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Mercury in the sea turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1958) from Ceará coast, NE Brazil | |
Moisés F. Bezerra2  Luiz D. Lacerda2  Breno G.b. Costa2  Eduardo H.s.m. Lima1  | |
[1] ,Universidade Federal do Ceará Instituto de Ciências do Mar Laboratório de Biogeoquímica CosteiraFortaleza CE ,Brasil | |
关键词: Pollution; metals; marine turtles; monitoring; Poluição; metais; tartarugas marinhas; monitoramento; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S0001-37652012000100012 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
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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