Seafood, including finfish, shellfish, and seaweed, is the largest contributor to arsenic (As)
exposure in many human populations. In contrast to the predominance of inorganic As in …

The present review describes the speciation techniques of arsenic. The principal advanced
techniques discussed are gas chromatography, reversed-phase liquid chromatography, ion …

Heavy metals contribute to the anthropogenic contamination of marine ecosystems. Some of
them are essential to the life processes of organisms; others are toxic, even at low …

Nearly two dozen arsenic species are present in the environmental and biological systems.
Differences in their toxicity, biochemical and environmental behaviors require the …

The knowledge of metal ion speciation is essential for predicting the exact toxicities of metal
ion species in the environment. Metal ions can exist in various oxidation states, each of …

The bioaccumulation of metals in an animal depends on a multitude of factors: biotic ones,
like its body dimensions and mass, age, sex, diet, metabolism, and position in the trophic …

Many people are uncomfortable with the term stress in animal biology. The root of the
difficulty lies in the common usage of the word and its richness of meanings that bedevil an …

Concentrations of 18 trace elements (V, Cr, Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, Se, Rb, Sr, Zr, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sb,
Ba, Hg, Tl, and Pb) were determined in the liver, kidney, and muscle of green turtles …

Heavy metals were assessed in four species of sea turtles from the Baja California
Peninsula, Mexico, representing the first report of heavy metal concentrations in tissues of …

Chemical elements and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are globally present in aquatic
systems and their potential transfer to loggerhead marine turtles (Caretta caretta) has …