Table 3 Spearman correlation between heavy metals within the tissues of the loggerheads turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Egyptian coast.

From: Bioaccumulation and biomagnifications of toxic metals in tissues of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Mediterranean Sea coast, Egypt

Elements

Muscles

Liver

kidney

Fat

Blood

Cd

 + As–Hg

 + Pb + Hg

 + Pb

 + Pb

 + As

Pb

 + As

 

 + Cd

 + Pb

 

As

− Hg

    

Hg

 

 + As

− As

 + As

 
  1. Bold: p < 0.001, unbold: p < 0.05.
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