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| Author(s): |
Maria Amália da Silva
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: | 2013-02-28 |
| Examining board members: |
Jose Roberto Ferreira;
Marcos Yassuo Kamogawa;
Julio Vicente Lombardi
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| Advisor: | Jose Roberto Ferreira |
| Abstract | |
The aim of this work was to assess for the toxicity of Cu and Cd, separately and in combination (Cu+Cd) in tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus), checking for the possible synergical or antagonic effects. In these situations, the bioaccumulation of metals in muscle tissue, gill and liver were determinated, emphasizing the potential bioindicator of the specie. Acute toxicity test in static mode were carried out for a period of 96 hours. Prior to these, preliminary tests were performed with such chemical species in logarithmic concentration, in order to establish the range of concentrations in which 100% mortality and 100% survival were observed for the specie. Through this step, concentrations of 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 mg L-1 for Cu and Cu+Cd and of 0.0, 1.0, 5.0, 10.0, 25.0 and 50.0 mgL-1 for Cd were defined in acute toxicity assays. Temperature, pH, ammonia, dissolved oxygen and dissolved metals were measured at the beginning and every 24 hours. Total hardness was monitored only for the control treatments, in the beginning and at the end of the experiments to check the water quality. Semi-static chronic assays, were conducted during 21 days, by using two concentrations of each metal. Concentrations were calculated as CL50/10 and average of logarithms of CL50/10 and CL50/100. Samplings for assessing the metals bioaccumulation were performed at 24 and 96 hours, 07, 14 and 21 days. In a mean time, pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, ammonia and dissolved metals were also determinated. Like in previous assays, total hardness was determined in the first and in the last day. The LC50 for copper, cadmium and copper+cadmium were respectively 3.53 mg L-1, 20.13 mg L-1 and 1.36 mg L-1. A precipitation of copper hydroxide, moreover for the higher concentrations were observed in both, preliminary and acute assays. On these situations, Cd concentration was decreased when combined, assigned to the co-precipitation occurred with Cu. Liver, due to it metabolic functions, showed higher metals accumulation, followed by gills and musclular tissue. It can be concluded that tilapia showed greater resistance to CdCl2.H2O, than to CuCl2 and with the combination of the two chemical species, potentiated the toxicity of synergic form. This study also enabled to conclud that measurement of effective concentrations of the elements of interest during test of toxicity is relevant, because the concentrations obtained may differ to those expected, according to the element and the duration of the experiment (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/14021-1 - Acute and chronic toxicity bioassays with Cd and Cu and (Cu + Cd) in tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus) |
| Grantee: | Maria Amália da Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |