Mercury in Atlantic and Pacific Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus and O.r. divergens (ug/g wet weight - liver)
LONGLATMEAN
CONC
LOCATIONYEARREFERENCEORIGINAL REFERENCE
-171.4663.461.72Gambell1981-84Hamilton, 1989NA
-170.2763.420.90Savoonga1981-84Hamilton, 1989NA
-16965.471.98Diomede1981-84Hamilton, 1989NA
-165.2464.31.48Nome1981-84Hamilton, 1989NA
-168.0565.360.56Wales1981-84Hamilton, 1989NA
-78.3076.251.78Greenland/Thule district1975/1977Born et al., 1981NA
-170.063.441.17*Diomede, Gambell, and Savoonga1986-89Warburton & Seagars, 1993NA
-139.0569.359.80Herchell Island1975/1977Born et al., 1981NA
-117.870.710.46Holman IslandNGBorn et al., 1981Eaton (personal comm.)
-77.072.810.6Pond InletNGBorn et al., 1981Eaton (personal comm.)
-170.363.30.49St. Lawrence IslandNGBorn et al., 1981Galster (personal comm.)
-172.4560.30.49St. Matthew IslandNGBorn et al., 1981Galster (personal comm.)
-175631.70N. Bering Sea1981-84Muir et al., 1992Taylor et al., 1989
-81.869.41.38Igloolik, Foxe Basin1982-88Wagemann & Stewart, 1994NA
-80.868.31.32Hall Beach, Foxe Basin1989Wagemann & Stewart, 1994NA
-78.360.81.26Akulivik, E. Hudson Bay1990Wagemann & Stewart, 1994NA
-78.258.52.39Inukjuak, E. Hudson Bay1990Wagemann & Stewart, 1994NA
* dry to wet weight conversion assuming liver tissue water concentration of 72%

References:

Born, E.W., I. Kraul and T. Kristensen, 1981, Mercury, DDT, PCB in the Atlantic Walrus, Arctic, 34(3): 255-260.

Hamilton, E.I., 1989, Contaminants in blubber, liver, and kidney tissue of Pacific Walruses, Baseline, 20(9):465-468.

Muir, D.C.G., R. Wagemann, B.T. Hargrave, D.J. Thomas, D.B. Peakall and R.J. Norstrom, 1992, Arctic marine ecosystem contamination, The Science of the Total Environment, 122: 75-134.

Wagemann, R. and R.E.A. Stewart, 1994, Concentrations of heavy metals and selenium in tissues and some foods of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from the Eastern Canadian Arctic and Sub-Arctic, and associations between metals, age, and gender, Can. J. Aquat. Sci. 51: 426-436.

Warburton, J. and D.J. Seagars, 1993, Heavy metal concentrations in liver and kidney tissues of pacific walrus, Marine Mammals Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 7, Alaska, USFWA Technical Report R7/MMM 93-1.


Notes:

Wagemann & Stewart, '94 use conversion factor of 0.299 for converting dry to wet weight.

Other refs listed on old map: Fay et al. - text only.