Due to their marine ecology and life-history, marine mammals accumulate some of the
highest levels of environmental contaminants of all wildlife. Given the increasing prevalence …

Mass mortalities due to disease outbreaks have recently affected major taxa in the oceans.
For closely monitored groups like corals and marine mammals, reports of the frequency of …

The long-term consequences of climate change and potential environmental degradation
are likely to include aspects of disease emergence in marine plants and animals. In turn …

Many wildlife species may be exposed to biologically active concentrations of endocrine-
disrupting chemicals. There is strong evidence obtained from laboratory studies showing the …

Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are primary examples of persistent organic pollutants
that induce toxicity in both wildlife and humans. Over the past 200 years these compounds …

Blubber biopsy samples were obtained for contaminant analysis from two discrete
populations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) which frequent the coastal waters of British …

Threshold tissue residue concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 2, 3, 7, 8-
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents (TEQs) were derived from the published results of …

Concern is growing regarding the impact of chemicals suspected of altering the function of
the immune system in humans and wildlife. There are numerous examples of links between …

A suite of 37 polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners and all of the homologue
groups from mono-to deca-brominated were determined in ringed seal (Phoca hispida) …

Detailed postmortem examination of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) found along
the California (USA) coast has provided an exceptional opportunity to understand factors …