Pesticide Residues in Birds and Mammals - Pesticides: Evaluation of Environmental Pollution - page 415

TABLE 14.4
Comparison of Organochlorine Residue Levels (HCB and DDTs) in the Blubber of Cetaceans and Pinnipeds from Various Waters and in Fat
from Polar Bears

o,p ʹ -
DDD

p,p ʹ -
DDD

p,p ʹ -
DDE

o,p ʹ -
DDT

p,p ʹ -
DDT Species Country N and sex HCB ∑DDTs Units Source

Arctocephalus
australis

Brazil 3M + 5F 1.1

(0.22-4.1)

— — — — — 660

(20-
2,800)

AM
ng/g
WW

Fillmann
et al. (2007)

Balaenoptera
acutorostrata

Korea 11M 100

(50-180)

— — — — — 4,500

(1,800-
11,000)

AM
ng/g
LW

Moon et al.
(2010)

Balaenoptera
musculus

Canada 38M 225.8 — 551.9 1,978.9 — 887.6 3,418.4 AM

ng/g
LW

Metcalfe
et al. (2004)

Balaenoptera
musculus

Canada 27F 90.0 — 215.2 832.4 — 306.6 1354.3 AM

ng/g
LW

Metcalfe
et al. (2004)

Callorhinus
ursinus

Japan 5F 0.95

(0.39-2.1)

— — — — — 1,300

(620-
2,700)

AM
ng/g
LW

Kajiwara
et al. (2004)

Delphinapterus
leucas

Canada 34M 184

(40.3-845)

385
(<1-
3,960)

973
(131-
16,900)

4,590
(358-
138,000)

641
(74.0-
21,700)

944
(111-
30,200)

9,440
(1,340-
201,000)

GM
ng/g
WW

Hobbs et al.
(2003)

Delphinapterus
leucas

Canada 10F 126

(11.7-
1,070)

13.1
(<1-
4,840)

469
(17.7-
2,580)

1,420
(53.0-
15,200)

232
(3.38-
1,800)

478
(7.23-
4,610)

3,560
(86.6-
24,400)

GM
ng/g
WW

Hobbs et al.
(2003)

Delphinapterus
leucas

Canada 18M 508

(366-706)

— — 2,007

(1,365-
2,952)

— 671

(328-
1374)

3,492
(2,289-
5,329)

GM
ng/g
WW

Stern et al.
(2005)

Delphinapterus
leucas

Canada 12M 246

(151-402)

— — 396

(247-
637)

— 314

(190-
517)

1,184
(727-
1929)

GM
ng/g
WW

Stern et al.
(2005)

Delphinus
capensis

Korea 12M 110

(20-230)

— — — — — 14,000

(800-
23,000

AM
ng/g
LW

Moon et al.
(2010)

(continued)