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1. Trace metals in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded along the Murcia coastline, Mediterranean Sea, during the period 2009–2015.

Author:
Peñalver, J.,   et al.   ; Martínez-López, E.; Escriña, A.; Lara, L.; Gens, M.J.; María Dolores, E.; Alcaraz, A.; García-Fernández, A.J.;     Show all 8 Authors
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.229 pp. 580-588
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Stenella coeruleoalba; adults; arsenic; cadmium; coasts; lead; liver; mercury; pollutants; selenium; tissues; toxicity; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), selenium (Se) and arsenic (As) concentrations in internal tissues of 72 striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Murcia Region (Mediterranean coastline) have been investigated for the first time. Hg showed the highest concentration, followed by Se, Cd, As and Pb. In general, the levels of metal found in this study were similar to those described in simil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.214