RATL: A Database of Reptile and Amphibian Toxicology Literature

Contaminant a Species
Code b
Lifestage c
Location
Collectio
n Date
Zn BUW
O
Other Residues d
Table 1- Field Residues - 90
Egg e Whole
Body e
adult PA, USA 1979 Range=
52-55
mg/kg dw
Viscera e
Fat e
Muscle e
Liver e
Kidney e Reference k
Beyer et al. 1985 k
Zn BUXX adult MD, USA < 1984 25- 94 Hall and Mulhern
1984 k
Zn CACA adult Japan 1990-91 Mean=
24.2,
Range=
19.5-31.0
Zn CACA egg GA, USA < 1974 Mean=
32.25
ppm in
yolk;
Mean= 26
ppm in alb
Zn CACA egg Japan 1990-91 Mean=
11.5,
Range=
10.5-13.7
Zn CACA egg FL, USA 1977 73.53-
80.50 µg/g
Mean=
27.9,
Range=
23.2-35
Zn CHMY adult Japan 1990-91 Mean=
30.6,
Range=
15.1-45.8
Zn CHMY adult Papua New
Guinea
Zn CHMY juvenile HI, USA < 1994 Range=
15.1-45.8
Zn CHSE adult NJ, USA 1981-88 27.7-50.4
for all
sites
Zn CHXX adult Papua New
Guinea
Mean=
25.8,
Range=
19.2-30.4
Mean=
22.3,
Range=
Sakai et al. 1995
Hillestad et al. 1974
Sakai et al. 1995
Stoneburner et al.
1980
Sakai et al. 1995
12.5-38.1
1980-81 20.4 Yoshinaga et al.
1992
Aguirre et al. 1994
8.8 (M),
9.6 (F)
control,
9.93 (M),
9.79 (F)
brackish
water,
10.5 (M)
fresh
water
Albers et al. 1986
1980-81 15.7 Yoshinaga et al.
1992