Table 1

Concentrations of PCBs and tDDT in the blubber of California sea lions (mg/kg lipid weight)
Individual
 Lipid (%)
 PCBs
 tDDT
 sex/age category
 location
 carcass condition
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
 257


Lipid content (%) of the blubber of individual California sea lions and information on the location, sex/age category and carcass condition of each individual are also presented.

Le Boeuf et al. BMC Ecology 2002 2:11   doi:10.1186/1472-6785-2-11