RATL: A Database of Reptile and Amphibian Toxicology Literature

Contaminant a Species
Code b
Lifestage c
Location
Collectio
n Date
Other Residues d
Hg ALMI adult FL, USA 1989 Range= 0.78- 3.58 (M) and 0.46-
3.88 ppm (conservation area).
Urban canals: 0.17- 2.15 (M);
0.21- 2.52 ppm (F). Meat: 0.13-
0.90 ppm
Table 1- Field Residues - 53
Egg e Whole
Body e
Viscera e
Fat e
Muscle e
Hg ALMI adult SC, USA 1994 Mean=
4.08 (vs.
5.43-5.68
in Everglades)
Liver e
Mean=
17.73 (vs.
39.75-
42.15 in
Ever-
Kidney e Reference k
Hord et al. 1990
Yanochko et al.
1997
glades)
Hg ALMI egg FL, USA 1984-85 1984: ND Heinz et al. 1991
Hg AMEX adult Puerto
Rico
1988 ND Burger et al. 1992
Hg BOBO adult Hungary < 1997 kidney~=muscle>skin>muscle>
Puky and Oertel
liver>stomach>>ovary (F)
1997
Hg BOVA adult Yugoslavia 1975 lungs= 0.11 (M) 0.37 (M) 2.07 (M) 0.93 (M) k
Byrne et al. 1975
Hg BUBU adult Yugoslavia 1975 lungs= 0.17 (M); 0.14 (F) 0.17 (M)
0.14 (F)
1.51 (M);
0.94 (F)
1.24 (M);
0.60 (F)
Byrne et al. 1975 k
Hg BUBU adult Yugoslavia 1975 lungs= 1.11- 1.70 1.25- 2.30 1.39- 3.44 22.5- 25.5 Range=
k
Byrne et al. 1975
21.0- 25.3
Hg BUBU adult Finland < 1984 lungs= 0.06 0.04 0.12 0.08 Terhivuo et al.
1984 k
Hg BUTE adult GA, USA 1972-73 ND- 0.18
Cumbie 1975 k
Hg BUWF various ON, CAN < 1975 (egg, hatchling, liver and/or
muscle; see paper); 0.01- 0.09
Campbell 1975
Hg BUXX adult MD, USA < 1984 0.04- 0.14 Hall and Mulhern
1984 k
Hg CACA adult Japan 1990-91 Mean= Mean= Mean= Sakai et al. 1995
0.108, 1.51, 0.247,
Range= Range= Range=
0.053- 0.253- 0.04-
0.189 8.15 0.441
Hg CACA egg GA, USA < 1974 0.02-0.09
ppm in
yolks;
0.01-0.03
ppm in alb
Hillestad et al. 1974