Measured concentration of organochlorine contaminants (µg/g, wet weight) in liver of YOY white sharks across total length (TL, cm), compared with maximum expected dietary accumulation over one year.

<p>(A) Dietary accumulation of ΣDDT was estimated to be 25.1±8.23 µg/g (solid and broken reference lines). There was no significant relationship between TL and ΣDDT levels. (B) Dietary accumulation of ΣPCBs was estimated to be 4.73±1.53 µg/g (solid and broken reference lines). There was no significant relationship between TL and ΣPCBs levels.</p

Parameter values used to simulate dietary bioaccumulation over 365 days.

*<p> = wet weight.</p

Map of the study area in the Southern California Bight (SCB).

<p>Black crosses denote the capture location of each individual used in this study. The shaded area represents the Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund Site where large amounts of DDT and PCBs were discharged with effluent and constitute a large portion of the legacy contaminants in the SCB.</p

Capture date, total length (TL), percent lipid concentration of the liver and liver concentrations (µg/g, wet weight) for ΣDDT and ΣPCB for the YOY white shark samples.

<p>Capture date, total length (TL), percent lipid concentration of the liver and liver concentrations (µg/g, wet weight) for ΣDDT and ΣPCB for the YOY white shark samples.</p

Observed levels of organochlorine contaminants versus metrics of body condition.

<p>There was no significant relationship between HSI and ΣDDT (A) or ΣPCBs (B). Hepatic lipid levels were positively related to both ΣDDT (C) and ΣPCBs (D).</p