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Metal concentrations in the milk and tissues of a nursing Tursiops truncatus female

Metal concentrations in the milk and tissues of a nursing Tursiops truncatus female

Authors :
Denise Viale
Bernard Marchand
Jean Pierre Frodello
Marchand, Bernard
Parasites et Ecosystèmes Méditerranéens (PEM)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pascal Paoli (UPP)
Sciences pour l'environnement (SPE)
Source :
Marine Pollution Bulletin, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Elsevier, 2002, 44 (6), pp.551-4
Publication Year :
2002
Publisher :
HAL CCSD, 2002.

Abstract

International audience; Metal concentrations measured in the organs of beached whales are published regularly. Few of these, however, describe metal levels in nursing females. In the present study, mercury, lead, copper and zinc levels were measured in the milk and tissues of a female Bottlenose dolphin. Results reveal that metal pollutants pass from the tissue into the milk.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0025326X
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Marine Pollution Bulletin, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Elsevier, 2002, 44 (6), pp.551-4
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....b4faa7962e17cb2dc44456cbd5a1b4fa