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Table B1. Stomach Contents. Concentrations, ng/g wet weight, of lower molecular weight aromatic contaminants (LACs) in Washington gray whales.


Site:Eagle
Point
Hartstene
Island
Lyre
River
Totten
Inlet
Owens
Beach
Port
Susan
Ocean
City
Tugidak
Island
Animal ID:CRC 332CRC 334GLR 101 CRC 397CRC 398CRC 401CRC 402AKI 102

Aromatic contaminantsSample no.:59-28959-290 59-29159-39959-40259-40559-426 59-427

naphthalene********
C1-naphthalenes78nd227251135
C2-naphthalenes88ndnd5517729
C3-naphthalenes68ndnd868nd210
C4-naphthalenes25ndnd73ndndnd6
acenaphthylene1ndnd12nd3ndnd
acenaphthene1ndnd12184ndnd
fluorene9nd120203nd2
C1-fluorenes12ndnd185ndnd2
C2-fluorenes17ndnd31ndndnd3
C3-fluorenes29ndnd18ndndndnd
phenanthrene49*4150641024
C1-phenanthrenes/anthracenes48nd482235*6
C2-phenanthrenes/anthracenes62ndnd9617nd0.66
C3-phenanthrenes/anthracenes42ndnd1202ndnd2
C4-phenanthrenes/anthracenes12ndnd27ndndndnd
dibenzothiophene5ndnd167ndnd0.7
C1-dibenzothiophenes5ndnd113ndnd0.5
C2-dibenzothiophenes6ndnd10ndndndnd
C3-dibenzothiophenes6ndndndndndndnd

sample weight, grams5.025.275.011.011.041.023.133.00

* Low levels of the analyte were indistinguishable from those of the blank analyses.




Table B2. Stomach Contents. Concentrations, ng/g wet weight, of higher molecular weight aromatic contaminants (HACs) in Washington gray whales.
Site:Eagle
Point
Hartstene
Island
Lyre
River
Totten
Inlet
Owens
Beach
Port
Susan
Ocean
City
Tugidak
Island
Animal ID:CRC 332CRC 334GLR 101 CRC 397CRC 398CRC 401CRC 402AKI 102

Aromatic contaminantsSample no.:59-28959-290 59-29159-39959-40259-40559-426 59-427

fluoranthene2320.52307117*1
pyrene2310.82304714*1
C1-fluoranthenes/pyrenes23nd0.37244913
benz[a]anthracene80.31651990.30.4
chrysene140.9nd5856100.51
C1-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenes18ndnd33830.31
C2-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenes12ndnd432nd0.81
C3-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenes7ndnd50ndnd0.6nd
C4-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenes0.6ndnd3ndndndnd
benzo[b]fluoranthene80.711301060.30.7
benzo[k]fluoranthene60.50.236740.20.2
benzo[a]pyrene70.40.24553nd0.2
indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene50.50.38753nd0.3
dibenz[a,h]anthracene50.50.41710.9ndnd
benzo[ghi]perylene60.519442nd0.6

sample weight, grams5.025.275.011.011.041.023.133.00

* Low levels of the analyte were indistinguishable from those of the blank analyses.




Table B3. Method blanks. Concentrations, ng/g wet weight, of lower molecular weight aromatic contaminants (LACs) in method blanks.
Aromatic contaminants Sample no.:59-29359-408

naphthalene35
C1-naphthalenesndnd
C2-naphthalenesndnd
C3-naphthalenesndnd
C4-naphthalenesndnd
acenaphthylenendnd
acenaphthenendnd
fluorenendnd
C1-fluorenesndnd
C2-fluorenesndnd
C3-fluorenesndnd
phenanthrene0.6nd
C1-phenanthrenes/anthracenesndnd
C2-phenanthrenes/anthracenesndnd
C3-phenanthrenes/anthracenesndnd
C4-phenanthrenes/anthracenesndnd
dibenzothiophenendnd
C1-dibenzothiophenesndnd
C2-dibenzothiophenesndnd
C3-dibenzothiophenesndnd




Table B4. Method blanks. Concentrations, ng/g wet weight, of higher molecular weight aromatic contaminants (HACs) in method blanks.
Aromatic contaminants Sample no.:59-29359-408

fluoranthenendnd
pyrenendnd
C1-fluoranthenes/pyrenesndnd
benz[a]anthracenendnd
chrysenendnd
C1-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenesndnd
C2-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenesndnd
C3-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenesndnd
C4-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenesndnd
benzo[b]fluoranthenendnd
benzo[k]fluoranthenendnd
benzo[a]pyrenendnd
indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrenendnd
dibenz[a,h]anthracenendnd
benzo[ghi]perylenendnd




Table B5. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reference tissue (Mytilus edulis).
Concentrations, ng/g wet weight, of lower molecular weight aromatic contaminants (LACs) in
NIST Standard Reference Material Control Tissue SRM 1974.
Analyzed SRM 1974
(n=103 for parents)
(n=88 for alkyls)
Aromatic contaminantsSample no.:59-29459-407 MeanRSD

naphthalene43439
C1-naphthalenes23445
C2-naphthalenes24451
C3-naphthalenes48940
C4-naphthalenes24192442
acenaphthylene0.810.652
acenaphthenend10.840
fluorene1nd143
C1-fluorenes44433
C2-fluorenes25222139
C3-fluorenes36352464
phenanthrene74624
C1-phenanthrenes/anthracenes1771231
C2-phenanthrenes/anthracenes66304731
C3-phenanthrenes/anthracenes55375136
C4-phenanthrenes/anthracenes22141275
dibenzothiophene0.70.70.937
C1-dibenzothiophenes44633
C2-dibenzothiophenes29253034
C3-dibenzothiophenes21303538

sample weight, grams5.103.01--




Table B6. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reference tissue (Mytilus edulis).
Concentrations, ng/g wet weight, of higher molecular weight aromatic contaminants (HACs) in
NIST Standard Reference Material Control Tissue SRM 1974.
Analyzed SRM 1974
(n=103 for parents)
(n=88 for alkyls)
Aromatic contaminantsSample no.:59-29459-407 MeanRSD

fluoranthene46434615
pyrene46384415
C1-fluoranthenes/pyrenes21262427
benz[a]anthracene65524
chrysene23141815
C1-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenes105736
C2-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenes163376
C3-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenesndnd186
C4-chrysenes/benz[a]anthracenesndnd186
benzo[b]fluoranthene96733
benzo[k]fluoranthene64429
benzo[a]pyrene20.5252
indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene22255
dibenz[a,h]anthracene0.60.50.469
benzo[ghi]perylene32244

sample weight, grams:5.103.01--