Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), have a …

Environmental contaminants with chemical origins, such as organochlorine pesticides
(OCPs) have major impacts on the health of marine animals, including sea turtles, due to the …

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 …

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 …

Northwest Atlantic leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are endangered and low
hatch success limits potential for population recovery. We examined essential and …

Green turtles foraging in coastal areas are exposed to land-based chemical pollutants that
accumulate in the habitats to which they show high site fidelity. However, prior to coastal …

Currently, the threat to sea turtle conservation is still quite high both by natural and
anthropogenic (human) factors. Therefore, we try to make efforts in sea turtle conservation …

Four sterile loggerhead sea turtle eggs representing a population of marine turtles nesting
during the summer of 1979 on the southeast coast of Florida were analyzed for DDE. This …

Port Curtis, a major shipping port, has undergone significant expansion in the last decade,
with plans for further development into the future. These activities may result in an increase …

Queensland loggerhead turtle nest numbers at Mon Repos (MR) indicate population
recovery that doesn't occur at Wreck Island (WI). Previous research illustrated that MR and …