Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) are threatened throughout many parts of their natural range
(McGilvrary and Geermans, 1997), and are listed in Appendix I of the Convention of …

Despite global awareness of trace-metal contamination in the ocean, its bioaccumulation
through the food web, and resulting detrimental effects on health, the quantitative toxicology …

Heavy metals were assessed in four species of sea turtles from the Baja California
Peninsula, Mexico, representing the first report of heavy metal concentrations in tissues of …

Abstract Silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) concentrations
were analyzed in tissues of juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) found stranded …

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 …

In this paper we determined the levels of 63 environmental contaminants, including organic
(PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, and PAHs) and inorganic (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg and Zn) …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals have been reported in a number of
green turtle (Chelonia mydas) populations worldwide. However, due to ethical …

Despite the current environmental concern regarding the risk posed by contamination in
marine ecosystems, the concentrations of pollutants in sea turtles have not been thoroughly …

In this paper we examine the levels of trace elements in the egg contents and egg shells of
slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) from the Savannah River Site, near Aiken, South Carolina …

Cadmium, copper and zinc have been analysed in some tissues and organs of Loggerhead,
Kemp's Ridley (only muscle for this species) and Leatherback turtles stranded along the …