Marine Mammals and Persistent Ocean Contaminants

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Marine Mammal Commission

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Section I: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES .

Introduction .

The Marine Mammals ..

Workshop Objectives

Workshop Agenda and Procedures .

Acknowledgments ..

Section II. PRINCIPAL WORKSHOP FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS

Major Uncertainties Principal .

Section III. WORKING GROUP REPORTS .

Working Group on Immunotoxicology, Pathology, and Disease .

Pathology and Disease Subgroup Report ..

Immunotoxicology Subgroup Report .

Working Group on Endocrinology and Reproduction .

Working Group on Risk Assessment ..

Risk Characterization Subgroup Report ..

Exposure Subgroup Report

Measurement of Adverse Effects Subgroup Report ..

Surrogate Approaches Subgroup Report ..

Case Study Subgroup Report ..

Working Group on Future Trends .

Section IV. EXTENDED ABSTRACTS OF PLENARY PRESENTATIONS .

Persistent Ocean Contaminants and Marine Mammals:

Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals on Marine A

Retrospective Overview

Mammals .

Contaminants and Marine Mammal Immunotoxicology and Pathology .

Assessing the Risks to Marine Mammal Populations from Exposure to Contaminants .

Overview of Federal And International Programs on Contaminants in Marine Mammals

Overview of Health, Ecological, and Economic Dimensions of Global Change: Tracking Marine

Disturbance and Disease ..

A Framework for Analyzing the Origins of Contaminants in Marine Mammals