Table 1.

Means ± SD (arithmetic) of the concentration of monomethylmercury (MMHg), percentages of fatty acids (FAs), concentrations of EPA, DHA, and the sum of EPA and DHA (EPA + DHA) of ringed seals from Ulukhaktok (formerly Holman Island, HO).

	MMHg [μg g−1]	FA [%]	EPA [mg g−1]	DHA [mg g−1]	EPA + DHA [mg g−1]
HO 1995–97a
Muscle	n.a.	1.85 ± 0.53	0.43 ± 0.08	0.44 ± 0.02	0.87 ± 0.10
Liver	n.a.	3.71 ± 0.07	0.98 ± 0.02	0.71 ± 0.09	1.68 ± 0.11
Blubber	n.a.	93.55 ± 1.98	77.09 ± 9.37	83.54 ± 15.38	160.63 ± 24.75
HO 2001b
Liver	0.52 ± 0.19	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a
HO 2012c
Muscle	0.45 ± 0.27	2.83 ± 0.64	0.51 ± 0.11	0.37 ± 0.14	0.87 ± 0.22
Liver	0.75 ± 0.56	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Blubber	0.02 ± 0.02	84.81 ± 6.94	55.71 ± 12.57	87.21 ± 14.84	142.92 ± 21.21

All values reported are based on wet weight.

n.a. not analyzed, data depicted from ^aDurnford and Shahidi (39), ^bDehn et al. (40), and ^cthis study.