title: Concentrations of essential and non-essential toxic trace elements in wild boar (Sus Scrofa L., 1758) tissues from southern Turkey.
abstract: Wild animals, including wild boars, are suitable for use as bioindicators. The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of selected essential (Co, Cu, Fe, Se, Zn) and non-essential (As, Cd, Pb) potentially toxic trace elements in various tissues (hair and hoof) of wild boars hunted in the vicinity of Antalya province in Turkey, in relation to hunting seasons. Concentrations in mg/kg on dry weight basis were determined as 0.37 ± 0.27 mg/kg for As, 0.05 ± 0.04 mg/kg for Cd, 0.24 ± 0.33 mg/kg for Co, 4.84 ± 2.48 mg/kg for Cu, 289.94 ± 165.26 mg/kg for Fe, 8.71 ± 15.68 mg/kg for Pb, 0.24 ± 0.10 mg/kg for Se, and 28.99 ± 21.41 mg/kg for Zn in the hair samples; and as 0.11 ± 0.04 mg/kg for As, 0.01 ± 0.04 mg/kg for Cd, 0.01 ± 0.01 mg/kg for Co, 1.03 ± 0.25 mg/kg for Cu, 56.88 ± 18.68 mg/kg for Fe, 0.30 ± 0.18 mg/kg for Pb, 0.11 ± 0.05 mg/kg for Se, and 17.91 ± 10.98 mg/kg for Zn in the hoof samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, 06110, Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey, eyarsan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yarsan
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yipel
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dikmen
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Altıntaş
authors.forename: Hüsamettin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ekici
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Köksal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000378:metabolism; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000378:metabolism*; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000378:metabolism*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000378:metabolism*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances; D014131:Trace Elements