First report of heavy metal presence in muscular tissue of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Balearic Sea (Balearic Islands, Spain)

M Febrer-Serra, E Renga, G Fernández… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The concentrations of cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) were determined in
muscular tissue of eleven loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Balearic Islands …

Blood δ-ALAD, lead and cadmium concentrations in spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) from Southeastern Spain and Northern Africa

E Martínez-López, AR Sousa, P María-Mojica… - Ecotoxicology, 2010 - Springer
Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) is actually included in the IUCN as
vulnerable species. Its main European population is located in southeastern Spain …

[HTML][HTML] European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis persica) as a biomarker of environmental pollution in Golestan and Mazandaran provinces, Iran

S Namroodi, A Zaccaroni, H Rezaei… - Veterinary Research …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Anthropogenic environmental changes are hypothesized as main reasons for animal
species population declines. Heavy metals contamination is one of the worst threats to …

Perceptions of fishers to sea turtle bycatch, illegal capture and consumption in the San Ignacio‐Navachiste‐Macapule lagoon complex, Gulf of California, Mexico

ME AGUILAR‐GONZÁLEZ… - Integrative …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, 10% of all registered fishermen in the coastal towns of Navachiste in Sinaloa, in
northwestern Mexico, answered a survey designed to collect data on their perceptions of the …

Influence of a Former Mining Area in the Heavy Metals Concentrations in Blood of Free-Living Mediterranean Pond Turtles (Mauremys leprosa)

E Martínez-López, P Gómez-Ramírez, S Espín… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2017 - Springer
The objective of this study was to assess metal exposure in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle
(Mauremys leprosa) inhabiting a watercourse in an ancient mining district polluted by …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution of heavy metals in tissues of stranded Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) on Kazanlı Beach, Turkey.

C Aymak, AH UÇAR, S Ergene - North-Western Journal of …, 2021 - biozoojournals.ro
Accepted: 24. February 2021/Available online: 25. February 2021/Printed: June 2021
Abstract. The mean concentrations of metals (μg g-1 dry wt) measured in the tissue of six …

Ecotoxicological studies of metal pollution in sea turtles of Latin America

C Miguel, MR de Deus Santos - Pollution of Water Bodies in Latin America …, 2019 - Springer
Anthropogenic input of chemical pollutants into the marine environment has led to
substantial increases in the concentrations of naturally occurring trace metals. Related to …

Metal accumulation in juvenile and sub-adult loggerhead and green turtles in northern Cyprus

S Çelik, D Beton, BA Çiçek, RTE Snape… - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Sea turtles are considered pollution bioindicators due to their tendency to accumulate high
metal levels in their tissues during their long lifespans. In this context, we aimed to analyse …

Loggerhead strandings and captures along the southern Spanish Coast: Body size–based differences in natural versus anthropogenic injury

JJ Bellido, JC Báez, JJ Castillo… - Chelonian …, 2010 - meridian.allenpress.com
Human and natural factors threaten loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta, Linnaeus 1758)
survival in the western Mediterranean basin. Loggerhead stranding data in the south of …

Trace metals in Ganges soft-shell turtle (Aspideretes gangeticus) from two barrage: Baloki and Rasul, Pakistan

RN Malik, B Ghaffar, MZ Hashmi - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2013 - Springer
The concentration of nine metals was measured in liver, kidney, heart, muscle, plastron, and
carapace of Aspideretes gangeticu s from Rasul and Baloki barrages, Pakistan. The results …