Volume III, Appendices EM - National Marine Fisheries Service ...
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REPORT OUTLINE:<br />
I. INTRODUCTION<br />
II. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN SELECTED MARINE MAMMAL<br />
SPECIES IN US WATERS<br />
A. Contaminant classes—background information<br />
1. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)<br />
1. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)<br />
2. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs)<br />
3. DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane)<br />
4. Chlordanes (including heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide)<br />
5. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)<br />
6. Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs)<br />
2. Toxic metals<br />
1. Cadmium<br />
2. Lead<br />
3. Mercury<br />
4. Organotins<br />
3. Miscellaneous contaminants<br />
1. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)<br />
2. Polyfluoroalkyls (PFAs)<br />
B. Concentrations of environmental contaminants in selected species of marine<br />
mammals in US waters<br />
1. Species addressed<br />
2. Databases reviewed, including time period examined and search terms<br />
used.<br />
3. Overview of tissue contaminant concentrations: Literature review<br />
summary<br />
0. General comments upon format of tables and appendices<br />
1. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)<br />
2. Toxic metals<br />
3. Miscellaneous contaminants<br />
C. Conclusions and comments regarding the nature and adequacy of the available<br />
literature database<br />
<strong>III</strong>. LITERATURE CITED<br />
IV. TABLES AND APPENDICES (ACCOMPANYING EXCEL FILE)<br />
Table 1. Summary Data for Some Persistent Organic Pollutants, Including PCBs, DDTs,<br />
Chlordanes, Mirex, Dieldrin, HCHs and HCB in Blubber of Selected <strong>Marine</strong><br />
Mammal Species from US Waters, Reported 1994 through 2005.<br />
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