2:10 PM

144 - Presence of hydroxylated and methyl sulfone PCB metabolites in the bowhead whale. Hoekstra, Paul*,1,2, Letcher, Robert3, O'Hara, Todd4, Solomon, Keith1, Muir, Derek1,2, 1 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada2 National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario, Canada3 University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada4 Department of Wildlife Management, Barrow, Alaska, USA

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2:30 PM

145 - Halogenated Phenolic Pollutants and Metabolites in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca). Bennett, Erin*,1, Ross, Peter2, Letcher, Robert1, 1 Great Lakes Institute, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada2 Institute of Ocean Science, Dept Of Contaminant Sciences, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada

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2:50 PM

146 - Contamination by organochlorine compounds in mass stranded Caspian seals during 2000/01. Tanabe, Shinsuke*,1, Kajiwara, Natsuko1, Watanabe, Mafumi1, 1 Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

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3:10 PM

147 - Persistent Organic Pollutants and Mercury in US Atlantic Coast Seals. Shaw, S*,1, Brenner, D1, Perkins, C2, Denison, M3, Waring, G4, 1 MERI, Blue Hill, ME2 Environmental Research Institute, Storrs, CT3 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA4 NOAA Fisheries, Woods Hole, MA

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3:30 PM

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4:10 PM

148 - Effects of dioxins on aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated responses in Baikal seals. Iwata, Hisato*,1, Okajima, Yuka1, Watanabe, Mafumi1, Kim, Eun-Young1, Tanabe, Shinsuke1, Amano, Masao2, Miyazaki, Nobuyuki2, 1 Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan2 Marine Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan

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4:30 PM

149 - The Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Immune Function and Health in Free-Ranging Pinnipeds in Alaska. Beckmen, M.S. , D.V.M. , Ph.D., Kimberlee*,2,3,6, Burek, Kathleen2,3, Ylitalo, Gina4, Stott, Jeffrey5, 2 University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA3 Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services, Eagle River, AK, USA6 Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks, AK, US4 Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries, Seattle, WA, USA5 University of California, Davis, CA

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4:50 PM

150 - Assessment of contaminant loads, toxic effects, health condition, and reproductive success of bottlenose dolphins. Wells, Randall*,1, Rowles, Teri2, Sweeney, Jay3, Rhinehart, Howard4, Jarman, Walter5, Hofmann, Suzanne1, Hohn, Aleta6, Duffield, Deborah7, Mitchum, Greg8, Stott, Jeffrey9, 1 Chicago Zoological Society/Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, USA2 Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, NOAA Fisheries, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA3 Dolphin Quest, Inc., San Diego, California, USA4 Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, USA5 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA6 NOAA Fisheries, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA7 Biology Department, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA8 NOS Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, South Carolina, USA9 School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA

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5:10 PM

151 - Assessment of exposure to persistent organic pollutants in 5 Aleutian and Pribilof villages. Middaugh, John1, Verbrugge, Lori*,1, Haars, Mike1, Schloss, Mindy1, Yett, Gerri1, Needham, Larry2, Patterson, Donald2, Turner, Wayman2, Sampson, Eric2, 1 State of Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services, Anchorage, AK, USA2 National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA

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