Thirty-five specimens of Caretta caretta were collected dead along the Adriatic Sea coast
from the Po Delta to the Reno mouth (Italy). Turtles were classified into four size categories …

A large number of nesting loggerhead sea turtles (n= 201) were sampled to establish the
blood levels of 11 elements (Cu, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, Cr, As, Al, Hg, and Se). Almost all of the …

Abstract Inorganic elements (Pb, Cd, Hg, Al, As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Se and Zn) are present
globally in aquatic systems and their potential transfer to marine turtles can be a serious …

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 …

Sea turtles are of increasing interest as potential bioindicators of the heavy metal pollution in
marine ecosystems. In the present work, concentrations of heavy metals and essential …

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 …

To assess threats to endangered species, it is critical to establish baselines for contaminant
concentrations that may have detrimental consequences to individuals or populations. We …

Concentrations of eight metals and metalloids (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Mn, Se, Ni and As) were
evaluated from 41 nesting females (blood) and 13 dead (tissues) Olive Ridley turtles …

Cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) were determined in
the liver, kidney and muscle of 29 loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, from the South …

Inorganic elements from anthropogenic sources have entered marine environments
worldwide and are detectable in marine organisms, including sea turtles. Threatened and …