Stranded false killer whales, Pseudorca crassidens, in Southern South America reveal potentially dangerous silver concentrations

被引:6
作者
Caceres-Saez, Iris [1 ]
Haro, Daniela [2 ]
Blank, Olivia [3 ]
Aguayo-Lobo, Anelio [4 ]
Dougnac, Catherine [5 ]
Arredondo, Cristobal [6 ]
Luis Cappozzo, H. [1 ]
Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio [7 ]
机构
[1] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Museo Argentino Ciencias Nat Bernardino Rivadavia, Ave Angel Gallardo 470,C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[2] Univ Santo Tomas, Ctr Bahia Lomas, Ave Costanera 01834, Punta Arenas, Chile
[3] Clin Vet Timaukel & Ctr Rehabil Aves Lefiadura CR, Jose Pithon 01316, Punta Arenas, Chile
[4] Inst Antartico Chileno INA CH, Plaza Munoz Gamero 1055, Punta Arenas, Chile
[5] Univ Chile, Fac Ciencias Vet & Pecuarias, Av Santa Rosa 11735, Santiago, Chile
[6] Tarukari Nongovt Org, Santiago, Chile
[7] Ctr Atom Bariloche, Lab Anal Activac Neutron, Ave Bustillo 9500, San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
关键词
Odontocetes; Strandings; Toxic metal; Organs; South Atlantic Ocean; TRACE-ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; NONESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; POLAR BEARS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; ESCHRICHTIUS-ROBUSTUS; LIVER-TISSUES; HEAVY-METALS; NANOPARTICLES; CETACEANS; TOXICITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.05.047
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Silver (Ag) is a non-essential metal known to bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms. We determined Ag concentrations in five false killer whales stranded in South America. Silver concentrations (in dry weight basis) range as 6.62-10.78 mu g g(-1) in liver, 0.008-7.41 mu g g(-1) in spleen, 0.004-5.71 pg g(-1) in testis, 0.757-1.69 mu g g(-1) in kidney, 0.011-0.078 mu g g(-1) in lung and < 0.01-0.038 mu g g(-1) in muscle, whereas in the single samples of uterus and ovary were 0.051 and 0.023 mu g g(-1); respectively. Overall, Ag concentration in liver and kidney exceeded the cetacean toxic thresholds, proposed as "unhealthy concentrations" and "critically dangerous" in liver and kidney. These results warrant further eco-toxicological studies, to examine biological effects of elevated silver levels for individuals and to assess the species' conservation status with respect to marine pollution.
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