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 - 56
Egg e Whole
Body e
Viscera e
Fat e
Muscle e
Liver e
Kidney e Reference k
Hg RADA adult Yugoslavia 1975 lungs: 0.25 (M) 0.30 (M) 0.67 (M) 1.01 (M) Byrne et al. 1975 k
Hg RAES adult Hungary < 1997 ovary: Range of Means= 3.8-107
µg/kg (F)
Range of
Means=
3.8-107
µg/kg
Hg RAES egg Hungary < 1997 Range of
Means= 0-
35.2 µg/kg
Hg RAPE adult Spain 1984-86 0.08- 0.15
Hg RAPI adult GA, USA 1972-73 Range=
0.07-
0.10;
Mean=
0.25
Hg RAPI adult ON, CAN 1970 carcass (F) 0.18;
(M) < 0.1
(F) 0.61;
(M) < 0.1
Puky and Oertel
1997
Puky and Oertel
1997
Rico et al. 1987 k
Cumbie 1975 k
Dustman et al. 1972
k
Hg RARI adult Greece 1993-94 Marsh frogs higher levels of
Goutner and Furness
mercury than tree frog tadpoles
1997
Hg RASP tadpole TX, USA 1994