Metal and Metalloid Contamination in Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Found Stranded in Southeastern Brazil

Metal and Metalloid Contamination in Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Found Stranded in Southeastern Brazil

Sea turtles tend to accumulate high metal levels in their tissues and are considered excellent pollution bioindicators. Studies concerning metal contamination in hatchlings, however, are non-existent for one of the most abundant species in Brazil, green sea turtles, while several other metal assessm...

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Main Authors: Daphne de Albuquerque Bruno, Isabel Q. Willmer, Lucia Helena S. de S. Pereira, Rafael C. C. Rocha, Tatiana D. Saint’Pierre, Paula Baldassin, Ana Carolina S. Scarelli, Amanda Dias Tadeu, Fábio V. Correia, Enrico M. Saggioro, Leila S. Lemos, Salvatore Siciliano, Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
metal contamination
Chelonia mydas
fibropapillomatosis
environmental health
bioindicator
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.608253/full

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