Table 4. Heavy metals (Hg, Se, Cd; mg/kg w.w.) concentrations in kidneys of the three necropsied sperm whales (no. 5, 6 and 7).
Sperm whale | no. 5 | no. 6 | no. 7 |
TotHg (mg/kg ww) | 5,01 | 7,15 | 4,88 |
MeHg (mg/kg ww) | 1,51 | 1,90 | 2,15 |
%MeHg | 30,14 | 26,57 | 44,06 |
Se (mg/kg ww) | 4,51 | 4,49 | 4,58 |
Hg∶Se (molar) | 0,47 | 0,51 | 0,44 |
Cd (mg/kg ww) | 4,61 | 2,34 | 1,91 |