CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS IN WHITE-TAILED DEER ALONG THE TITTABAWASSEE AND SAGINAW RIVERS NEAR MIDLAND MICHIGAN

Starting in the early to mid-1990s, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and furan (PCDFs) were input into the Tittabawassee River (TR) near Midland, MI, USA. This activity resulted in PCDD/PCDF concentrations that were 10- to 20-fold greater in soils downstream of Midland when compared to upstream concentrations. Ecological studies have shown that PCDD/PCDF concentrations in mink