Trace elements in subantarctic false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) tissues, including the skin as an offshore bioindicator

• Published in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• Main Authors: Cáceres Saez, Iris, Haro, Daniela, Blank, Olivia, Aguayo Lobo, Anelio, Dougnac, Catherine, Arredondo, Cristóbal, Cappozzo, Humberto Luis, Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Heidelberg
• Subjects: ELEMENTAL CONTENTS; INTERNAL TISSUES; SKIN BIOMONITOR; SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ECOSYSTEM; STRANDED ODONTOCETES; TIERRA DEL FUEGO ISLAND; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Magallanes; Estrecho; Haro; Aguayo; Anelio; Killer Whale; South Atlantic Ocean; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/170181

On a global scale, cetaceans are recognized well indicators of marine ecosystem health. Trace elements accumulate in their bodies and potentially constitute a toxicological threat. Here, the concentrations of essential Se; unknown physiological elements Br, Rb, Cs, Ni, and Sr; and pollutants arsenic...