Table 1.
Elemental concentrations in the scute (ng/g dm) and blood (ng/g wm) of captive turtles at Sea Life Park Hawaii and wild turtles at Kapoho Bay, HI.
| SCUTE |
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| Captive |
Wild |
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| Element | Median | Mean (SD) | % detected | Median | Mean (SD) | % detected |
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| As*a | 9.2 | 30.3 (55.8) | 50 | 138.0 | 144 (22.8) | 100 |
| Cdb | 9.72 | 15.5 (11.6) | 66.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 (3.70) | 80 |
| Cob | - | - | 16.7 | - | - | 0 |
| Cr*b | 119 | 855 (1825) | 100 | 55.5 | 53.8 (37.2) | 100 |
| Cu*a | 1030 | 1090 (372) | 100 | 221.0 | 212 (29.0) | 100 |
| Nib | 180 | 270 (241) | 100 | 111.0 | 134 (74.1) | 100 |
| Pba | 14.6 | 20.8 (16.8) | 33.3 | 26.8 | 32.9 (12.0) | 60 |
| Sb | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Se*a | 350 | 306 (90.7) | 100 | 126 | 110 (33.9) | 100 |
| Sra | 7370 | 9150 (4660) | 100 | 5420 | 5920 (2160) | 100 |
| V*b | 450 | 549 (310) | 100 | 140 | 158 (80.9) | 100 |
| BLOOD |
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| Captive |
Wild |
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| Element | Median | Mean (SD) | % detected | Median | Mean (SD) | % detected |
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| Asa | 22.8 | 28.8 (17.3) | 100 | 28.0 | 35.6 (24.2) | 100 |
| Cd | - | - | 0 | - | - | 14.3 |
| Co | - | - | 0 | 4.23 | 4.61 (1.47) | 42.9 |
| Crb | - | - | 0 | - | - | 14.3 |
| Cua | 611 | 609 (87.5) | 100 | 645 | 628 (75.3) | 100 |
| Ni*b | - | - | 16.7 | 38.0 | 40.4 (19.3) | 100 |
| Pb*a | 25.1 | 24.6 (12.7) | 100 | 55.3 | 69.3 (30.5) | 100 |
| Sb | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Se*a | 440 | 439 (103) | 100 | 74.2 | 102 (61.4) | 100 |
| Sra | 717 | 789 (427) | 100 | 631 | 694 (137) | 100 |
| V*b | - | - | 0 | 11.6 | 12.7 (4.07) | 71.4 |
a
difference between captive and wild was determined by a parametric function (R NADA cenmle)
b
difference between captive and wild was determined by a nonparametric function (R NADA cendiff)
*
significant difference (p < 0.05) between captive and wild turtles