Marine mammal paper topics chosen:



PCBs in polar bears (Desiree Plata)

Contaminant loads and public health: the biological ecological and social implications of toxins in pilot whales (Regina Campbell-Malone)


Harbor seals (Petra Klepac)


Striped dolphins in Mediterranean Sea (Dreux Chappell)


Stellars sea lions (Nadine Lysiak)


Marine mammals as vectors for contaminants among the Inuit-- pathology, diet and cultural foundation
(Ari Shapiro) (note:  not dolphin chimney sweepers)


Secondary metabolites (saxitoxin and brevetoxin) produced by dinoflagellates and their effects on marine mammals (Kristen Whalen)


Right Whales (Joy Lapseritis)


Baltic Sea ringed/gray seals (reproductive failure) (Stacy DeRuiter)


Manatees (Claudia Martins)


Dynamics of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) during Gestation, Lactation, and Nutritional Stress in Marine Mammals
(Eric Montie)