Associations between Organochlorine Contaminant Concentrations and Clinical Health Parameters in Loggerhead Sea Turtles from North Carolina, USA

M. Keller, Jennifer; R. Kucklick, John; Andrew Stamper, M.; A. Harms, Craig; McClellan‐Green, Patricia

doi:10.1289/ehp.6923

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Associations between Organochlorine Contaminant Concentrations and Clinical Health Parameters in Loggerhead Sea Turtles from North Carolina, USA

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • Apr 21, 2004

Authors:

Jennifer M. Keller

John R. Kucklick

M. Andrew Stamper

Abstract

Widespread and persistent organochlorine (OC) contaminants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and pesticides, are known to have broad-ranging toxicities in wildlife. In this study we investigated, for the first time, their possible health effects on loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). N...

Subject

Hematocrit

Dieldrin

Globulin

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