PCBs in Atlantic and Pacific Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus and O.r.divergens (µg/g wet weight - blubber)
LONGLATMEAN
CONC
LOCATIONYEARREFERENCEORIGINAL
REFERENCE
-78.3076.25.269Greenland/Thule district1975/1977Born et al., 1981NA
-172.860.51.78Alaska, St. Matthew IslandNGBorn et al., 1981Galster and Burns, 1972
-7471.5.131N. Baffin Island1986Muir et al., 1992Thomas and Hamilton, 1988
-17563<.10N. Bering Sea1981-84Muir et al., 1992Taylor et al., 1989
-77.072.8.131Pond Inlet1987Careau et al., 1992Thomas, 1990
-63.567.53.371Broughton Island1987-88Careau et al., 1992Muir, Ford & Grift, 1988
-80.868.30.206Hall BeachNGMuir et al., In PressNA
-81.869.40.090Igloolik (F)NGMuir et al., In PressNA
-81.769.30.193Igloolik (M)NGMuir et al., In PressNA
??1.643Loks Land, E. Baffin IslandNGMuir et al., In PressNA
-78.258.54.790Inukjuak (F)NGMuir et al., In PressNA
-78.758.411.512Inukjuak (M)NGMuir et al., In PressNA
-78.360.80.195Akulivik (F)NGMuir et al., In PressNA
-78.260.71.201Akulivik (M)NGMuir et al., In PressNA

References:

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

Careau, H., E. Dewailly, A. Vezina, P. Ayotte, D. Gauvin, 1992, State of Contamination of Northern Canada and Greenland, Community Health Department, Laval University Hospital Centre, Table 36.

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.

Muir, D.C.G., M.D. Segstro, C.A. Ford, K.A. Hobson, R.E.A. Stewart and S. Olpinski, Elevated levels of PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in walrus blubber from Eastern Hudson Bay (Canada): A case of predation on seals? Environ. Pollution, In Press.