%0 Journal Article %T Mercury in the sea turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1958) from Cear¨¢ coast, NE Brazil %A Bezerra %A Mois¨¦s F. %A Lacerda %A Luiz D. %A Costa %A Breno G.B. %A Lima %A Eduardo H.S.M. %J Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ci¨ºncias %D 2012 %I Academia Brasileira de Ci¨ºncias %R 10.1590/S0001-37652012000100012 %X mercury concentrations in carapace fragments of the green turtle chelonia mydas from the cear¨¢ coast in ne brazil are reported. concentrations varied from <0.34 to 856.6 ng.g -1 d.w., and were highest (average of 154.8 ng.g -1 d.w.) in juveniles (n = 22), whereas lowest concentrations (average of 2.5 ng.g -1 d.w.) were observed in adult/sub-adult animals (n = 3). there was a significant negative correlation between animal size and hg concentration probably due to different diets between juveniles and sub-adults/adults. carapace fragments, which are non-invasive, non-lethal substrates, may be of importance for monitoring purposes of these generally endangered species. %K pollution %K metals %K marine turtles %K monitoring. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0001-37652012000100012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en