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Trace elements in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea: overview and evaluation
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Copper and selenium tended to be higher in liver than in other tissues and organs, while for zinc the concentrations were quite homogenous in the different organs and tissues, except fat tissue, which showed a higher accumulation of this element.About:
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The endocrine effects of mercury in humans and wildlife
TL;DR: There are five main endocrine-related mechanisms of Hg across these systems: accumulation in the endocrine system; specific cytotoxicity in endocrine tissues; changes in hormone concentrations; interactions with sex hormones; and up-regulation or down-regulation of enzymes within the steroidogenesis pathway.
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Bioaccumulation of trace elements in pelagic fish from the Western Indian Ocean.
TL;DR: Trace elements were analyzed in fish of commercial interest to determine their importance in marine systems of the Western Indian Ocean and their bioaccumulation patterns and results are equivalent or lower than levels reported in ichthyofauna worldwide.
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Determination of heavy metals in fish, water and sediments of avsar dam lake in turkey
TL;DR: In this paper, heavy metal levels in water, sediment and fish samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP/AES) and obtained results showed that the average values of Fe in water samples were higher than the respective reference values for fresh water.
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Comparison of blood values in foraging, nesting, and stranded loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) along the coast of georgia, usa
Sharon L. Deem,Terry M. Norton,Mark A. Mitchell,Al Segars,A. Rick Alleman,Carolyn Cray,Robert H. Poppenga,Robert H. Poppenga,Mark G. Dodd,William B. Karesh +9 more
TL;DR: St stranded turtles had the highest prevalence of heavy carapace epibiont loads, miscellaneous abnormalities, emaciation, and weakness, and significant differences in health parameters between turtles exhibiting each of these behaviors were noted.
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Relationship of blood mercury levels to health parameters in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).
Rusty D. Day,Rusty D. Day,Al Segars,Al Segars,Michael D. Arendt,A. Michelle Lee,A. Michelle Lee,Margie M. Peden-Adams +7 more
TL;DR: The negative correlation found ex vivo between mercury and lymphocyte numbers and mercury and B-cell proliferative responses suggests that subtle negative impacts of mercury on sea turtle immune function are possible at concentrations observed in the wild.
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1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
TL;DR: The "1994 Red List of Threatened Animals" as mentioned in this paper was a major advance on its predecessors in clarity of layout and amount of information presented, and was taken further in the 1996 edition, which was also the first global compilation to use the complete new IUCN red list category system.
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The Biology of Sea Turtles
TL;DR: Physiology as Integrated Systems Amanda Southwood Williard Vision Kerstin A. Lohmann The Skeleton: An In Vivo View of Structure Jeanette Wyneken Age and Age Estimation in Sea Turtles Larisa Avens and Melissa L. Snover molecular Genetics of Sea Turtles.
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Mercury-Selenium Correlations in Marine Mammals
TL;DR: The high levels in seal brain suggest that these animals are affected by the toxic action of methylmercury compounds, and the mechanism of binding of mercury to the tissues of seals may be different.
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Cephalopods as a vector for the transfer of cadmium to top marine predators in the north-east Atlantic Ocean
TL;DR: Comparison of the weekly Cd intakes for the Faroe Island pilot whales with the 'Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake' for humans recommended by the World Health Organisation showed that top vertebrate predators are often subjected to Cd doses far in excess of those recommended for humans.
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Lead, cadmium, mercury and selenium in Greenland marine animals
TL;DR: In almost all cases lead levels in marine organisms from Greenland are well below the Danish food standard limits, however, a substantial proportion of marine mammals and seabirds in Greenland have cadmium and mercury levels exceeding the Danish standard limits.