Table 2

Limit of detection (LOD) and percentage of nondetects (ND) for 275 samples analyzed at the Michigan Department of Community Health Laboratory.
PCB congener (IUPAC)
 LOD (ng/mL)
 % ND
 PCB congener (IUPAC)
 LOD (ng/mL)
 % ND
 PCB congener (IUPAC)
 LOD (ng/mL)
 % ND
#5
 0.30
 100
 #76
 0.10
 100
 #158
 0.10
 95.3
#6
 0.50
 100
 #77
 0.10
 100
 #170/190
 0.10
 16.3
#7/9
 0.80
 100
 #82
 0.10
 100
 #171
 0.05
 80.1
#8
 0.80
 100
 #84
 0.10
 96.4
 #172
 0.10
 75.4
#15
 0.30
 100
 #85
 0.05
 99.3
 #174
 0.10
 99.3
#16
 0.10
 99.6
 #87
 0.10
 93.5
 #175
 0.15
 100
#22
 0.50
 100
 #91
 0.20
 99.3
 #176
 0.20
 100
#25
 0.20
 100
 #92
 0.60
 99.6
 #177
 0.20
 87.3
#26
 0.20
 100
 #97
 0.10
 98.6
 #178
 0.20
 86.2
#28
 0.70
 100
 #99
 0.10
 33.7
 #179
 0.10
 100
#31
 0.70
 100
 #100
 0.10
 100
 #180
 0.10
 4.7
#33
 0.60
 100
 #101
 0.15
 91.7
 #182
 0.30
 100
#37/42
 0.20
 100
 #105
 0.10
 54.7
 #183
 0.10
 60.5
#40
 0.10
 100
 #110
 0.10
 82.2
 #185
 0.10
 100
#41/71
 0.20
 100
 #118
 0.10
 21.4
 #187
 0.05
 18.8
#44
 0.40
 100
 #123
 0.05
 100
 #193
 0.20
 94.6
#45
 0.20
 99.6
 #128
 0.10
 97.8
 #194
 0.03
 14.1
#46
 0.10
 99.6
 #132
 0.10
 98.9
 #195
 0.03
 58.3
#47
 0.10
 100
 #135
 0.40
 100
 #196/203
 0.25
 69.6
#48
 0.20
 100
 #136
 0.15
 99.3
 #198
 0.30
 100
#49
 0.20
 100
 #137
 0.05
 100
 #199
 0.06
 100
#52
 1.30
 100
 #138/163
 0.15
 2.9
 #200
 0.30
 100
#56
 0.10
 98.9
 #141
 0.10
 99.6
 #201
 0.20
 46.0
#60
 0.30
 100
 #144
 0.10
 99.6
 #202
 0.03
 92.4
#63
 0.10
 100
 #146
 0.15
 55.8
 #205
 0.20
 100
#64
 0.10
 100
 #149
 0.30
 99.3
 #206
 0.03
 68.1
#66/95
 0.50
 94.6
 #151
 0.10
 97.5
 #207
 0.35
 100
#70
 0.30
 99.3
 #153
 0.10
 2.9
 #208
 0.03
 91.3
#74
 0.10
 100
 #157
 0.25
 100


* International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Weisskopf et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2003 2:2   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-2-2