Marine debris, especially plastic debris, is widely recognized as a global environmental
problem. There has been substantial research on the impacts of plastic marine debris, such …

Simple Summary Due to its multiple properties, such as stability, hardness and economic
prices, the application of plastics has gradually increased, becoming essential in every …

To establish the use of eggs as biomonitoring tools for maternal body burdens, we
investigated the mother-to-egg ratio of 56 PCB, 12 OCP and 34 PBDE unique compounds …

Chemical elements and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are globally present in aquatic
systems and their potential transfer to loggerhead marine turtles (Caretta caretta) has …

During the monitoring of Caretta caretta nests on the island of Linosa, 30 unhatched eggs
from four nests were collected to study the presence of phthalates in their three components …

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 …

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has
grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the …

The potential toxicity of microplastics is a growing concern for the scientific community. The
loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is particularly inclined to accidently ingest plastic and …

Threatened or endangered reptiles, such as sea turtles, are generally understudied within
the field of wildlife toxicology, with even fewer studies on how contaminants affect …

Maternal transfer of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) confronts developing embryos with
a pollution legacy and poses conservation concerns due to its potential impacts unto …