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| Author(s): |
Renato Alessandro Lopes
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/STB) |
| Defense date: | 2010-08-27 |
| Examining board members: |
Jefferson Mortatti;
Jose Roberto Ferreira;
Walter Malagutti Filho
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| Advisor: | Jefferson Mortatti |
| Abstract | |
The study aimed to evaluate the main heavy metals (Co, Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd, Ni and Pb) present in bottom sediments along Tietê River, São Paulo state, Brazil, in twelve sampling stations, considering the distributions of these metals in profiles depths. The methods were sequential selective extraction in four fractions (soluble + exchangeable, soluble acid or carbonates, iron and manganese oxides and organic matter) in the labile phase and, alkaline fusion in the residual phase. A complementary study based on acid volatile sulfide (AVS) with simultaneous heavy metal extraction (SEM) was conducted. The results showed 47% of Cu bioavailability, for Pirapora station, high Tietê, which is mainly associated with organic matter and, 85% of Zn bioavailability, in Fe and Mn oxides and acid soluble phases. In middle Tietê, high concentrations of Cu could be observed, showing a bioavailability percentage of 46 and 65% for Tietê and Anhembi stations, respectively. For low Tietê stations, Nova Avanhandava and Três Irmãos, similar results were observed with high heavy metal concentrations of anthropogenic origin and, in particular for Cu, to control algae in these reservoirs. Regarding the complementary study, AVS and SEM confirmed the sequential extraction results, identifying possible toxicity effects of Zn, Cu and Cr in sediments of Tietê and Anhembi stations, in middle Tietê. However, the toxicity effects were uncertain for Cu, Zn and Co in sediments near Tietê River mouth, in Nova Avanhandava and Três Irmãos. The differences in extraction potential between the methods showed that, in most cases, AVS corresponded to S2 fraction of the sequential selective extraction for low silt / clay level samples and, S3 fraction for high silt / clay level samples. Thus, the bioavailability character of heavy metals for both methods had different and debatable interpretations (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 07/05545-4 - HEAVY METAL SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION FROM BOTTON SEDIMENTS ALONG THE TIETE RIVER (SP): LABILE AND RESIDUAL PARTITION PHASES |
| Grantee: | Renato Alessandro Lopes |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |