Thirteen sites in the Great Lakes were selected for a study to quantify PCB concentrations in 1982 and 1996 (Hughes et al. 1998). At each site 9-13 American herring gull (Larus smithsonianus) eggs were randomly collected and tested for PCB content.
data(PCB)
A data frame with 26 observations on the following 3 variables.
nest
Nest number
level
PCB levels microgram/gram of dry weight
year
a numeric vector
Hughes, K. D., Weselogh, D. V., and B. M. Braune (1998) The ratio of DDE to PCB concentrations in Great Lakes herring gull eggs and its use in interpreting contaminants data. Journal of Great Lakes Research 24(1): 12-31.