RATL: A Database of Reptile and Amphibian Toxicology Literature

Contaminant a Species
Code b
Lifestage c
Location
Collectio
n Date
Other Residues d
Table 1- Field Residues - 91
Egg e Whole
Body e
Viscera e
Fat e
Muscle e
Liver e
Kidney e Reference k
Zn CRNI egg Zimbabwe 1981-82 26.55-
47.5
mg/kg dw
Phelps et al. 1986
Zn CRPO adult Papua New 1980-81 5.8 Yoshinaga et al.
Guinea
1992
Zn DECO adult Ireland 1988 0.08± 1.89± 0.1 2.62±
Davenport and
0.01 (pectoral) 0.15
Wrench 1990
Zn DECO adult Japan 1990-91 1.89 2.62 Sakai et al. 1995
Zn DECO egg shells Mexico 1992-93 11.9
mg/kg
Vazquez et al. 1997
Zn LEOL adult Ecuador 1981 bone: Range of Means: 575-955
Witkowski and
µg/g
Frazier 1982
Zn NOVI adult PA, USA 1987 max=
189.6
Storm et al. 1994
Zn PLCI adult PA, USA 1979 Range=
67-130
mg/kg dw
Beyer et al. 1985 k
Zn PLCI adult PA, USA 1987 Range of
Means=
62.9-
116.7
Storm et al. 1994
Zn PLGL adult PA, USA 1979 Range=
140-170
mg/kg dw
Beyer et al. 1985 k
Zn RACA adult MO, USA 1981-82 20.9- 42.7 Niethammer et al.
1985 k
Zn RACA tadpole TX, USA 1994 carcass= 93.7 (n=1) Clark et al. 1998
Zn RACA tadpole MD, USA < 1984 9.7- 15 Hall and Mulhern
1984 k
Zn RACL tadpole TX, USA 1994 Range=
24.9- 118
Clark et al. 1998
Zn RACL tadpole MD, USA < 1984 3.7- 6.0 Hall and Mulhern
1984 k
Zn RACL tadpole PA, USA 1987 Range of
Means=
23.1-
117.0
Storm et al. 1994
Zn RAES adult Czechoslo
vakia
1982-84 128.1-
181.7
ppm dw
Pavel and Kucera
1986 k