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.
Influence of the rehabilitation of injured loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) on their blood levels of environmental organic pollutants and elements / María Camacho;Jorge Orós;Luis A. Henríquez-Hernández;Pilar F. Valerón;Luis D. Boada;Annalisa Zaccaroni;Manuel Zumbado;Octavio P. Luzardo. - In: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 0048-9697. - ELETTRONICO. - 487:(2014), pp. 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.
