The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

This bibliographical review is a compilation of different scientific publications that reported
data on metal concentrations in the muscle tissue of different species of cetaceans from seas …

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

This work presents the optimization, validation, and verification of a miniaturized method for
the determination of 360 environmental pollutants that are of toxicological concern for …

Nigeria receives copious annual precipitation to nourish its forests and agriculture, it has an
extensive river drainage system, and it possesses valuable mineral deposits that stimulate …

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a long-lived carnivorous reptile included in the
IUCN Red List. The IUCN assessment for this species underlines the lack of information …

This study reports the concentration of heavy metals in the tissues of stranded sea snakes
that died as a result of exposure to an oil spill on the eastern coast of Sharjah, UAE. Given …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants. Although
they are not bioaccumulated in vertebrates, chronic exposures might still derive on serious …

Plastic pollution is nowadays a relevant threat for the ecological balance in marine
ecosystems. Small plastic debris (PD) can enter food webs through various marine …

In this work we have evaluated the potential carcinogenic and acutely toxic risks associated
to the exposure to highly prevalent organic and inorganic contaminants through the …