AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001

Location Tissue Sex Year Age, years Length cm Laboratory n % lipid Toxaphene     CHB-26 CHB-40    CHB-41     CHB-44   CHB-50 CHB-62 Thick-billed murre Nuuk Muscle    both   1999 - - NWOC 19 3.5±0.4 28.3±13.9 0.02±0.03    0.07±0.06 <0.02 Liver both   1999 - - NWOC 5 5.4±0.7 53.0±15.1 0.11±0.04    0.16±0.14 <0.02 Common eider   Nuuk Muscle    both   1999 - - NWOC 10 3.9±0.8 13.5±7.5 0.06±0.04   0.21±0.12 <0.02 Liver both   1999 - - NWOC 5 5.1±0.3 12.4±4.9 0.09±0.04   0.32±0.17 <0.02 King eider Nuuk Muscle    both   1999 - - NWOC 10 3.9±1.2 8.67±11.2 0.04±0.05   0.19±0.22 <0.02 Liver both   1999 - - NWOC 5 5.2±0.3 13.5±10.2 0.02±0.03    0.19±0.11 <0.02 Kitttiwake Nuuk Muscle    both   1999 - - NWOC 9 14.3±5.4 96.4±32.7 0.16±0.33    2.28±2.15 0.10±0.22 Liver both   1999 - - NWOC 5 6.9±2.3 47.9±23.8 <0.02 0.09±0.10 <0.02 Ringed seal Qeqertarsuaq     Blubber    both   1999 - - NWOC 10 219±81 0.46±0.34    3.63±2.61 1.14±1.87 Muscle    both   1999 - - NWOC 19 8.58±14.5 0.01±0.01    0.09±0.13 <0.02 Liver both   1999 - - NWOC 5 39.6±12.3 0.00±0.01   0.02±0.02 <0.02 Kidney both   1999 - - NWOC 5 0.81±0.08 <0.02 0.01±0.01 <0.02 Blubber    m 2000 1.3 94.4 NERI 14 91.2±2.8 4.99±5.08   1.19±1.06 1.24±1.0 0 4.58±4.67 0.47±0.71 Blubber    f 2000 1.0 89.7 NERI 6 92.5±3.0 20.8±34.8   1.96±1.34 3.80±2.8 0 19.4±32.6 2.85±3.96 Ringed seals Ittoqqortoormiit Blubber    m 2000 4.5 130.0     NERI 11 88.1±5.9 8.92±7.10   1.72±1.20 3.29±2.55   9.07±7.12 3.65±3.14 Blubber    f 2000 4.4 114.9     NERI 8 90.0±3.4 41.4±60.1 15.8±26.6    3.36±4.53 4.16±4.3 0 13.6±20.2 4.43±4.90 Walrus Avanersuaq Blubber    m 1978 15 NWOC 79.6±14.8 321±95 Blubber    f 1978 15 NWOC 85.8±5.2 212±89 Blubber    m 1988 10 NWOC 86.9±4.7 319±39 Blubber    f 1988 10 NWOC 86.3±3.4 314±41 Ittoqqortoormiit Blubber    m 1989 18 NWOC 83.7±2.2 1610±305 Narwhals Avanersuaq Blubber    f 1984 5.4 350 NERI+RIVO   4 97.7±10.9   4450±2949