Selected heavy metals and selenium in the blood of black sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agasiizzi) from Sonora, Mexico

C. P. Ley-Quiñónez, A. A. Zavala-Norzagaray, J. G. Réndon-Maldonado, T. L. Espinosa-Carreón, A. Canizales-Román, D. C. Escobedo-Urías, M. L. Leal-Acosta, C. E. Hart, A. A. Aguirre

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The concentration of heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Ni, Cu, Mn) and selenium (Se) was analyzed in blood collected from 12 black turtles (Chelonia mydas agasiizzi) captured in Canal del Infiernillo, Punta Chueca, Mexico. The most abundant metals were Zn (63.58 μg g-1) and Se (7.66 μg g-1), and Cd was the lower (0.99 μg g-1). The sequential concentrations of trace metals were Zn>Se>Cu>Mn>Ni>Cd. In conclusion, this information is important as a baseline when using blood as tissue analysis of heavy metals; however, these levels could represent recent exposure in foraging grounds of black turtles in the Sea of Cortez.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)645-651
Número de páginas7
PublicaciónBulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Volumen91
N.º6
DOI
EstadoPublicada - dic. 2013

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