| Abstract: | The status of the endangered manatee (Trichehus manatus) in relation to organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, lead, cadmium, copper, iron, and selenium was investigated in Florida from 1977 to 1981. Concentrations of organochlorines in blubber, mercury in muscle and liver, lead in liver, and lead and cadmium in kidneys did not indicate high exposure to these contaminants. Only cadmium in kidneys showed a positivde correlation with relative age. Copper concentrations in livers of these aquatic herbivores were significantly elevated in areas of high herbicidal copper usage after adjustment for significant age-related effects. Liver copper concentrations comparable to those associated with toxic effects in some domestic species were found in manatees from areas of high copper herbicide use. The use of copper herbicides for control of aquatic plants should be carefully managed in areas used intensively by manatees. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 5221920 |
| Citation Author: | O'Shea, T.J.; Moore, J.F.; Kochman, H.I. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation End Page: | 748 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Wildlife Management |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 741-748 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Contaminant concentrations in manatees in Florida; 1984; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; O‘Shea, T.J.; Moore, J.F.; Kochman, H.I. |
| Citation Start Page: | 741 |
| Citation Volume: | 48 |
| Citation Year: | 1984 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Contaminant concentrations in manatees in Florida; 1984; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; O‘Shea, T.J.; Moore, J.F.; Kochman, H.I. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3801421 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:19 -0500 |
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