title: Metal concentrations in the milk and tissues of a nursing Tursiops truncatus female.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Parasites et Ecosystèmes Méditerranéens, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Corse, Corte, France. frodello@univ-corse.fr
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Frodello
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Viale
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marchand
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc