In this paper, we have compiled and reviewed the most recent literature, published in print or
online from January 2010 to December 2012, relating to the human exposure …

The review examines the most recent advances on the effect of persistent pollutants on sea
turtles. Research on this topic is still limited, especially that related to toxicity, since they are …

To establish the use of eggs as biomonitoring tools for maternal body burdens, we
investigated the mother-to-egg ratio of 56 PCB, 12 OCP and 34 PBDE unique compounds …

During the monitoring of Caretta caretta nests on the island of Linosa, 30 unhatched eggs
from four nests were collected to study the presence of phthalates in their three components …

In addition to eating contaminated prey, sea turtles may be exposed to persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) from ingesting plastic debris that has absorbed these chemicals. Given the …

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has
grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the …

Plastic pollution is a global environmental issue affecting multiple ecosystems, namely sea
turtle nesting grounds. We analysed the potential chemical contamination caused by plastic …

Odontocete cetaceans bioaccumulate high concentrations of endocrine disrupting persistent
organic pollutants (POPs), including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) …

Coral reefs support rich levels of biodiversity, but are globally threatened by a multitude of
factors, including land-sourced pollutants. Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides …

Determining patterns of migratory connectivity for highly-mobile, wide-ranging species, such
as sea turtles, is challenging. Here, we combined satellite telemetry and stable isotope …