Dear MARMAM list, Several months ago I posted a request for collaboration in analyzing cetacean tissue samples collected from the artisanal whaling operation at St. Vincent in the Caribbean for contaminants. I got a good response but thus far have not made contact with a lab that could do targeted analysis for certain compounds. I'm interested in finding a lab that can detect and measure concentrations of POPs, major organochlorines (e.g. DDT, DDE, PCPs), and perhaps fluorinated and brominated compounds. I have ~120 samples of muscle, blubber, kidney, and liver tissues from a variety of small cetacean species (*Orcinus orca, Grampus griseus, Globicephala macrorhychus, *and* Pseudorca crassidens*) and a few samples from an unknown *Stenella* species). At this point I am only interested in collaborating with labs in the US since my CITES permits are not valid for export. Finding one US-based lab that can do all of the analyses mentioned above would be ideal. If you're interested, please contact me at the email address or phone number below. Thanks very much, Russell Fielding --- Russell Fielding, Ph.D. Department of Earth and Environmental Systems The University of the South Sewanee, TN 37383 USA office: Snowden Hall 211B phone: 931-598-1815 email: russell.fielding@sewanee.edu web: sewanee.edu/faculty/fielding