title: Comparative study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in plasma of Eastern Atlantic juvenile and adult nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta).
abstract: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were measured in plasma samples of 162 juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from Canary Islands, and 205 adult nesting loggerheads from Cape Verde. All the 367 samples showed detectable values of some type of PAH. Phenanthrene was the PAH most frequently detected and at the highest concentration in both populations. Median concentrations of ∑PAHs in the plasma of loggerheads from the Canary Islands and Cape Verde were similar (5.5 and 4.6 ng/ml, respectively). Di- and tri-cyclic PAHs were predominant in both populations suggesting petrogenic origin rather than urban sources of PAHs. In the group of turtles from Canary Islands, there was evident an increasing level of contamination over the last few years. The present study represents the first data of contamination by PAHs in sea turtles from the studied areas.
authors: Veterinary Faculty, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontana s/n, 35416 Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain.
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Camacho
authors: Luis D
authors: LD
authors: Boada
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Orós
authors: Pascual
authors: P
authors: Calabuig
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Zumbado
authors: Octavio P
authors: OP
authors: Luzardo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055726:Cabo Verde; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000097:blood*; D013030:Spain; D014426:Turtles / Q000097:blood*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000097:blood*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical