Trace Element Accumulation in Two Turtle Species, Malaclemys terrapin and Chelydra serpentina, in New Jersey, USA

M Hillenbrand, M Wu, S Braeuer, W Goessler… - Biological Trace Element …, 2022 - Springer
Trace elements in aquatic environments pose a risk to biological communities; this study
investigates the total concentrations of arsenic (As), silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co) …

Estimation of dietary copper requirement of juvenile soft-shelled turtles, Pelodiscus sinensis

GS Wu, CH Huang - Aquaculture, 2008 - Elsevier
Juvenile soft-shelled turtles (Pelodiscus sinensis) were fed diets containing 10 levels (0.8,
3.0, 5.0, 7.8, 9.0, 10.9, 20.4, 41.8, 78.6, 158 mg/kg diet) of copper (Cu) for 16 weeks. Turtles …

Baseline heavy metals and metalloid values in blood of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from Baja California Sur, Mexico

C Ley-Quiñónez, AA Zavala-Norzagaray… - Marine Pollution …, 2011 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution due to heavy metals is having an increased impact on marine
wildlife accentuated by anthropogenic changes in the planet including overfishing …

Incidence of 49 elements in the blood and scute tissues of nesting hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Holbox Island

ME Mondragón, OP Luzardo, M Zumbado… - Regional Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to progressive urban development along the Mexican Caribbean coastline, it is crucial
to gauge the impact of anthropogenic contamination of marine ecosystems through …

Effect of cadmium on gonadal development in freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta, Chrysemys picta) embryos

N Kitana, IP Callard - … of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Prior studies on painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) sub-populations near the Massachusetts
Military Reservation (MMR), a Superfund site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, suggest …

Trace metal concentrations in livers and kidneys of sea turtles from south-eastern Queensland, Australia

AR Pople, AN Gordon, J Ng - Marine and Freshwater Research, 1998 - CSIRO Publishing
The concentrations of some or all of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), selenium
(Se) and zinc (Zn) were determined in the livers and kidneys of 50 stranded sea turtles (38 …

Trace elements in green turtle eggshells and coral sand sediments from the Xisha Islands, South China Sea

L Jian, R Guo, X Zheng, H Shi, J Wang - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated 12 trace elements in paired green turtle (Chelonia mydas) eggshell
composites and coral sand samples to examine within-habitat heavy metal pollution from 40 …

Associations between trace elements and clinical health parameters in the North Pacific loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) from Baja California Sur, Mexico

CP Ley-Quiñónez, NA Rossi-Lafferriere… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
This study investigated selected trace elements toxicity in sea turtles Caretta caretta
population from Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico, by analyzing associations among Zn, Se …

Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Concentrations in Female and Embryonic Pacific Sharpnose Shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio) Tissues

MG Frías-Espericueta, NG Cardenas-Nava… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2014 - Springer
In this work we compared the cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) contents
of muscle, liver and placenta of gestating females of the viviparous shark Rhizoprionodon …

Trace Elements in Blood of Sea Turtles Lepidochelys olivacea in the Gulf of California, Mexico

AA Zavala-Norzagaray, CP Ley-Quiñónez… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2014 - Springer
This study determined the concentrations of heavy metals in blood collected from Pacific
Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) inhabiting the coast of Guasave, Mexico, in the …