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Select Metal and Metalloid Surveillance of Free-ranging Eastern Box Turtles from Illinois and Tennessee

Allender, Matthew C.; Dreslik, Michael J.; Patel, Bishap; Luber, Elizabeth L.; Byrd, John; Phillips, Christopher A.; Scott, John W.

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Title
Select Metal and Metalloid Surveillance of Free-ranging Eastern Box Turtles from Illinois and Tennessee
Author(s)
  • Allender, Matthew C.
  • Dreslik, Michael J.
  • Patel, Bishap
  • Luber, Elizabeth L.
  • Byrd, John
  • Phillips, Christopher A.
  • Scott, John W.
Issue Date
2015
Keyword(s)
  • Turtles
  • Metals -- Ecotoxicology
  • Lead
  • Arsenic
  • Zinc
  • Chromium
  • Selenium
  • Copper
Geographic Coverage
  • Tennessee
  • Illinois
Abstract
"The Eastern box turtle has been proposed as a biomonitor because it is long lived, relies on the environment for food and water, and has a small home range. To establish this designation, ISTC partnered with the Illinois Natural History Survey, the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois, and the Clinch River Environmental Studies Organization. Plasma samples from 273 free-range box turtles were collected in 2011 and 2012 in Tennessee and Illinois. Full results reported in Allender, Matthew C., et al (2015). ""Select metal and metalloid surveillance of free-ranging Eastern box turtles from Illinois and Tennessee (Terrapene carolina carolina)."" Ecotoxicology 24, 1269–1278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-015-1498-5"
Publisher
Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Series/Report Name or Number
Pollutants -- Metals
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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  • https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-015-1498-5
  • http://hdl.handle.net/2142/106032

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