Individual levels of 33 PCBs (#28, #52, #47/48, #74, #66, #101, #99/113, #110, #118,

#114/122, #105, #153, #138, #128/167, #156, #157, # 178, #182/187, #183, #174, #177,

#172/192, #180/193, #170/190, #189, #202, # 194, #199, #196/203, #195, # 208, #207,

#206), HCB, oxychlordane,

p,p’-DDE and PBDE #47 were determined in 141 plasma

samples (0.5-3 ml) from Swedish females with documented high consumption of fish.

The analytical method used includes solid-phase extraction (SPE) and high resolution

mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS EI SIM).

Concentrations reported are given in pg/ml plasma and in ng/g plasma lipid (ppb). Lipid

contents were determined enzymatically. For the sum of the 33 PCBs the average level,

on lipid basis, was 340 ppb (range 1979-61 ppb), for PCB 153 the average was 81 ppb

(range 460-13 ppb), HCB 41 ppb (range 143-12 ppb), oxychlordane 2.3 ppb (range 27-

0.06), p,p-DDE 131 ppb (range 1114-7.3 ppb) and PBDE #47 had an average level of 2.5

ppb (range 25-0.4 ppb). A reference sample confirms the method performance to have a

SD of 13% for the total PCB.