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Wetlands are among the most threatened ecosystems on the planet and pollution is a major factor causing the decline of wetland biodiversity. Despite the increasing use of pesticides, their fate and effects on freshwater reptiles remain largely unknown. We studied the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), a long-lived species at risk with a high exposure potential to pesticides. Between 2018 and 2020, we measured 29 pesticides and metabolites in 408 blood samples of turtles from two populations in the Camargue wetland (France).
Leslie-Anne Merleau, Olivier Lourdais, Anthony Olivier, Marion Vittecoq, Gabriel Blouin-Demers, Fabrice Alliot, Louisiane Burkart, Yvann Foucault, Carole Leray, Emmanuelle Migne, Aurélie Goutte,, Environmental Pollution,2023,122903, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122903