The current situation of inorganic elements in marine turtles: a general review and meta-analysis

AA Cortés-Gómez, D Romero, M Girondot - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Recent developments in the speciation and determination of mercury using various analytical techniques

LN Suvarapu, SO Baek - Journal of Analytical Methods in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews the speciation and determination of mercury by various analytical
techniques such as atomic absorption spectrometry, voltammetry, inductively coupled …

Biological and ecological traits rather than geography control mercury (Hg) in scutes of marine turtles from the Southwest Atlantic

CA Barrios-Rodriguez, MF Bezerra, N Ristau… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of sentinel species in monitoring programs for toxic metals such as mercury (Hg) is
essential to understand these pollutants' impact on the environment. For this purpose, it is …

Metals in Blood and Eggs of Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Nesting Colonies of the Northern Coast of the Sea of Oman

M Sinaei, M Bolouki - Archives of environmental contamination and …, 2017 - Springer
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) has been a species of global concern for decades. In
this study, heavy metals (mercury: Hg; Cadmium: Cd; Lead: Pb; Copper: Cu; and Zinc: Zn) …

Stress response markers in the blood of São Tomé green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and their relation with accumulated metal levels

IFC Morão, MFL Lemos, R Félix, S Vieira, C Barata… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metals are persistent worldwide being harmful for diverse organisms and having complex
and combined effects with other contaminants in the environment. Sea turtles accumulate …

Marine Debris and Trace Metal (Cu, Cd, Pb, and Zn) Pollution in the Stranded Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas)

M Sinaei, R Zare, M Talebi Matin… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Marine debris and trace metals are among the common environmental contaminants known
to affect marine organisms. In this study, the quantitative and qualitative aspects of marine …

Toxic elements and associations with hematology, plasma biochemistry, and protein electrophoresis in nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from Casey …

JR Perrault, NI Stacy, AF Lehner, SK Poor… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Toxic elements (arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, thallium) are a group of
contaminants that are known to elicit developmental, reproductive, general health, and …

A review of toxic metal contamination in marine turtle tissues and its implications for human health

DAN Ross, HM Guzman, C Potvin… - Regional Studies in …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Cadmium toxicokinetics in the freshwater turtle, Chinemys reevesii

J Huo, A Dong, J Yan, L Wang, C Ma, S Lee - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
This study was designed to investigate the toxicokinetics of Cadmium (Cd) in Chinemys
reevesii. The animals were exposed to 15 mg/kg Cd chloride by intraperitoneal injection …

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 …