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Provedor de dados: | 5
País: | France
Título: | Lead contamination of small cetaceans in European waters - The use of stable isotopes for identifying the sources of lead exposure
Autores: | Caurant, Florence; Aubail, A; Lahaye, V; Van Canneyt, O; Rogan, E; Lopez, A; Addink, M; Churlaud, C; Robert, M; Bustamante, Paco.
Data: | 2006-08
Ano: | 2006
Palavras-chave: | Lead; Hard tissues; Heavy metals; Harbour porpoises; Striped dolphins; Common dolphins; Northeast Atlantic; Temporal trends; Biomonitoring.
Resumo: | Lead concentrations and isotopic composition have been measured in bone and teeth of small cetaceans belonging to three species (Delphinus delphis, Phocoena phocoena and Stenella coeruleoalba), to evaluate the toxicological risk and to determine sources of lead in the European waters. Lead concentrations, far lower than threshold value inducing toxic effects in human, were higher in teeth than in bones, but highly correlated between the two tissues (r = 0.92, p &lt; 0.001). Large variations of Pb-206/Pb-207 values in bone tissue showed that cetaceans must be submitted to various atmospheric influences. No geographical differences appeared which is consistent with studies on their distribution indicating seasonal movements between Brittany waters and the Bay of Biscay. The negative correlation between Pb-206/Pb-207 ratios and age of the individuals reflected the decrease in the production of alkyl lead in Europe, i.e., the increasing use of unleaded gasoline. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Tipo: | Text
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1813.pdf

DOI:10.1016/j.marenvres.2006.03.007

Editor: | Elsevier
Relação: | http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1813/
Formato: | application/pdf
Fonte: | Marine Environmental Research (0141-1136) (Elsevier), 2006-08 , Vol. 62 , N. 2 , P. 131-148
Fonte: | 2006 Elsevier