Modern Diatom Distributions in Guanabara Bay Sediment and Oceanic Areas, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) [PDF]
One hundred and fifty three superficial sediments were collected in Guanabara Bay to physical-chemistry and diatom analyses in the ambit to Monitoring Project (CENPES/PETROBRAS). A total of 146 taxa of diatoms were identified where the most frequent taxa
Frederico S. Silva +3 more
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Butyltin compounds in a sediment core from the old Tilbury basin, London, UK [PDF]
Sections from a sediment core taken from the River Thames were analysed for butyltin species using gas chromatography with species-specific isotope dilution mass spectrometry.
Almeida +52 more
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Notes on feeding of Chaetognatha in Guanabara Bay, Brazil [PDF]
A preliminary analysis, by means of the gut content, of the diet of Sagitta friderid and Sagitta enflata occurring in Guanabara Bay was carried out. The samples were collected at different times over a 4 day period in September 1995, during vertical tows with a conical net of 200 um mesh size at a fixed station (30 m depth).
A. Marazzo +2 more
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Nematodes from sandy beaches of Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
This work assessed the nematode composition in three sandy beaches located at Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (22°24’ and 22°57’S; 42°33’ and 43°19’W). These microtidal, sheltered sandy beaches (Bica, Bananal and Coqueiros) were surveyed on January
Decraemer, W. +4 more
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The challenge to revert unsustainable trends:Uneven development and water degradation in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area [PDF]
The search for water sustainability requires not only a combination of technical and managerial responses, but also firm action against socioeconomic injustices and political inequalities.
Alatout +20 more
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Methyl mercury concentrations in seafood collected from Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang, China, and their potential health risk for the fishing community [PDF]
Seafood is an important exposure route for mercury, especially methyl mercury (MeHg). Therefore, we quantified MeHg concentrations in 69 species of seafood including fish, crustaceans and mollusks collected from Zhoushan Islands, China.
Khan, Anwarzeb +7 more
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Located in the center of the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, and surrounded by one of the most developed regions of Brazil, Guanabara bay is one of the most degraded estuarine environments in the country, with a chronic contamination state by ...
Iná Barros +5 more
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Geochronology and heavy metal flux to Guanabara bay, Rio de Janeiro state: a preliminary study
Guanabara Bay, located in Rio de Janeiro state. It is surrounded by the second most important metropolitan area of the country. Over recent decades, land disturbance and urbanization in the surrounding area has significantly increased sediment input to ...
Jose A. Baptista Neto +6 more
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Geochemical and clay mineralogical studies of bottom sediments collected along the Macacu and Caceribu rivers and Guanabara Bay were carried out in order to investigate the relationship between major source areas and recent sediments of the bay.
MARCIA DE MELO FARIA, BRAZ A. SANCHEZ
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Impact of the Icaraí Sewage Outfall in Guanabara Bay, Brazil [PDF]
The present study aimed to evaluate the water quality of the Icaraí Sewage Outfall (ISEO) area. Sampling was conducted during winter and summer, and water samples were analyzed for dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, salinity, dissolved inorganic nutrients (DIN), seston, particulate organic matter (POM), and pigments.
Marques Júnior, Aguinaldo Nepomuceno +2 more
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