Table 4.

Trophic transfer values for blood and scute in captive and wild turtles. Estimated daily intake (µg/day) is calculated for captive turtles at SLPH using only pelleted food and wild turtles using a combination of Amansia spp. and G. salicornia. Bold values highlight a TTF > 1, indicating potential toxicological risk for that element.

	Captive			Wild
	Pelleted Food			Amansia spp.		G. salicornia
	Trophic Transfer Scute	Trophic Transfer Blood	Daily Intake	Trophic Transfer Scute	Trophic Transfer Blood	Trophic Transfer Scute	Trophic Transfer Blood	Daily Intake
As	0.12	0.11	42	0.09	0.04	0.03	0.02	387
Cd	0.29	< 0.01	9	0.03	< 0.01	0.07	< 0.01	43
Co	0.01	< 0.01	16	< 0.01	0.03	0.03	0.21	19
Cr	1.63	< 0.01	86	0.03	0.03	0.08	0.07	139
Cu	0.10	0.06	1700	0.06	0.02	0.22	0.07	273
Ni	0.11	< 0.01	408	0.01	0.01	0.25	0.14	544
Pb	0.21	0.25	16	0.03	0.13	0.11	0.33	85
Sb	0.01	< 0.01	2	0.07	0.05	0.07	0.05	2
Se	0.40	0.57	126	0.47	0.80	1.42	2.39	19
Sr	1.05	0.09	1430	0.07	0.02	0.19	0.04	6660
V	2.64	< 0.01	34	0.08	0.01	0.05	0.01	352