User:Student973668/Leatherback sea turtle

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653518320812?casa_token=e85VXRZfinsAAAAA:IqGvweGQrbwg7L7fbgWx5CiezlgRKzSg7NBTWogClUl-cMi7ZhGkooTbNjCgvbdD2a4eBktCwg

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Due to their diet consisting of gelatinous zooplankton, the leatherback sea turtle consumes high amounts of salt. Different life stages of dead individuals from the western Atlantic Ocean were used to test the concentrations of various contaminants found in the salt glands and red blood cells. These contaminants include arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and selenium. The contaminants were found in higher concentrations in the blood compared to the salt gland secretions. The length of the curve in the carapace of a turtle had a direct correlation with cadmium and mercury concentrations. Salt glands and red blood cells are potentially susceptible to high levels of contaminants being found in the oceans.

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Leatherback sea turtles ranging from 1885-2007 were autopsied for the existence of plastic in the gastrointestinal tract. It was discovered that 34% of the cases had plastic blockage.