Report on research activities carried out for determination of Cadmium and Arsenic in tissues of different cetacean species

Bellante, Antonio and Sprovieri, Mario and Buscaino, Giuseppa and Buffa, Gaspare and Salvagio Manta, Daniela and Bonanno, Angelo Report on research activities carried out for determination of Cadmium and Arsenic in tissues of different cetacean species. Technical Report. IAS-CNR, Capo Granitola. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Concentrations of Cd and As were determined in organs and tissues (muscle, heart, kidney, lung and liver) of two cetacean species (Stenella coeruleoalba and Truncatus truncatus) stranded along the Italian coasts during the period 2000–2009. Significant differences were found between Cd concentrations in the different analyzed tissues. Particularly, the kidney shows the highest concentrations of Cd in all analyzed specimens, followed by the liver. The heart shows the highest As concentrations with respect to the other tissues analyzed. Specimens of S. coeruleoalba show higher Cd concentrations in their tissue than specimens of T. truncatus, probably because of a higher proportion of squid in their diet.

Item Type: Monograph (Technical Report)
Subjects: 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 540 Chimica e scienze connesse
500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 550 Scienze della Terra
500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 570 Scienze della vita; Biologia
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email antonio.bellante@ias.cnr.it
Date Deposited: 27 Jan 2020 09:57
Last Modified: 27 Jan 2020 09:57
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19445

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