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This data set contains concentrations of parent and alkylated polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and lipid content in tissues of spotted (n=2) and ringed seals (n=1) collected during a subsistence harvest during 2012 in areas where oil had been observed nearby. Samples were collected by the North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management. Samples were analyzed in order to investigate potential oil exposure, with funding from the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program of the Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce. Analyses were conducted by the Environmental Chemistry Program, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service using rigorous, documented performance-based analytical protocols and quality assurance criteria. See https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/scipubs/display_doctrack_allinfo.cfm?doctrackmetadataid=4634 https://doi.org/10.25923/kf28-n618 The data in this data set were included in the following publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.040

This data set contains concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and lipid content in blubber biopsies of false killer whales (n=9) collected in Hawaii in July, 2008 by Cascadia Research Collective. Samples were analyzed in order to investigate how contaminants may contribute to the observed decline of this species in Hawaiian waters, with funding from the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program of the Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce. Analyses were conducted by the Environmental Chemistry Program, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service using rigorous, documented performance-based analytical protocols and quality assurance criteria. See https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/scipubs/display_doctrack_allinfo.cfm?doctrackmetadataid=4634 https://doi.org/10.25923/kf28-n618 The data in this data set were included in the following publication: doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.08.029

This data set contains concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and lipid content in blubber of young-of-the-year harbor seals (n=177) collected on the central California coast between 2007-2008. Samples were collected from stranded animals by The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, California. Samples were analyzed in order to investigate how geography and stage of development influenced levels of POPs in harbor seal pups, with funding from the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program of the Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce. Analyses were conducted by the Environmental Chemistry Program, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service using rigorous, documented performance-based analytical protocols and quality assurance criteria. See https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/scipubs/display_doctrack_allinfo.cfm?doctrackmetadataid=4634 https://doi.org/10.25923/kf28-n618 The data in this data set were included in the following publication: doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.05.047