Mercury in the sea turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1958) from Ceará coast, NE Brazil

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contents Mercury in the sea turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1958) from Ceará coast, NE Brazil Moisés F. Bezerra Luiz D. Lacerda Breno G.B. Costa Eduardo H.S.M. Lima Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) metals Pollution monitoring marine turtles Mercury concentrations in carapace fragments of the green turtle Chelonia mydas from the Ceará coast in NE Brazil are reported. Concentrations varied from <0.34 to 856.6 ng.g -1 d.w., and were highest (average of 154.8 ng.g -1 d.w.) in juveniles (n = 22), whereas lowest concentrations (average of 2.5 ng.g -1 d.w.) were observed in adult/sub-adult animals (n = 3). There was a significant negative correlation between animal size and Hg concentration probably due to different diets between juveniles and sub-adults/adults. Carapace fragments, which are non-invasive, non-lethal substrates, may be of importance for monitoring purposes of these generally endangered species. 2012 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32721622012 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.84
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spellingShingle Mercury in the sea turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1958) from Ceará coast, NE Brazil
Moisés F. Bezerra
Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
metals
Pollution
monitoring
marine turtles
Mercury in the sea turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1958) from Ceará coast, NE Brazil Moisés F. Bezerra Luiz D. Lacerda Breno G.B. Costa Eduardo H.S.M. Lima Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) metals Pollution monitoring marine turtles Mercury concentrations in carapace fragments of the green turtle Chelonia mydas from the Ceará coast in NE Brazil are reported. Concentrations varied from <0.34 to 856.6 ng.g -1 d.w., and were highest (average of 154.8 ng.g -1 d.w.) in juveniles (n = 22), whereas lowest concentrations (average of 2.5 ng.g -1 d.w.) were observed in adult/sub-adult animals (n = 3). There was a significant negative correlation between animal size and Hg concentration probably due to different diets between juveniles and sub-adults/adults. Carapace fragments, which are non-invasive, non-lethal substrates, may be of importance for monitoring purposes of these generally endangered species. 2012 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32721622012 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.84
title Mercury in the sea turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1958) from Ceará coast, NE Brazil
topic Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
metals
Pollution
monitoring
marine turtles
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32721622012