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Tin (Sn)
Species Tissue Mean ug/g Min. Max. n Location
Date
Sampled Event Reference
E. robustus kidney 0.04 r Varanasi et al.,
ND 0.05 7 CA, WA & AK 1988-91 Stranding 1994
E. robustus liver 0.04 r Varanasi et al.,
ND 0.04 7 CA, WA & AK 1988-91 Stranding 1994
K. breviceps kidney 0.062 e 0.059 0.065 2 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
K. breviceps liver 0.39 e 0.35 0.41 3 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
K. breviceps muscle 0.021 e 0.016 0.026 2 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
S. bredanensis kidney 0.053 r FL (Gulf of
0.01 0.14 15 Mexico) 1997 Stranding Mackey et al., 2003
S. bredanensis liver 5.4 r FL (Gulf of
3.8 7.3 15 Mexico) 1997 Stranding Mackey et al., 2003
T. truncatus blubber 0.63 e 0.63 0.63 1 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
T. truncatus brain 0.11 e 0.11 0.11 1 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
T. truncatus heart 0.05 e 0.05 0.05 1 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
T. truncatus kidney 0.20 e 0.025 0.67 16 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
T. truncatus liver 1.4 e 0.11 11.34 17 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
T. truncatus melon 0.19 e 0.19 0.19 1 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
T. truncatus muscle 0.041 e 0.013 0.11 11 FL 1989-94 Stranding Kannan et al., 1997
M. augustirostris liver 0.08 e 0.06 0.099 2 f Kajiwara et al.,
CA 1991-94 Stranding 2001
P. vitulina liver 0.034 e 0.002 0.091 6 f Kajiwara et al.,
CA 1991-97 Stranding 2001
Z. californianus liver 0.045 e 0.024 0.087 10 f Kajiwara et al.,
CA 1991-97 Stranding 2001
Abbreviations: ND, the analyte was not detected above the limit of detection; NR, not reported
*dry weight
a Total Hg
b Organic (i.e., methyl) Hg
c Mean ratios of dry to wet weight were 0.26 and 0.22 for TX liver and kidney, respectively (n=31), and 0.29 (n=14) and 0.23 (n=13) for FL liver and kidney, respectively.
d Means for analytes with data below detection limits (ND) were determined with maximum likelihood method for censored data. Means with no ND values were estimated following the
procedure of Gilbert (1987) for lognormally-distributed data.
e Sum of butyltins, including mono-, di- and tri-butyltin
f Data for individual animals and organotins given in cited
source.
g Juveniles