ChemosphereMercuryTurtlesEgg ShellWater PollutantsChemical
Total mercury levels in Loggerhead and Green sea turtle hatched eggshells from nests along the southeastern Mediterranean coast.
Jacob Silverman, Orin Levin, Yaniv Levy, Olga Rybak, Yael Segal, Aviv Shachnai, Mustafa Asfur
Published: 202510.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144705
Abstract
Sea turtles roam vast regions of the Mediterranean Sea throughout their lives, during which they accumulate mercury, primarily as a function of their tropic level, age and exposure. This study examined the spatial distribution of mercury in hatched e…
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