SRM 1945 Organics in Whale Blubber - This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is a frozen whale blubber homogenate intended for use in evaluating analytical methods for the determination of selected polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, chlorinated pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners, and toxaphene congeners. SRM 1945 has been reanalyzed, and the current Certificate of Analysis has values assigned for additional PCB congeners and pesticides, as well as values assigned for selected PBDE and toxaphene congeners. A unit of SRM 1945 consists of two screw-capped glass bottles, each containing approximately 15 g of frozen whale blubber homogenate. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

SRM 1941b Organics in Marine Sediment - This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is marine sediment collected at the mouth of the Baltimore (MD) Harbor. SRM 1941b is intended for use in evaluating analytical methods for the determination of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, and chlorinated pesticides in marine sediment and similar matrices. Information values are also provided for total organic carbon (TOC), total carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen. All of the constituents for which certified, reference, and information values are provided in SRM 1941b were naturally present in the sediment before processing. A unit of SRM 1941b consists of a bottle containing 50 g of radiation-sterilized, freeze-dried sediment. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

The endangered St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE) beluga population is in decline and has shown no signs of recovery despite multiple protection measures. Changes in prey availability and exposure to organohalogen contaminants have been proposed as potential factors limiting the its recovery. Studies on SLE belugas show that exposure to contaminants may actually disrupt the individual’s energy metabolism. However, whether this translates into changes in energy reserves and body condition of individuals is still unknown. This dataset was developed to study the potential relationships between the body condition of individuals and their concentrations of organohalogen contaminants and lipid metabolites. The sampling consisted in the recovery of 51 beluga carcasses (37 females and 14 males) stranded in the St. Lawrence estuary between 1998 and 2016 and deemed fresh enough (Geraci-Lounsbury code = <3) to undergo a laboratory necropsy. The necropsy included the following procedures: determination of cause of death, morphometric measurements, sampling of the outer layer of blubber, age measurement and assessment of physical condition. The blubber samples were then subjected to lipid extraction and measurement of their concentration of polybrominated or emerging flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides. Their concentration of the following lipid metabolites were also measured: fatty acids, acylcarnitines, lysophosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylcholines and sphingomyelins. The methods are described in further detail in Bernier-Graveline et al. (2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110272). Data quality control procedures included triplicate analyses of method blanks and standard reference material. This dataset contains morphometric measurements, sex and age, cause of death, a body condition index, the relative proportion of lipids in blubber, the concentration of polybrominated or emerging flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCB) and organochlorine pesticides and derived products. The contact for the main co-authors of Bernier-Graveline et al. (2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110272) are included in the file "Authors_contact_auteurs.pdf"

SRM 1947 Lake Michigan Fish Tissue - This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is a frozen fish tissue homogenate that was prepared from fish collected from Lake Michigan, and is intended primarily for use in evaluating analytical methods for the determination of selected trace elements, methylmercury, total mercury, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, chlorinated pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners, perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), proximates, ?-hexabromocyclododecane (?-HBCD), caloric content, and fatty acids in fish tissue and similar matrices. All of the constituents for which certified, reference, and information mass fraction values are provided are naturally present in the fish tissue homogenate. A unit of SRM 1947 consists of five bottles, each containing approximately 8 g (wet basis) of frozen tissue homogenate. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

SRM 1946 Lake Superior Fish Tissue - This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is a frozen fish tissue homogenate that was prepared from lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush namaycush) collected near the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior (U.S./Canada), and is intended primarily for use in evaluating analytical methods for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, chlorinated pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), fatty acids (including omega-3 fatty acids), extractable fat, methylmercury, total mercury, proximates , ?-hexabromocyclododecane (?-HBCD), and selected trace elements in fish tissue and similar matrices. All of the constituents for which certified, reference, and information mass fraction values are provided are naturally present in the fish tissue homogenate. A unit of SRM 1946 consists of five bottles, each containing approximately 7 g to 9 g (wet basis) of frozen tissue homogenate. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

SRM 1957 Organic Contaminants in Non-Fortified Human Serum (Freeze-Dried) - This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is intended for use in evaluating analytical methods for the determination of selected polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, chlorinated pesticides, and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in human serum and similar matrices. Reference values are provided for selected polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), perflourinated compounds (PFCs), and serum lipid. Information values are provided for selected hydroxylated compounds. All of the constituents for which values are provided in SRM 1957 are naturally present in the freeze-dried human serum. A unit of SRM 1957 consists of five 30 mL vials each containing freeze-dried non-fortified human serum. Before use, the serum in each vial must be reconstituted with 10.7 mL of distilled or HPLC-grade water. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

SRM 1958 Organic Contaminants in Fortified Human Serum (Freeze-Dried) - This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is intended for use in evaluating analytical methods for the determination of selected polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, chlorinated pesticides, and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in human serum and similar matrices. Reference values are provided for selected polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), non-ortho PCB congeners, perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), and serum lipid. Information values are provided for selected toxaphene congeners and hydroxylated compounds. A unit of SRM 1958 consists of five vials, each containing freeze-dried fortified human serum. Before use, the serum in each bottle must be reconstituted with 10.7 mL of distilled or HPLC-grade water. This data is public in the Certificate of Analysis for this material.

The endangered St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE) beluga population is in decline despite multiple protection measures and exposure to organohalogen contaminants have been proposed as an explanation for its lack of recovery. Elevated levels of halogenated flame retardants (HFR) were indeed observed in SLE beluga tissues during the 1990s. The objective of this dataset was to investigate the occurrence of HFRs (35 PBDE congeners and 13 emerging compounds) in the blubber of belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) and minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) from the St. Lawrence as well as belugas from Nunavik where the species is targeted by Inuit subsistence hunt. Methods of sample and data collection were detailed in Simond et al. (2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.058). In summary, tissue samples (blubber and skin) from the St. Lawrence region were collected on fresh beluga and minke whale carcasses stranded ashore. Tissue samples from Nunavik region were collected on beluga carcasses landed during Inuit subsistence hunt. The age of belugas was determined according to Stewart et al. (2006). Sample extraction and clean-up and HFR concentration measurements were conducted following Houde et al. (2014). HFR concentrations are reported in ng/g lipid weight. This dataset contains sex and age, body length, percentage of extractable lipids, an index of carcass freshness, d13C and d15N measured in skin (lipid-extracted and bulk samples, respectively), and the concentration of polybrominated and emerging flame retardants measured in blubber. The sample consists of 51 male belugas and 12 minke whales (2 males, 6 females, 4 unknown) from the St. Lawrence and 6 male belugas from Nunavik. Sample collection spans from 1997 to 2014. Quality control procedures included analyses of procedural method blanks, duplicate blubber samples and standard reference materials (SRM; NIST 1945 Whale Blubber) for each batch of ten samples. The contact for the main co-authors of Simond et al. (2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.058) are included in the file "Authors_contact_auteurs.pdf"