The current situation of inorganic elements in marine turtles: a general review and meta-analysis

AA Cortés-Gómez, D Romero, M Girondot - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Progress on the impact of persistent pollutants on marine turtles: a review

M Arienzo - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
The review examines the most recent advances on the effect of persistent pollutants on sea
turtles. Research on this topic is still limited, especially that related to toxicity, since they are …

Pollutants and the health of green sea turtles resident to an urbanized estuary in San Diego, CA

LM Komoroske, RL Lewison, JA Seminoff, DD Deheyn… - Chemosphere, 2011 - Elsevier
Rapid expansion of coastal anthropogenic development means that critical foraging and
developmental habitats often occur near highly polluted and urbanized environments …

[KNJIGA][B] The biology of sea turtles

J Wyneken, KJ Lohmann, JA Musick - 2013 - books.google.com
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 …

Potential adverse effects of inorganic pollutants on clinical parameters of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): results from a nesting colony from Cape Verde, West …

M Camacho, J Orós, LD Boada, A Zaccaroni… - Marine environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Status, biodiversity, and ecosystem services of seagrass habitats within the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific Ocean

A Al-Asif, AHM Kamal, H Hamli, MH Idris… - Ocean Science …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Area of the Coral Triangle (CT), namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste, comprises 5.7 million km2 of the Pacific …

Pan-oceanic distribution of mercury (Hg) in sea turtles: a review

CAB Rodriguez, LD de Lacerda… - Endangered Species …, 2022 - int-res.com
With no known biological function, mercury (Hg) is highly toxic, bio-accumulates, and
biomagnifies up the food web. Long-living marine animals, such as sea turtles, can be …

A review of inorganic contaminants in Australian marine mammals, birds and turtles

CV Jarolimek, JJ King, SC Apte, J Hall… - Environmental …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context Metal concentrations can build up to potentially harmful levels in
marine mammals as they are at the top of the food chain. This review summarises the …

Doce river mining tailings can be an influencing factor in loggerhead turtles reproductive success in Brazil

C Miguel, MRM Vianna, MR de Deus Santos - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
In November 2015, a tailings dam ruptured and affected the second largest nesting site of
loggerhead sea turtles in Brazil. This study aimed to evaluate the reproductive success, and …

Trace elements and persistent organic pollutants in unhatched loggerhead turtle eggs from an emerging nesting site along the southwestern coasts of Italy, Western …

M Esposito, S Canzanella, D Iaccarino, A Pepe… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The western Mediterranean is an important nesting area for sea turtles, but
at the same time, a hotspot for human-induced threats. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) …