Climate changes have a significantly impact on the nesting areas for turtles, leading in recent years to an expansion in the Western Mediterranean regions, particularly along the beaches of southern Italy. Furthermore, along these coasts there is an intense recovery activity of stranded turtles.In the context of the One Health approach, which integrates health and environment, there is an increasing interest in monitoring marine pollution and its effects on the loggerhead turtles.Caretta caretta (L., 1758) is the most abundant sea turtle in the Mediterranean Sea and is categorized as “vulnerable” among the endangered species. Due to their extensive migrations, for prolonged periods and on a large geographical scale, sea turtles can accumulate marine pollutants (metals, PCBs, pesticides, PAHs and PFAS) in their liver, kidneys and adipose tissue]. Upon attaining sexual maturity, these toxicants may be transferred to offspring through the eggs, thus exposing developing embryos to potentially high doses of pollutants. This study aimed to quantify chemical contaminants in organs, tissues, and eggs of C. caretta.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-3362-734X
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0006-8974-4058
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0003-0245-4460
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-6779-9780
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-9180-7659
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-2416-1952
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3078-6510
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-2788-4200
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-9676-2290
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-0558-0185
Titolo del capitolo
Environmental issues affecting loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta: a study on the presence of inorganic pollutants in organs, tissues and eggs
Autori
Silvia Canzanella, Angela Pepe, Doriana Iaccarino, Domenico Ricupero, Ludovica Curcio, Emanuele Esposito, Giuseppe Picazio, Fulvio Maffucci, Fabio Di Nocera, Giuseppe Lucifora, Pasquale Gallo, Mauro Esposito
Lingua
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.10
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Anno di pubblicazione
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Tenth International Symposium "Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques"
Sottotitolo del libro
Livorno (Italy) 11th-13th June 2024
Curatori
Laura Bonora, Marcantonio Catelani, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
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Anno di pubblicazione
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6
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979-12-215-0556-6
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979-12-215-0557-3
Collana
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
e-ISSN della collana
2975-0288