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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

Ursus
maritimus

Canada 14F 75.3

(39.3-229)

— — 200

(94.5-
349)

— — 210

(94.5-
380)

GM
ng/g
LW

Verreault
et al. (2005)

Ursus
maritimus

Canada 16F 87.1

(33.2-249)

— — 112

(63.9-
280)

— — 126

(77.6-
329)

GM
ng/g
LW

Verreault
et al. (2005)

Ursus
maritimus

Greenland 16F 60.0

(25.5-311)

— — 268

(82.8-
830)

— — 309

(95.4-
960)

GM
ng/g
LW

Verreault
et al. (2005)

Ursus
maritimus

Greenland 8M 235

(21-795)

— — 268

(84-638)

— — — AM

ng/g
LW

Sonne et al.
(2009)

Ursus
maritimus

Greenland 3F 59 (26-89) — — 128

(118-
143)

— — — AM

ng/g
LW

Sonne et al.
(2009)

AM, arithmetic mean; GM, geometric mean; Med, median, range between parentheses; LW, lipid weight; WW, wet (or fresh) weight; ND, not detected; M, male;
F, female; U, unknown sex.