Evaluation of the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the neritic areas for populations of Chelonia mydas of the Brazilian coast and study of residues in individuals affected by fibropapillomatosis

• Grant number: 12/13683-6
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): February 01, 2013
• Effective date (End): April 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
• Principal researcher: Valdemar Luiz Tornisielo
• Grantee: Franz Zirena Vilca
• Home Institution: Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 13/12556-3 - Technical training: environmental risk assessment for PAHs in neritic areas for Chelonia mydas and methods of extraction and identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), BE.EP.PD

Abstract

The human activities have caused a strong impact on the marine environment, to the point that the viability of many ecosystems are under threatened. The relationship between the oceans' health, anthropogenic activities and public health is a consensus in the scientific community; however, its mechanisms are still under the eyes of the science. The presence of organic contaminants in marine compartments were reported by several researches in the world and its impact on the populations that habit these ecosystems are not fully understood, there is the suspected of binding of these impacts with the development of neoplasm in some animal populations, problem that is endangering both threatened and endangered species. Accordingly, this project aims to assess the presence of PAHs in sediments, algae samples and sea turtles C. mydas with fibropapillomatosis from the Braziliam coast.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ZIRENA VILCA, FRANZ; ROSSI, SILMARA; DE OLINDA, RICARDO ALVES; SANCHEZ-SARMIENTO, ANGELICA MARIA; SETIM PRIOSTE, FABIOLA ELOISA; MATUSHIMA, ELIANA REIKO; TORNISIELO, VALDEMAR LUIZ. Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in liver samples of juvenile green sea turtles from Brazil: Can these compounds play a role in the development of fibropapillomatosis?. Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 130, p. 215-222, MAY 2018. Web of Science Citations: 1.