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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 />

2

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