Trace Element Concentrations in Blood and Scute Tissues from Wild and Captive Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas)

KR Shaw, JM Lynch, GH Balazs… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sea turtles are exposed to trace elements through water, sediment, and food. Exposure to
these elements has been shown to decrease immune function, impair growth, and decrease …

Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Accumulate Heavy Metals Near a Former Skeet Shooting Range in Kailua, O'ahu, Hawai'i

KR Shaw, GH Balazs, TT Jones… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present study determined if green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Kailua Bay, Oahu, in
the Hawaiian Islands have elevated blood and scute lead (Pb), arsenic (As), and antimony …

[图书][B] Metal Contamination Comparison Between Three New York Metropolitan Area Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Populations

M Vargas - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Metal contamination of water and sediment by anthropogenic sources are a historically
important human and wildlife health concern. Although naturally occurring in the …