Metal concentrations in the milk and tissues of a nursing Tursiops truncatus female.
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.
Frodello
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Laboratoire Parasites et Ecosystèmes Méditerranéens, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Corse, Corte, France. frodello@univ-corse.fr
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D000818:Animals; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004289:Dolphins / Q000502:physiology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D012016:Reference Values; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
D014873:Water Pollutants; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc