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Table 2. Animal identification number (ID), collection site, date collected, sex, length, and tissues collected and analyzed from gray whales stranded in Washington (WA), Alaska (AK), and California (CA).

Animal ID Collection site Date collected Sex Length (cm) Tissues analyzed
Puget Sound
CRC 334 Hartstene Island, WA 6/3/90 male 1,200 blubber, liver, stomach contents, kidney, brain
CRC 397 Totten Inlet, WA 4/12/91 male 1,160 blubber, liver, stomach contents, kidney
CRC 398 Owens Beach, WA 5/8/91 male 1,170 blubber, liver, stomach contents, kidney
CRC 401 Port Susan, WA 6/26/91 male 1,170 blubber, liver, stomach contents, kidney
RCF 243 Manchester, WA 3/29/88 female 790 blubber
Washington Outer Coast
CRC 395 Norwegian Memorial, WA 2/10/91 male 1,160 blubber
CRC 402 Ocean City, WA 6/30/91 male 1,250 blubber, liver, stomach contents, kidney
RCF 246 Ocean City, WA 4/18/88 male 855 blubber, liver
RCF 268 La Push, WA 5/23/90 female 845 blubber
RCF 269 Tahola, WA 5/16/89 male 1,110 blubber
RCF 271 Ruby Beach, WA 5/23/90 male 1,230 blubber
RCF 272 Queets, WA 6/10/90 female 850 blubber
Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia
CRC 332 Eagle Point, WA 4/29/90 male 1,295 blubber, stomach contents, kidney
CRC 337 Sequim Bay 6/13/90 female 1,300 blubber
GLR 101 Lyre River, WA 6/16/90 male 1,250 blubber, liver, stomach contents, kidney
RCF 252 Point Roberts, WA 5/8/88 female 1,300 blubber
Alaska
AKI 101 Kodiak Island, AK 6/27/89 * * blubber, liver, kidney
AKI 102 Tugidak Island, AK 5/22/89 * * blubber, liver, stomach contents, kidney
San Francisco Bay
SFB 102 Point Richmond, CA 4/15/91 female 975 blubber, liver, kidney
SFB 103 Carquinez Strait, CA 3/23/91 male 1,006-1,067 blubber
SFB 105 Alcatraz Island, CA 4/18/91 male 1,067-1,219 blubber
SFB 107 Oakland, CA 5/2/91 male 1,250 blubber

* Data not available.
Table 5. Concentrations, ng/g wet weight, of chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHs) and percent (%) lipid in tissues and stomach contents of gray whales collected from sites in Washington, Alaska, and Californiaa.
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Tissue Epsilon PCBs Epsilon DDE Epsilon DDD Epsilon DDT HCB dieldrin Epsilon chlordanes Epsilon CHs superscript b Percent Lipid
Puget Sound,
Washington		 Blubber (n = 5) 1,800 ± 680c 350 ± 140 83 ± 40 96 ± 45 330 ± 130 160 ± 83 270 ± 110 2,900 ± 1,200 8.0 ± 5.1
(300 - 4,000) (54 - 730) (10 - 210) (11 - 260) (37 - 750) (11 - 440) (35 - 620) (460 - 6,800) (0.8 - 27)

Liver (n = 4) 630 ± 70 140 ± 28 36 ± 6.7 1 ± 0.8 190 ± 17 63 ± 13 88 ± 12 1,200 ± 140 4.2 ± 0.1
(440 - 740) (63 - 180) (19 - 52) (nd - 2) (150 - 220) (30 - 92) (55 - 110) (760 - 1,300) (3.9 - 4.5)

Stomach contents (n = 4) 130 ± 46 24 ± 13 4 ± 1 0.8 ± 0.2 29 ± 14 6 ± 3 10 ± 4 210 ± 81 1.3 ± 0.2
(73 - 270) (4 - 62) (2 - 8) (nd - 1) (10 - 70) (1 - 15) (2 - 22) (110 - 450) (0.8 - 1.8)

Brain (n = 1) 420 100 21 4 110 47 51 760 11

Washington -
Outer Coast		 Blubber (n = 7) 1,200 ± 250 210 ± 62 71 ± 33 27 ± 9.5 290 ± 68 89 ± 22 190 ± 39 2,100 ± 430 17 ± 9.8
(360 - 2,300) (84 - 540) (10 - 260) (nd - 62) (66 - 560) (20 - 190) (52 - 360) (620 - 4,100) (0.6 - 73)

Liver (n = 2) 940 ± 670 160 ± 120 22 ± 14 2 ± 1 200 ± 120 64 ±31 100 ± 68 1,500 ± 1,000 3.3 ± 1.1
(270 - 1,600) (34 - 280) (8 - 35) (1 - 3) (77 - 320) (34 - 95) (35 - 170) (460 - 2,500) (4.4 - 2.2)

Stomach contents (n = 1) 160 44 6 nd 40 13 16 280 0.8

Strait of Juan
de Fuca and
Strait of Georgia		 Blubber (n = 4) 3,200 ± 2,300 680 ± 490 140 ± 110 180 ± 110 850 ± 690 450 ± 380 650 ± 520 6,200 ± 4,700 5.0 ± 3.7
(120 - 10,000) (11 - 2,100) (4 - 470) (nd - 370) (17 - 2,900) (7 - 1,600) (15 - 2,200) (180 - 20,000) (1.0 - 16)

