title: Determination of inorganic constituents in marine mammal tissues.
abstract: Analyses of selected tissues from the Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project (AMMTAP) have provided comprehensive information related to levels of 36 trace elements and methyl-mercury in marine mammal tissues. Liver, kidney and muscle tissues from two northern fur seals, four ringed seals and six belukha whales were analyzed. The bulk of the investigated tissues and additional tissues from a total of 65 marine mammals are banked in the AMMTAP. The results are compared to literature values for trace element concentrations in marine mammal tissues and their relevance to environmental studies is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeisler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Demiralp
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Koster
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burow
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ostapczuk
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska; D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis; D009928:Organ Specificity; D046048:Seals, Earless; D013045:Species Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014015:Tissue Banks; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*; D014907:Whales
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D014131:Trace Elements