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Gaetano D’oca

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Impact of Heavy Metals in Eggs and Tissues of C. caretta along the Sicilian Coast (Mediterranean Sea)

2022

In this study we compared the heavy metal concentration found in different tissues and eggs of the loggerhead sea turtle and evaluated the potential ecotoxicological risk for this important species. Eighteen heavy metal elements were determined in different tissues (liver, gonads, fat, kidney, heart, brain, and spleen) of nine individuals of Caretta caretta found stranded along the coasts of Messina (Sicily, Italy) and in the shell and yolk of six eggs from the island of Linosa (Sicily, Italy). For the analysis of the heavy metals, we used the analytical procedures in accordance with the EPA 200.8 method supplemented by EPA 6020b with three replicates for each measurement. The elements anal…

Settore BIO/07 - Ecologialoggerhead sea turtleCaretta carettaRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentMediterranean seaSettore BIO/05 - Zoologiaheavy metalloggerhead sea turtle; <i>Caretta caretta</i>; marine pollution; heavy metals; biodistribution; Mediterranean seabiodistributionEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsSettore CHIM/12 - Chimica Dell'Ambiente E Dei Beni CulturaliGeneral Environmental Sciencemarine pollution
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