Table 1 Concentrations of PCBs and tDDT in the blubber of California sea lions (mg/kg lipid weight)

ZC041300

64

16

50

adult male

south CA

moderately decomposed

ZC051300

1.8

50

180

unknown

south CA

fresh

ZC052000

87

4.0

9.3

adult male

central CA

fresh

ZC061500

54

14

44

adult male

south CA

moderately decomposed

ZC070900

47

3.9

6.6

adult male

south CA

moderately decomposed

ZC071000

59

2.4

4.1

adult female

south CA

fresh

ZC071400

72

13

40

juvenile female

south CA

fresh

ZC091800–01

24

25

93

subadult male

central CA

fresh

ZC091800–02

57

19

72

subadult male

central CA

fresh

ZC091800–03

69

27

78

subadult male

central CA

fresh

ZC092700–01

42

23

67

adult female

central CA

moderately decomposed

ZC092700–02

56

16

38

adult male

central CA

moderately decomposed

ZC092700–03

11

90

190

adult male

central CA

moderately decomposed

ZC092700–04

27

9.0

24

subadult male

central CA

moderately decomposed

ZC101800

67

26

100

juvenile female

south CA

moderately decomposed

ZC102400–01

88

8.4

24

unknown

central CA

fresh

ZC102400–02

17

14

32

unknown

central CA

fresh

ZC102400–03

69

13

34

adult male

central CA

fresh

ZC102400–04

67

26

76

adult male

central CA

fresh

ZC102400–05

67

13

39

adult female

central CA

fresh

ZC110400–01

72

32

140

adult male

central CA

moderately decomposed

ZC110400–03

36

47

210

adult male

central CA

advanced decomposed

ZC110400–04

50

40

130

adult male

central CA

fresh

ZC110400–05

57

23

67

adult male

central CA

advanced decomposed

ZC110400–06

4.3

410

1400

adult female

central CA

fresh

ZC110400–07

2.3

270

800

adult male

central CA

advanced decomposed

ZC110400–08

26

97

300

unknown

central CA

moderately decomposed

ZC110500–01

80

17

67

adult female

central CA

moderately decomposed

ZC110500–02

42

17

33

unknown

central CA

advanced decomposed

ZC110500–03

56

13

42

adult male

central CA

fresh

ZC110700–01

68

20

61

unknown

north CA

moderately decomposed

ZC110900–01

47

48

170

adult male

north CA

advanced decomposed

ZC111100–01

82

18

64

adult male

north CA

fresh

ZC111200–01

43

22

50

subadult male

north CA

moderately decomposed

ZC111200–02

34

70

290

adult male

north CA

advanced decomposed

ZC112600–01

70

32

120

adult female

central CA

fresh

Mean

50

44

143

SD

24

78

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