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TABLE 14.4 (Continued)
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

Pusa caspica Russia 12F 8.0 (2.0-18) — — — — — 9,200

(780-
24,000)

AM
ng/g
LW

Tanabe
et al. (2003)

Pusa hispida Norway 6M 6.4 — — 1,318.1 — — — GM

ng/g
LW

Wolkers
et al. (2004)

Pusa hispida Norway 4F 2.1 — — 188.3 — — — GM

ng/g
LW

Wolkers
et al. (2004)

Pusa hispida Greenland 20 — — — — — — 190 Med

ng/g
LW

Vorkamp
et al. (2008)

Pusa hispida Greenland 9M + 6F — — — 350 — — — AM

ng/g
LW

Letcher
et al. (2009)

Pusa sibirica Russia 5F <0.005 — — — — — 4,000

(3,200-
4,600)

AM
ng/g
LW

Tanabe
et al. (2003)

Stenella
coeruleoalba

Spain 5 — — 3,050 45,600 1,850 4,590 55,090 AM

ng/g
LW

Aguilar and
Borrell
(2005)

Stenella
coeruleoalba

Spain 15M + 5F + 7U — — 5,500

(1,000-
13,100)

58,800
(6,000-
116,400)

5,100
(100-
13,100)

9,500
(200-
25,000)

79,000
(7,000-
189,000)

AM
ng/g
LW

Borrell and
Aguilar
(2005)

Stenella
coeruleoalba

Japan 5M + 1F 321

(53-620)

— — — — — 37,186

(3,500-
88,000)

GM
ng/g
LW

Isobe et al.
(2009)