Comparison of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Serum from Captive and Wild Sharks
IAAAM Archive
E.J. Skoch; L.M. Rakettye; M. Stoskopf
Marine Animal Research Lab, John Carroll University, University Heights, OH; National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Serum samples were collected from several species of shark (including: Mako, Sand, Tiger, and Nurse). The sera were analysed for content of selenium, cadmium, zinc, and nickel.

The results show some species differences in metal loading as well as the first data collected on the sera of these animals.

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Edwin J. Skoch, PhD


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