Liver (n = 1) 370 80 17 1 110 40 61 690 4

Stomach Contents (n = 2) 140 ± 10 29 ± 4 3 ± 2 nd 34 ± 5 12 ± 0.5 12 ± 0.5 230 ± 10 1.6 ± 0
(130 - 150) (25 - 33) (2 - 5) - (29 - 39) (11 - 12) (11 - 12) (220 - 240 ) -
Tissue Epsilon PCBs Epsilon DDE Epsilon DDD Epsilon DDT HCB dieldrin Epsilon chlordanes Epsilon CHs superscript b Percent Lipid
Alaska Blubber (n = 2) 680 ± 530 100 ± 96 22 ± 21 45 ± 43 47 ± 31 32 ± 28 72 ± 59 1000 ± 800 2.1 ± 1.2
(150 - 1,200) (9 - 200) (1 - 42) (2 - 88) (16 - 78) (4 - 59) (13 - 130) (200 - 1,800) (0.9 - 3.2)

Liver (n = 2) 480 ± 400 39 ± 32 11 ± 11 0.6 43 ± 32 18 ± 16 28 ± 25 610 ± 500 2.2 ± 0.7
(79 - 880) (7 - 71) (1 - 22) (nd - 1) (11 - 75) (3 - 34) (4 - 53) (110 - 1,100) (1.5 - 2.9)

Stomach contents (n = 1) 110 7 4 nd 14 2 5 150 1.7

California Blubber (n = 4) 780 ± 140 160 ± 37 37 ± 8 20 ± 10 130 ± 30 52 ± 15 110 ± 23 1,300 ± 260 1.7 ± 0.3
(530 - 1,100) (63 - 230) (13 - 50) (2 - 41) (56 - 200) (17 - 85) (61 - 160) (750 - 1,900) (1.1 - 2.7)

Liver (n = 1) 140 12 3 nd 23 5 11 190 1.4

Mean ± SE
for all areas		 Blubber (n = 22) 1,600 ± 450 310 ± 96 76 ± 24 68 ± 22 350 ± 130 160 ± 72 270 ± 97 2,800 ± 890 8.5 ± 3.4
(120 - 10,000) (9 - 2,100) (1 - 470) (1 - 370(17 - 2,900) (4 - 1,600) (13 - 2,200) (180 - 20,000) (0.6 - 73)

Liver (n = 10) 590 ± 140 100 ± 28 23 ± 5 1 ± 0.4 140 ± 31 46 ± 10 68 ± 16 970 ± 220 3.3 ± 0.4
(79 - 1,600) (7 - 280) (0.6 - 52) (0.4 - 3) (11 - 320) (3 - 95) (4 - 170 ) (110 - 2,500) (1.4 - 4.0)

Stomach contents (n = 8) 140 ± 22 26 ± 7 4.3 ± 0.77 0.63 ± 0.2 30 ± 7 8 ± 2 10 ± 2 220 ± 40 1.4 ± 0.1
(73 - 270) (4 - 62) (2 - 8) (0.3 - 1) (10 - 70) (1 - 15) (2 - 22) (110 - 450) (0.8 - 1.8)

Brain (n = 1) 420 100 21 4 110 47 51 760 11

Port Angeles,
Washington
(1984)d		 Blubber (n = 1) 55 6 0.8 nd 14 5 4 87 na

Liver (n = 1) 210 55 10 nd 83 62 42 510 na

Stomach contents (n = 1) 54 6 3 nd 6 21 13 130 na

a See Table 1 for the list of analytes.
b The concentrations of aldrin, lindane, and mirex ranged from nd - 100 ng/g wet weight. The values for ·CHs are the summed (·) concentrations of CHs listed in Table 1.
c The data are presented as the mean ± standard error and the values in parentheses are the range of concentrations. The mean values do not include values for samples in which the concentrations of an analyte was below the limit of detection.
d These samples were analyzed previously (1984).
nd - indicates that the analyte was not detected above the limit of detection.
na - the sample was not analyzed for percent lipid.
Table 11. Mean concentrations, ng/g wet weight, of chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHs) and percent (%) lipid in blubber of gray whales observed feeding in Puget Sound before they died and in whales stranded along the Washington Outer Coast, and at sites on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgiaa.
Tissue Epsilon PCBs Epsilon DDE Epsilon DDD Epsilon DDT HCB dieldrin Epsilon chlordanes Epsilon CHs superscript b Percent Lipid
Puget Sound,
Washington 		n=4 1,700 ± 870 370 ± 170 68 ± 48 98 ± 57 220 ± 100 140 ± 100 240 ± 140 2,900 ± 1,500 3.4 ± 1.9
Washington -
Outer Coast		 n=7 1,200 ± 250c 210 ± 62 71 ± 33 27 ± 9.5 290 ± 68 89 ± 22 190 ± 39 2,100 ± 430 17 ± 9.8
Strait of Juan
de Fuca and
Strait of Georgia		 n=4 3,200 ± 2,300 680 ± 490 140 ± 110 180 ± 110 850 ± 690 650 ± 520 240 ± 140 6,200 ± 4,700 5.0 ± 3.7
a The CHs analyzed are given in Table 1.
b The concentrations of aldrin, lindane, and mirex ranged from nd - 40 ng/g wet weight. The values for the sum of CHs are the summed concentrations of CHs listed in Table 1.
c The data are presented as the mean ± standard error and the values in parentheses are the range of concentrations. The mean values do not include values for samples in which the concentrations of an analyte was below the limit of detection.
nd - indicates that the analyte was not detected above the limit of detection.
n - Number of samples.