High status of mercury and selenium in false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens, Owen 1846) stranded on Southern South America: A possible toxicological concern?

• Published in: Chemosphere
• Main Authors: Cáceres Saez, Iris, Haro, Daniela, Blank, Olivia, Aguayo Lobo, Anelio, Dougnac, Catherine, Arredondo, Cristóbal, Cappozzo, Humberto Luis, Ribeiro, Sergio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: ESTRECHO DE MAGALLANES; ODONTOCETES; SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; STRANDINGS; TOXIC METAL; TRACE ELEMENTS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Magallanes; Estrecho; Haro; Aguayo; Anelio; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/94595

The study was carried out to determine Hg and Se concentrations in false killer whales stranded on the Estrecho de Magallanes, Chile, South America. Tissue samples of five mature specimens were analyzed (two females and three males). Mean Hg concentration in liver 1068 (234) μg g−1 dry weight (DW) (...