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APPENDIX
6
EXAMPLES
OF CONTAMINANTS OF POSSIBLE CONCERN
WITH REGARD TO NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES
(See O'Shea et al. (1999) and Reijnders et
al. (2000) for more detailed lists and discussion). |
| Chemical Class |
More specific compounds or examples |
| 'TRADITIONAL' |
| Persistent organic pollutants |
PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs
DDT family
Chlordanes (including Toxaphene)
HCH
Other pesticides |
| Non-bioaccumulative pollutants |
PAHs |
| 'NON-TRADITIONAL' |
| Flame retardants |
PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) and other brominated flame retardants |
| Plasticizers |
Phthalate esters |
| Surfactants |
Alkylphenol ethoxylates (e.g. NPEO - nonylphenoletoxylates) |
| New-era pesticides and herbicides |
| Municipal and industrial effluents |
Endocrine disrupting compounds (e.g. synthetic estrogens, natural hormones,
pulp byproducts) |
| Anti-fouling agents |
Organotins (e.g. TBT - tributyltin) and replacement compounds |
| Dielectric fluids |
PCB replacements (e.g. PCNs - polychlorinated naphthalenes; PBBs -
polybrominated biphenyls) |
| Aquaculture-related chemicals |
Antibiotics
Pesticides |
| Metals |
Methyl mercury (MeHg) |
| Radionuclides |