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Alam, S. K., & Brim, M. S. (2000). Organochlorine, pcb, pah, and metal concentrations in eggs of loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) from northwest florida, usa. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part B, Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes, 35(6), 705–724.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Alam2000 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Caretta, Caretta caretta, Cheloniidae, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Toxikologie = toxicology, Zeitigung = incubation Creators: Alam, Brim Collection: Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part B, Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes |
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Composite samples of unhatched and physically unaltered loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, eggs collected from 20 nests along northwest Florida were analysed for organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and metals. Chemical analyses revealed that turtle eggs contained detectable amounts of metals, PAHs, and PCBs. Only one OCP, p,p'-DDD, was detected, and its presence was restricted to eggs from two nesting sites. None of the PCB concentrations exceeded the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) action limit. Concentrations of dioxin-like PCB congeners, 105, 118, and 126, and total PCBs were also detected and are contributors to the toxic burden of loggerhead sea turtle eggs. Concentrations of PAHs, 1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene, 1-methyl naphthalene, C1-naphthalene and naphthalene were variable at nesting sites. Comparison of mean metal burdens in eggs from different beaches suggested that no uniform geographic gradients exist. Presence of OCPs, PCBs, PAHs and metals and their additive or synergistic toxicity is a concern to loggerhead sea turtle eggs; however, additive or synergistic impacts for loggerhead sea turtles are largely undocumented.
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