ns 0.71 8 ****<br />

Total all PAH 0.09 ns -0.503 **** -0.045 ns 0.935 ****<br />

"6HPAH = def<strong>in</strong>ed by Long et al., 1995; Benzo(a)anthracene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Chrysene,<br />

Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, Fluoranthene, Pyrene<br />

""9HPAH = def<strong>in</strong>ed by WA Ch. 173-204 RCW; Benzo(a)anthracene, Benzo(a)pyrene,<br />

Benzo(l,2,3,-c,d)pyrene, Benzo(g,h,I)perylene, Chrysene, Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, Fluoranthene,<br />

Pyrene, Total Benzofluranthenes, carbon normalized<br />

AAA 13 PAH = 7LPAH and 6HPAH<br />

15PAH= 6LPAH and A 1 1 HPAH<br />

ns = p > 0.05<br />

* - p 5 0.05<br />

** =p

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