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| Author(s): |
Maria Eugenia Carretero
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2012-12-17 |
| Examining board members: |
Lilian Rose Marques de Sá;
Silvana Lima Gorniak;
Regiani Carvalho de Oliveira
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| Advisor: | Lilian Rose Marques de Sá |
| Abstract | |
The Greater São Paulo, formed by 39 cities, presents high urban and industrial growth that contribute to environmental pollution accumulation. In contrast, the same area has residual green areas that contributes to the city\'s environmental sustainability, such as Parque Ibirapuera and Parque Ecológico do Tietê. This study intends to verify the feasebility of using O. niloticus as bioindicators of mercury pollution on the aquatic ecosystem of two Greater São Paulo parks. At winter, on Parque Ibirapuera, the collected Nile Tilapia presented 2,72±4,20µg/L, 2,45±1,90µg/L e 1,19±0,05µg/L mercury concentration on blood and 0,07±0,02 µg/g, 0,06 ±0,005µg/g e 0,16 ±0,07 µg/g mercury concentration on liver for collect points A, B and C respectively. At summer, Nile Tilapias collected on the same three points, presented 2,50±0,84µg/L, 2,67±1,03µg/L e 2,430±0,790µg/L mercury concentration on blood and 0,08 ±0,03 µg/L, 0,16 ±0,10 µg/L e 0,09 ±0,03 µg/L on liver. The Parque Ecológico do Tietê\'s fish, from point B, presented 0,08±0,01µg/g mercury concentration on liver and 3,59 µg/L mercury concentration on blood. At summer, the mercury concentrations were 0,10±0,0µg/g on liver and 2,00±1,00 µg/L on blood. The linear regression statistical analisys was negative, high and with statistical significance only between estimated age and blood mercury concentration, indicating that young tilapia are more likely to accumulate mercury. The use of Nile Tilapia as bioindicators for mercury pollution on Greater São Paulo\'s park lakes was made viable through this study. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/16305-0 - Study on Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as mercury pollution bioindicators at Parque Ibirapuera and Parque Ecológico do Tietê lakes at Greater São Paulo |
| Grantee: | Maria Eugenia Carretero |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |