Persistent organic pollutants in plasma and stable isotopes in red blood cells of Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas and Lepidochelys olivacea sea turtles that nest in …

LS Filippos, S Taniguchi, P Baldassin, T Pires… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), in sea …

Persistent organic pollutants and stable isotopes in the liver of Chelonia mydas stranded on the southeastern Brazilian coast

RDLM Jarcovis, S Taniguchi, J da Silva… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Among the various pollutants released into the environment, there are persistent organic
pollutants (POPs). Chelonia mydas are one of the species that can be exposed to these …

Potential adverse health effects of persistent organic pollutants on sea turtles: evidences from a cross-sectional study on Cape Verde loggerhead sea turtles

M Camacho, OP Luzardo, LD Boada… - Science of the total …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Cape Verde nesting population of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) is the third
largest population of this species in the world. For conservation purposes, it is essential to …

Persistent organic pollutants in blood plasma of satellite‐tracked adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

JM Ragland, MD Arendt, JR Kucklick… - Environmental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Risks from persistent organic pollutants (POPs) remain largely a mystery for threatened
loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). The present study examines regional‐scale POP …

An investigation of some persistent organic pollutants in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

O Kuzukiran, I Simsek, E Kara… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study assessed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Caretta caretta turtles along
Turkish coasts, analyzing bioaccumulation in accessible organs and discerning sex-related …

Maternal transfer of chlorinated contaminants in the leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting in French Guiana

E Guirlet, K Das, JP Thomé, M Girondot - Chemosphere, 2010 - Elsevier
We examined the maternal transfer of organochlorine contaminants (OCs), pesticides
(DDTS and HCHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and the temporal variation of …

Persistent organic pollutant levels in eggs of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) point to a decrease in hatching success

E De Andrés, B Gómara, D González-Paredes… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Sea turtles are susceptible to environmental pollution, since many harmful effects have been
reported for different chemicals over the last two decades. In this context, persistent organic …

Occurrence of organochlorines in the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil

J da Silva, S Taniguchi, JH Becker, MR Werneck… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Organochlorines (OCs), such as pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), are
persistent, toxic and widely distributed through atmospheric transport and ocean currents …

Persistent organic pollutant patterns in seabirds from marine protected areas in the tropical Atlantic Ocean

DAM da Silva, FI Colabuono, S Taniguchi… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants were investigated in the blood of living seabirds (Pterodroma
arminjoniana, Onychoprion fuscatus, Sula dactylatra, Anous minutus, Anous stolidus and …

Persistent organic pollutants in the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas: Nesting population variation, maternal transfer, and effects on development

JP van de Merwe, M Hodge, JM Whittier… - Marine Ecology …, 2010 - int-res.com
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), have a …