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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.09.020 |
Effects of harbor activities on sediment quality in a semi-arid region in Brazil | |
Moreira, Lucas B.1,2; Castro, Italo B.3; Hortellani, Marcos A.4; Sasaki, Silvio T.5; Taniguchi, Satie5; Petti, Monica A. V.5; Fillmann, Gilberto6; Sarkis, Jorge E. S.4; Bicego, Marcia C.5; Costa-Lotufo, Leticia V.1; Abessa, Denis M. S.2 | |
通讯作者 | Moreira, Lucas B. |
来源期刊 | ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
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ISSN | 0147-6513 |
EISSN | 1090-2414 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 135页码:137-151 |
英文摘要 | Tropical marine environments are rich in biodiversity and the presence of harbor activities in these areas can harm the coastal ecosystems. In this study, we assessed sediment quality of two harbors from a tropical region in Brazil by applying multiple lines-of-evidence approach. This approach included the integration of results on: (1) grain size, organic matter, organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, trace metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, linear alkylbenzenes, and tributyltin; (2) acute toxicity of whole sediments and chronic toxicity of liquid phases; and (3) benthic community descriptors. Our results revealed that the main contaminants detected in sediments from Mucuripe and Pecen Harbors were chromium, copper, nitrogen, zinc, and tributyltin. These toxicants arise from typical harbor activities. However, the changes in benthic composition and structure appear to depend on a combination of physical impacts, such as the deposition of fine sediments and the toxic potential of contaminants, especially in Mucuripe. Thus, apart from toxicants physical processes are important in describing risks. This information may assist in management and conservation of marine coastal areas. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Sediment quality triad Dredging Sediment toxicity Marine pollution Environmental management Tropical environments |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Brazil |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000389555000018 |
WOS关键词 | NORTH-EASTERN BRAZIL ; CEARA COAST ; SEA-URCHIN ; TOXICITY ; MARINE ; WATER ; CONTAMINATION ; HYDROCARBONS ; ESTUARINE ; SHELF |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Toxicology |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Toxicology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/198567 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Fed Ceara, Inst Ciencias Mar, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil; 2.UNESP, Nucleo Estudos Poluicao & Ecotoxicol Aquat, Sao Vicente, Brazil; 3.Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Inst Mar, Santos, Brazil; 4.Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Pesquisas Energet & Nucl, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 5.Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; 6.Univ Fed Rio Grande FURG, Inst Oceanog, Rio Grande, Brazil |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Moreira, Lucas B.,Castro, Italo B.,Hortellani, Marcos A.,et al. Effects of harbor activities on sediment quality in a semi-arid region in Brazil[J],2017,135:137-151. |
APA | Moreira, Lucas B..,Castro, Italo B..,Hortellani, Marcos A..,Sasaki, Silvio T..,Taniguchi, Satie.,...&Abessa, Denis M. S..(2017).Effects of harbor activities on sediment quality in a semi-arid region in Brazil.ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY,135,137-151. |
MLA | Moreira, Lucas B.,et al."Effects of harbor activities on sediment quality in a semi-arid region in Brazil".ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 135(2017):137-151. |
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