Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Tursiops truncatus. Final report.

Abstract

This report describes a project to assess levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in blubber collected from bottlenose dolphins near the inshore waters off Charleston, South Carolina and in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, in 2004 and 2005. Twenty four blubber samples were collected via biopsy and the samples were wrapped in aluminum foil and frozen in a standard freezer at the Charleston Laboratory (NOAA). Sub-samples were sent, frozen, to Mote Marine Laboratory, where they were archived in a freezer for analysis.