Heavy metals in tissues from loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from the southwestern Mediterranean (Spain)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 557-563

  García Fernández, Antonio J ^a   Gómez Ramírez, Pilar ^a   Martínez López, Emma ^a   Hernández García, Alejandro ^a   María Mojica, Pedro ^a   Romero, Diego ^a   Jiménez, Pedro ^a   Castillo, Juan J ^b   Bellido, Juan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Threatened Marine Species Rehabilitation Centre (CREMA) Aula del Mar   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Heavy metals; Loggerhead turtle; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MUSCLE; TURTLE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; BRAIN; COASTAL WATERS; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PECTORAL MUSCLE; SEASHORE; SPAIN; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALS, HEAVY; SPAIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CARETTA CARETTA; MAUREMYS LEPROSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 55049124656     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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