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. 2011 May 18;6(5):e19417. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019417

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