Heavy metals in marine turtle eggs and hatchlings in the Mediterranean

Y Kaska, RW Furness - Zoology in the Middle East, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The concentrations of cadmium, lead, iron, copper and zinc were analysed in Loggerhead
Turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchling samples (eggshells, remaining yolk, and liver) from …

Heavy metal residues in tissues of marine turtles

MM Storelli, GO Marcotrigiano - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2003 - Elsevier
Heavy metal concentrations in the tissues of marine turtles are presented. The most
frequently monitored elements are mercury, cadmium and lead; and the tissues mainly …

[PDF][PDF] Heavy metal monitoring in stranded sea turtles along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey

Y Kaska, A Çelik, H Bağ, M Aureggi… - Fresenius …, 2004 - acikerisim.selcuk.edu.tr
SUMMARY A total of 65 stranded and 2 injured turtles were found in 2001 along the
southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey during the monitoring program and the majority …

Do heavy metal concentrations pose a threat to marine turtles from the Mediterranean Sea?

BJ Godley, DR Thompson, RW Furness - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 1999 - Elsevier
Concentrations of heavy metals (Hg, Cd and Pb) were determined in internal organs and
nest contents of green turtles Chelonia mydas and loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta from …

Determination and Maternal Transfer of Heavy Metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Hg) in the Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from a Nesting Colony of Qeshm …

M Ehsanpour, M Afkhami, R Khoshnood… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2014 - Springer
This study was conducted to determine trace metal concentrations (Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Hg)
in blood and three egg fractions from Eretmochelys imbricata nesting on Qeshm Island in …

Accumulation of metals in the egg yolk and liver of hatchling of green turtles Chelonia mydas at Ras Al Hadd, Sultante of Oman

SH Al-Rawahy, AY AlKindi, A Elshafie… - Journal of …, 2007 - squ.elsevierpure.com
An investigation of the bioaccumulation of heavy metals in green turtles at Ras Al Hadd turtle
reserve (Oman) was undertaken. A total of 12 heavy metals in liver of hatchlings and egg …

Metals in Blood and Eggs of Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Nesting Colonies of the Northern Coast of the Sea of Oman

M Sinaei, M Bolouki - Archives of environmental contamination and …, 2017 - Springer
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) has been a species of global concern for decades. In
this study, heavy metals (mercury: Hg; Cadmium: Cd; Lead: Pb; Copper: Cu; and Zinc: Zn) …

Heavy metal monitoring in sea turtles using eggs

H Sakai, H Ichihashi, H Suganuma… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 1995 - Elsevier
Heavy metals in the muscles, livers, kidneys and eggs of loggerhead turtles and green sea
turtles were analysed to develop a non-killing method of heavy metal monitoring using eggs …

Distribution of heavy metals in the eggs and hatchlings of olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea, from Gahirmatha, Orissa

G Sahoo, RK Sahoo, P Mohanty-Hejmadi - 1996 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Shell and yolk-albumen of fresh eggs, hatched egg shells and newly emerged hatchlings of
olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea, along with eight nesting beach sand samples …

Trace elements in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea: overview and evaluation

MM Storelli, A Storelli, R D'addabbo, C Marano… - Environmental …, 2005 - Elsevier
Concentrations of trace elements (Hg, Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Fe, and Se) in different organs and
tissues (liver, kidney, muscle tissue, spleen, heart, lung, and fat tissue) of loggerhead turtles …