TY - JOUR
T1 - Mercury, lead, and cadmium in tissues of the Caspian Pond Turtle (Mauremys caspica) from the southern basin of Caspian Sea
AU - Adel, Milad
AU - Saravi, Hasan Nasrollahzadeh
AU - Dadar, Maryam
AU - Niyazi, Leila
AU - Ley-Quinonez, Cesar P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - Concentrations of cadmium, lead, and mercury were measured in different tissues (liver, muscle, and shell) of 60 Caspian Pond Turtles collected from Tajan and Shiroud Rivers, southern basin of the Caspian Sea. Based on the results, different tissues showed different capacities for accumulating trace elements. The general trend of metals accumulation was: liver > shell > muscle. Results also showed that accumulation of these elements was not significantly different between sex and river in turtles (p > 0.05). Based on the results, Hg and Pb concentrations recorded in the present study were higher than some of the maximum concentration permissible. To our knowledge, this is the first report into heavy metal accumulation in tissues and organs of Caspian Pond Turtle from the southern basin of Caspian Sea. Further studies are needed to measure different heavy metals and trace metals in this valuable species.
AB - Concentrations of cadmium, lead, and mercury were measured in different tissues (liver, muscle, and shell) of 60 Caspian Pond Turtles collected from Tajan and Shiroud Rivers, southern basin of the Caspian Sea. Based on the results, different tissues showed different capacities for accumulating trace elements. The general trend of metals accumulation was: liver > shell > muscle. Results also showed that accumulation of these elements was not significantly different between sex and river in turtles (p > 0.05). Based on the results, Hg and Pb concentrations recorded in the present study were higher than some of the maximum concentration permissible. To our knowledge, this is the first report into heavy metal accumulation in tissues and organs of Caspian Pond Turtle from the southern basin of Caspian Sea. Further studies are needed to measure different heavy metals and trace metals in this valuable species.
KW - Caspian Pond Turtle
KW - Caspian Sea
KW - Heavy metal
KW - Mauremys caspica
KW - Sex
KW - Tissues
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U2 - 10.1007/s11356-015-5905-5
DO - 10.1007/s11356-015-5905-5
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 26686855
SN - 0944-1344
VL - 24
SP - 3244
EP - 3250
JO - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
JF - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
IS - 4
ER -