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Chasing phthalates in tissues of marine turtles from the Mediterranean sea

Andrea PaceSilvestre BuscemiAntonino GentileDario SavocaMarco ArculeoSalvatore BarrecaMaria Flaminia PersichettiSanto Caracappa

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0106 biological sciencesMicroplasticsPhthalic AcidsZoology010501 environmental sciencesBiologyAquatic ScienceOceanography01 natural sciencesDermochelys coriaceaMediterranean seaPhthalatesMediterranean SeaAnimalsGonads0105 earth and related environmental sciencesCaretta caretta010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyMicroplasticSettore CHIM/06 - Chimica OrganicaPollutionTurtlesAdipose TissueLiverPhthalateSample collectionhuman activitiesPlasticsWater Pollutants ChemicalEnvironmental Monitoring

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Tissues from thirteen specimens of marine turtles, one Dermochelys coriacea and twelve Caretta caretta, found dead along the Sicilian coasts in 2016 were analyzed for the presence of phthalates. Four phthalates (DEP, DBP, BBP, and DEHP) were found at different significant concentrations in liver and gonads, while only DBP was found in muscle tissues and at a fourfold lower concentration than other phthalates in Dermochelys coriacea. No traces of DEP were detected in C. caretta tissues where DOTP was also revealed. The presence of phthalates in fat tissue in specimens of C. caretta showed a major prevalence of the most lipophilic phthalates DEHP and DOTP. The total concentration of all analyzed phthalates, showed high values in all tissues. Results suggested that for monitoring purposes from live specimens sample collection should be addressed to fat tissue with accurate manipulations.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-02-01
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.11.069https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/541484