Exposure to essential and non-essential elements may be elevated for green sea turtles
(Chelonia mydas) that forage close to shore. Biomonitoring of trace elements in turtle blood …

A large number of nesting loggerhead sea turtles (n= 201) were sampled to establish the
blood levels of 11 elements (Cu, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, Cr, As, Al, Hg, and Se). Almost all of the …

Marine megafauna that forage in proximity to land can be exposed to a diverse mixture of
chemicals that-individually or combined-have the potential to affect their health …

Blood is considered a suitable biomonitoring matrix for evaluating relatively recent exposure
to environmental contaminants since abrupt changes in exposure regimes are rapidly …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals have been reported in a number of
green turtle (Chelonia mydas) populations worldwide. However, due to ethical …

This study investigated selected trace elements toxicity in sea turtles Caretta caretta
population from Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico, by analyzing associations among Zn, Se …

Sea turtle populations foraging in coastal areas adjacent to human activity can be exposed
to numerous chemical contaminants for long periods of time. For trace elements, well …

Concentrations of heavy metals (Hg, Cd and Pb) were determined in internal organs and
nest contents of green turtles Chelonia mydas and loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta from …

Inorganic elements from anthropogenic sources have entered marine environments
worldwide and are detectable in marine organisms, including sea turtles. Threatened and …

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 …