RT Report
T1 Review of Contaminants in Marine Mammals - Technical Report Number 2
A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 marine mammal
K1 organochlorine compound
K1 pathology
K1 ocean
K1 environmental indicator
SN 92-807-1277-2
YR 1991
FD 1991
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28025
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28025
NO In this document, the known and suspected effects of various classes of contaminants on marine mammals are reviewed. The document then considers in more detail the evidence linking organochiorine contamination with reproductive and immunological disruption in marine mammals, evaluates the problems in interpreting this evidence and suggests what further work is necessary to clarify the situation. The document speculates about future changes in environmental levels of key contaminants and the effects these may have on marine mammals. It then makes suggestions about procedures for the collections and analysis of material from marine mammals. Finally, some recommendations are made for further research and management action.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026