Trace element bioaccumulation, tissue distribution, and elimination in odontocetes stranded in Florida and Georgia, USA over a 15-year period (2007–2021)

Odontocetes obtain nutrients including essential elements through their diet and are exposed to heavy metal contaminants via ingestion of contaminated prey. We evaluated the prevalence, concentration, and tissue distribution of essential and non-essential trace elements, including heavy metal toxica...

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Main Authors: Annie Page, Clara Hay, Wendy Marks, Baylin Bennett, Matthew O. Gribble, Wendy Noke Durden, Megan Stolen, Teresa Jablonski, Nadia Gordon, Trip Kolkmeyer, Mingshun Jiang, Nicole Pegg, Hunter Brown, Steve Burton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024015834