Cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in five toothed whale species of the Mediterranean Sea.
International audience The cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc levels were measured in six organs (lung, liver, kidney, skin, muscle, and bone) from 18 specimens of toothed whales, belonging to five species, found stranded along the Corsican coast between November 1993 and December 1998. The five specie...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-00288915v1 2023-05-15T18:33:25+02:00 Cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in five toothed whale species of the Mediterranean Sea. Frodello, Jean Pierre Marchand, Bernard Parasites et Ecosystèmes Méditerranéens (PEM) Université Pascal Paoli (UPP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Sciences pour l'environnement (SPE) 2001-10 https://hal.science/hal-00288915 en eng HAL CCSD SAGE Publications info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/11797815 hal-00288915 https://hal.science/hal-00288915 PUBMED: 11797815 ISSN: 1091-5818 EISSN: 1092-874X International Journal of Toxicology https://hal.science/hal-00288915 International Journal of Toxicology, 2001, 20 (6), pp.339-43 MESH: Animals MESH: Cadmium MESH: Organ Specificity MESH: Species Specificity MESH: Tissue Distribution MESH: Water Pollutants Chemical MESH: Whales MESH: Zinc MESH: Copper MESH: Dolphins MESH: Gastrointestinal Contents MESH: Lead MESH: Mediterranean Sea [SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2001 ftunivnantes 2023-02-08T05:36:59Z International audience The cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc levels were measured in six organs (lung, liver, kidney, skin, muscle, and bone) from 18 specimens of toothed whales, belonging to five species, found stranded along the Corsican coast between November 1993 and December 1998. The five species examined were the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus, the common dolphin Delphinus delphis, the striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba, the pilot whale Globicephala melas, and the Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus. The values obtained demonstrate that there is a great variability in the accumulation of toxic metals. A comparison of the values with those obtained in other geographical regions also demonstrates an extensive variability in metal levels. The presence of metals in the stomach contents of three of the individuals studied shows that the food source is responsible for a significant input of pollutants to the whales. Measured pollutant levels in whales are thus the result of an accumulation occurring throughout the animal's life. Article in Journal/Newspaper toothed whale toothed whales Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES |
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MESH: Animals MESH: Cadmium MESH: Organ Specificity MESH: Species Specificity MESH: Tissue Distribution MESH: Water Pollutants Chemical MESH: Whales MESH: Zinc MESH: Copper MESH: Dolphins MESH: Gastrointestinal Contents MESH: Lead MESH: Mediterranean Sea [SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology |
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MESH: Animals MESH: Cadmium MESH: Organ Specificity MESH: Species Specificity MESH: Tissue Distribution MESH: Water Pollutants Chemical MESH: Whales MESH: Zinc MESH: Copper MESH: Dolphins MESH: Gastrointestinal Contents MESH: Lead MESH: Mediterranean Sea [SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology Frodello, Jean Pierre Marchand, Bernard Cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in five toothed whale species of the Mediterranean Sea. |
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MESH: Animals MESH: Cadmium MESH: Organ Specificity MESH: Species Specificity MESH: Tissue Distribution MESH: Water Pollutants Chemical MESH: Whales MESH: Zinc MESH: Copper MESH: Dolphins MESH: Gastrointestinal Contents MESH: Lead MESH: Mediterranean Sea [SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology |
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International audience The cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc levels were measured in six organs (lung, liver, kidney, skin, muscle, and bone) from 18 specimens of toothed whales, belonging to five species, found stranded along the Corsican coast between November 1993 and December 1998. The five species examined were the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus, the common dolphin Delphinus delphis, the striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba, the pilot whale Globicephala melas, and the Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus. The values obtained demonstrate that there is a great variability in the accumulation of toxic metals. A comparison of the values with those obtained in other geographical regions also demonstrates an extensive variability in metal levels. The presence of metals in the stomach contents of three of the individuals studied shows that the food source is responsible for a significant input of pollutants to the whales. Measured pollutant levels in whales are thus the result of an accumulation occurring throughout the animal's life. |
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Parasites et Ecosystèmes Méditerranéens (PEM) Université Pascal Paoli (UPP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Sciences pour l'environnement (SPE) |
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Frodello, Jean Pierre Marchand, Bernard |
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Frodello, Jean Pierre Marchand, Bernard |
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Frodello, Jean Pierre |
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Cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in five toothed whale species of the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in five toothed whale species of the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in five toothed whale species of the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in five toothed whale species of the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in five toothed whale species of the Mediterranean Sea. |
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cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in five toothed whale species of the mediterranean sea. |
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ISSN: 1091-5818 EISSN: 1092-874X International Journal of Toxicology https://hal.science/hal-00288915 International Journal of Toxicology, 2001, 20 (6), pp.339-43 |
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