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Concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons, heavy metals and other elements in tissues banked by the Alaska marine mammal tissue archival project

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:71163

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains two marine mammals tissue banks within NIST`s National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank. The document is the second report in the NIST Interagency Report Series in which analytical data on samples collected and banked as part of the Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project are summarized. Results for inorganic constituents in liver tissues from 15 bulukha whales, 14 ringed seals, 3 bowhead whales, 3 beared seals, and 1 spotted seal, and for organic contaminants in blubber tissues from 12 belukha whales are presented and discussed.

Research Organization:
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (CSTL), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
OSTI ID:
71163
Report Number(s):
PB--95-209870/XAB; NISTIR--5620
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English