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Among all the POPs analysed in this study, the \u2211NDL-PCBs were the most abundant compounds found in the blubber (mean: 1.33\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>5<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u20130.65\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>5<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lipid weight (lw) for males and females respectively), followed by \u2211DDX (1.11\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>4<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u20134.67\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw)\u2009&gt;\u2009\u2211DL-PCBs (8.06\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u20132.62\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw)\u2009&gt;\u2009\u2211PBDEs (1.95\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u20130.64\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw)\u2009&gt;\u2009dieldrin (1.86\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u20130.18\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw)\u2009&gt;\u2009\u2211endosulfan (405\u201362\u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw)\u2009&gt;\u2009HCB (86\u201352\u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw)\u2009&gt;\u2009\u2211HCHs (47\u201360\u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw)\u2009&gt;\u2009\u2211chlordane (24\u20130.97\u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw)\u2009&gt;\u2009\u2211PCDFs (0.3\u20130.1\u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw)\u2009&gt;\u2009\u2211PCDDs (0.06\u20130.05\u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    lw). The T-Hg concentrations were highly variable between individuals (2.45\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u2009ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    to 21.3\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                    <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                    ng.g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    dry weight, dw). The reported concentrations are among the highest reported for cetaceans. 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