Trace element reference intervals in the blood of healthy green sea turtles to evaluate exposure of coastal populations

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• 作者：C.A. Villa^a ; ^{c.villa@uq.edu.au} ; M. Flint^b ; ^c ; I. Bell^d ; C. Hof^e ; C.J. Limpus^f ; C. Gaus^a ; ^{c.gaus@uq.edu.au}
• 关键词：Metals ; Trace elements ; Marine turtles ; Reference intervals ; Great Barrier Reef
• 刊名：Environmental Pollution
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：220
• 期：part_PB
• 页码：1465-1476
• 全文大小：1734 K
• 卷排序：220

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Trace element exposure baselines of offshore green turtle blood are presented. Exposure baselines are calculated using clinical reference interval (RI) methods. Nearshore turtle blood often exceeds our baseline RIs for Co, Sb, Mo, As, and Pb. Clinical health of nearshore turtles indicates signs of systemic health stress. The RIs are generally in agreement with published data indicating global utility.