Moderators Moderator_02 Posted January 14, 2020 Moderators Share Posted January 14, 2020 Quote Turtle eggs contain toxic metals with health risks - study Posted 13/01/2020 Leatherback turtle eggs, contain high concentrations of trace metals and their consumption could present health risks to local communities says a 24 months study by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI. Marine biologist Héctor Guzmán who led the 24 months study explained that analyzes done in laboratories in Canada revealed that iron, zinc, arsenic and selenium and strontium concentrations were very high compared to previous measurements. Leatherbacks are an endangered species that nest on the beaches of Bocas del Toro where the annual egg collection is massive. "High levels of trace metals could affect the human depending on the consumption of turtle eggs," said Guzmán. He said they selected the Caribbean for the study , since, in 2016 we had already conducted a study on the Pacific beaches, with other species of turtles (green and golf),". At that time, the scientists who analyzed the green turtle eggs and golf found that high concentrations of toxic metals in them, such as manganese, iron, copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium and mercury. Guzmán said that trace and toxic metals reach turtles, because they are highly migratory and annually travel thousands of kilometers, particularly feeding on jellyfish. "We still do not know the mechanism very well of the presence of metals, but the logical thing would be for food," he said. https://www.newsroompanama.com/health/turtle-eggs-contain-toxic-metals-with-health-risks-study-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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