Biomonitoring of coastal regions of So Paulo State, Brazil, using mussels Perna perna

Author(s)

Catharino, M. G. M. ^[1] ; Vasconcellos, M. B. A. ^[1] ; Kirschbaum, A. A. ^[2] ; Gasparro, M. R. ^[2] ; Minei, C. C. ^[2] ; de Sousa, E. C. P. M. ^[2] ; Seo, D. ^[1] ; Moreira, E. G. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] IPEN CNEN SP, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, Lab Ecotoxicol Marinha & Microfitobentos, IO USP Praca Oceanog, BR-05508120 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; v. 291, n. 1, p. 113-117, JAN 2012.
• Web of Science Citations: 4

Abstract

The marine environment is constantly affected by anthropic actions, with causes consequent degradation of the waters and marine biota by various discharges of xenobiotics. In the present study, the focus was the study of a region of the marine coast of the State of So Paulo (city of Santos), which is one of the most industrialized parts of Brazil and suffers also from a strong impact of domestic effluents. The mussel Perna perna, very abundant in the coast of the State of So Paulo, Brazil, was selected as the biomonitoring organism for the determination of inorganic elements and a passive biomonitoring was performed. The organisms were collected at two sites in So Paulo State coast: Cocanha beach in Caraguatatuba (mussel farm) and Santos Bay (Itaipu and Palmas). Seasonally, the Perna perna were collected between September/08 and July/09 in each study sites. After removal and sample preparation, the elements As, Co, Cr, Fe, Se and Zn were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and Cd, Pb and Hg were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) in this organism. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 08/01385-5 - Biomonitoring of coastal areas of São Paulo seashore by means of marine organisms
• Grantee: Marilia Gabriela Miranda Catharino Semmler
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral