Country-wise Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB`s) level in Various Environmental Matrices (2001) | |||
Environmental Matrices | Country | PCB`s Concentration range | Reference |
Air | Canada | 0.002-0.07 ng/m3 | Bidleman et.al.,1978 |
Germany | 0.003-3.3 ng/m3 | DFG, 1988 | |
Japan | 4-650 mg/m3 | Tatsukawa & Waterable, 1972 | |
Sweden | 0.8-3.9 ng/m3 (Industrial air borne Particulate Matter) | Ekstedt & Oden, 1974 | |
USA | 1-50 ng/m3 | Panel on Hazardous Substances, 1972 | |
Water | Germany | 5-103 ng/l | Lorenz & Neumeier, 1983 |
Sweden | 0.1-0.3 ng/l | Ahnoff & Josefsson, 1974 | |
Netherlands | 100-500 ng/l | Wegman & Greve, 1980 | |
USA | 100-450 ng/l | Panel on Hazardous Substances, 1972 | |
India | 0.19-19.3 ng/l | CPCB, 1999 | |
Soil | Germany | 0.02-0.08 ng/kg | Markard, 1988 |
Japan | < 1 ng/kg | Fukada et.al., 1973 | |
United Kingdom | 0.2-12.2 µg/kg | Jones, 1989 | |
2.3-55 µg/kg | |||
USA | 0.6-1.7 ng/kg | Nimmo et.al., 1971 | |
India | 0.616-8.93 µg/kg | CPCB, 1999 |