| Mercury in the sea turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1958) from Ceará coast, NE Brazil. | |
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PMID: 22323310 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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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. |
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Moisés F Bezerra; Luiz D Lacerda; Breno G B Costa; Eduardo H S M Lima |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-09 |
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Title: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias Volume: - ISSN: 1678-2690 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503280 Medline TA: An Acad Bras Cienc Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Laboratório de Biogeoquímica Costeira, Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil, 60165-081. |
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