What do small cetaceans tell us about trace elements pollution on the Argentinean coast? Franciscana dolphin as a biomonitor

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Polizzi, Paula Sabrina, Romero, María Belén, Chiodi Boudet, Leila Natalia, Dolagaratz Carricavur, Arantxa, Gerpe, Marcela Silvia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: FRANSISCANA DOLPHIN; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; MARINE MAMMALS; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI; SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.7; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentine; Polizzi; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/237915

Trace elements (TEs) constitute the oldest emerging pollutants globally, most occur from natural sources, but a few are derived from anthropogenic sources. Marine mammals are considered bioindicators of ecosystem contamination. The aims of this review is compile reports on essential and nonessential...