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ArticleMarine pollution bulletin2020

Persistent organic pollutants in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) inhabiting two urbanized Southern California habitats.

Arthur D Barraza, Lisa M Komoroske, Camryn D Allen, Tomoharu Eguchi, Rich Gossett, Erika Holland, Daniel D Lawson, Robin A LeRoux, Varenka Lorenzi, Jeffrey A Seminoff and 1 more

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Article in Marine pollution bulletin, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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11 authors.

Arthur D BarrazaDepartment of Biological Sciences, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA. Electronic address: Arthur.Barraza@Griffithuni.edu.au.
Lisa M KomoroskeSouthwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, USA; Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
Camryn D AllenSouthwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, USA; The Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Protected Species Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Tomoharu EguchiSouthwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Rich GossettInstitute for Integrated Research on Materials, Environment, and Society, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA.
Erika HollandDepartment of Biological Sciences, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA.
Daniel D LawsonLong Beach Regional Office, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Long Beach, CA, USA.
Robin A LeRouxSouthwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Varenka LorenziInstitute for Integrated Research on Materials, Environment, and Society, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA.
Jeffrey A SeminoffSouthwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Christopher G LoweDepartment of Biological Sciences, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA.

Funding

Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement at CSULBR25GM071638 · NIGMS · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH · PI BUONORA, PAUL T, FRASER, DEBORAH ANN · 2004 to 2022
$10.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM071638
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Within Southern California, east Pacific green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) forage year-round, taking advantage of diverse food resources, including seagrass, marine algae, and invertebrates. Assessing persistent organic pollutants (POP) in green turtle aggregations in the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (SBNWR, n = 17) and San Diego Bay (SDB, n = 25) can help quantify contamination risks for these populations. Blood plasma was analyzed for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). PCBs and body size explained much of the separation of turtles by foraging aggregation in a principal component analysis. Turtles from SDB had significantly (p < 0.001) higher total PCBs than SBNWR turtles. Most PCBs detected in turtles were non-dioxin-like PCB congeners (153, 138, 99) that are associated with neurotoxicity. Recaptured turtles' POP levels changed significantly over time indicating significant variation in POP levels through time and space, even among adjacent foraging locations.

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Environmental MonitoringAnimalsCaliforniaEcosystemOrganic ChemicalsPolychlorinated BiphenylsTurtlesWater Pollutants, ChemicalOrganic ChemicalsPolychlorinated BiphenylsWater Pollutants, ChemicalChelonia mydasMarine turtlesOrganochlorinated pesticidesPersistent organic pollutantsPolychlorinated biphenylsUrbanized habitats

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PMID32275536
PMCPMC7174570

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