title: Trace elements in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Eastern Mediterranean: A 10-years perspective.
abstract: Concentrations of Hg, Se, Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn and As, in kidney, liver, muscle and blubber from 7 specimens of Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded along the Israeli Mediterranean coast (IMC) from 2006 to 2011 (2011-series) were determined and compared to previous data on S. coeruleoalba from the IMC (2001-series). No differences were observed in essential and toxic elements concentrations, between the two series, except for hepatic Mn which was higher in the latter. Hg/Se molar ratios in blubber, kidney and liver increased linearly with log Hg concentrations, while muscle was more heterogenic in this respect. Means (±SD) of hepatic Hg concentrations (134±89 and 181±200mgkg(-1), from the 2011 and 2001 series, respectively) were similar to that found in 2007-2009 specimens from Spain, possibly reflecting the relatively high natural background levels of mercury in the Mediterranean Sea.
authors.affiliation: Israel Oceanography and Limnological Research, National Institute of Oceanography, Tel-Shikmona, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel. Electronic address: efrat@ocean.org.il.
authors.forename: Efrat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shoham-Frider
authors.affiliation: Israel Marine Mammal Research and Assistance Center, The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies and Department for Maritime Civilizations, The University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel. Electronic address: goffman@research.haifa.ac.il.
authors.forename: Oz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goffman
authors.affiliation: Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St., Jerusalem 95501, Israel. Electronic address: y.harlavan@gsi.gov.il.
authors.forename: Yehudit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harlavan
authors.affiliation: Israel Oceanography and Limnological Research, National Institute of Oceanography, Tel-Shikmona, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel. Electronic address: nurit@ocean.org.il.
authors.forename: Nurit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kress
authors.affiliation: Israel Marine Mammal Research and Assistance Center, The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies and Department for Maritime Civilizations, The University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel; Department of Pathology, The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. Electronic address: dannymorick@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morick
authors.affiliation: Israel Marine Mammal Research and Assistance Center, The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies and Department for Maritime Civilizations, The University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel. Electronic address: elasar.ma@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roditi-Elasar
authors.affiliation: Israel Oceanography and Limnological Research, National Institute of Oceanography, Tel-Shikmona, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel. Electronic address: edna@ocean.org.il.
authors.forename: Edna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shefer
authors.affiliation: Israel Marine Mammal Research and Assistance Center, The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies and Department for Maritime Civilizations, The University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel. Electronic address: dankerem@research.haifa.ac.il.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kerem
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013030:Spain; D050706:Stenella / Q000378:metabolism*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008628:Mercury; D012643:Selenium
keywords: As; Hg/Se molar ratio; Mediterranean; S. coeruleoalba; Time-trend; Trace elements