Wemonitoredthelevelsof57organicpollutantsand11elementsinthebloodof61livestrandedloggerheadsea turtles atthebeginningand endof therehabilitationperiod with thegoalofevaluating whether recuperationof normalphysiologicalconditionshasaninfluenceonthecirculatinglevelsofthesepollutantsfromtheblood.According to our results, several pollutants (OCPs, PCBs and toxic elements) are mobilized from storage tissues to thebloodinsickturtles,andthisismoreevidentinthesubgroupofcachecticanimals.Weobservedasignificant decrease intheconcentrations ofsomecontaminantsat theend of therehabilitation period, probably dueto redistribution processes. In contrast, an increase in the levels of the essential elements selenium and zinc was observed after a period of correct feeding and supplementation during hospitalization.
María Camacho, Jorge Orós, Luis A. Henríquez-Hernández, Pilar F. Valerón, Luis D. Boada, Annalisa Zaccaroni, et al. (2014). Influence of the rehabilitation of injured loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) on their blood levels of environmental organic pollutants and elements. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 487, 436-442 [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.062].
Influence of the rehabilitation of injured loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) on their blood levels of environmental organic pollutants and elements
ZACCARONI, ANNALISA;
2014
Abstract
Wemonitoredthelevelsof57organicpollutantsand11elementsinthebloodof61livestrandedloggerheadsea turtles atthebeginningand endof therehabilitationperiod with thegoalofevaluating whether recuperationof normalphysiologicalconditionshasaninfluenceonthecirculatinglevelsofthesepollutantsfromtheblood.According to our results, several pollutants (OCPs, PCBs and toxic elements) are mobilized from storage tissues to thebloodinsickturtles,andthisismoreevidentinthesubgroupofcachecticanimals.Weobservedasignificant decrease intheconcentrations ofsomecontaminantsat theend of therehabilitation period, probably dueto redistribution processes. In contrast, an increase in the levels of the essential elements selenium and zinc was observed after a period of correct feeding and supplementation during hospitalization.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
