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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: Contamination of port zone sediments by metals from Large Marine Ecosystems of Brazil
Palavras-chave: Sediment contamination;Metal - Contamination;Contaminação - Risco;Sedimento - Contaminação;Contaminação - Metal;Costa - Risco
Data do documento: 2012
Instituição/Editor/Publicador: Marine Pollution Bulletin,
Citação: BURUAEM, Lucas M.; HORTELLANI, Marcos A.; SARKIS, Jorge E.; COSTA-LOTUFO, Letícia Veras.; ABESSA, Denis M.S. Contamination of port zone sediments by metals from Large Marine Ecosystems of Brazil. Marine Pollution Bulletin, United Kingdom, v. 64, n. 3, p. 479-488, 2012. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.017. Acesso em: 21 mar. 2023.
Abstract: Sediment contamination by metals poses risks to coastal ecosystems and is considered to be problematic to dredging operations. In Brazil, there are differences in sedimentology along the Large Marine Ecosystems in relation to the metal distributions. We aimed to assess the extent of Al, Fe, Hg, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn contamination in sediments from port zones in northeast (Mucuripe and Pecém) and southeast (Santos) Brazil through geochemical analyses and sediment quality ratings. The metal concentrations found in these port zones were higher than those observed in the continental shelf or the background values in both regions. In the northeast, metals were associated with carbonate, while in Santos, they were associated with mud. Geochemical analyses showed enrichments in Hg, Cd, Cu, Ni and Zn, and a simple application of international sediment quality guidelines failed to predict their impacts, whereas the use of site-specific values that were derived by geochemical and ecotoxicological approaches seemed to be more appropriate in the management of the dredged sediments.
URI: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/71368
ISSN: 2666-1284
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