An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …

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 …

Abstract The Tropical Atlantic coast of Brazil is a hotspot area for multiple sea turtle species
at all life stages. The multiple nearshore reefs and beaches, oceanic islands, and the only …

Scutes present very complex morphologies with different growth rates at different areas of
the carapace that can change the accumulation process of essential and non-essential …

Mercury (Hg) is an environmental contaminant that poses a threat to aquatic systems
globally. Temporal evaluations of Hg contamination have increased in recent years, with …

The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is known to present an herbivorous diet as an adult;
however, juveniles may have an omnivore habit, and these changes in food preference may …

Com uma extensa superfície, os oceanos são considerados como o maior sumidouro de
mercúrio (Hg), onde uma vez depositado é carreado lentamente para as profundidades …

Several heavy metals and metalloids perform vital functions in living organisms. On the other
hand, excessive exposure can cause possible negative morphological and physiological …