The soil attributes controlling the CO2, and CH4 emissions were assessed in semiarid mangrove soils (NE-Brazil) under different anthropogenic activities. Soil samples were collected from different mangroves under different anthropogenic impacts, e.g., shrimp farming (Jaguaribe River); urban wastes (Cocó River) and a control site (Timonha River). The sites were characterized according to the sand content; physicochemical parameters (Eh and pH); total organic C; soil C stock (SCS) and equivalent SCS (SCSEQV); total P and N; dissolved organic C (DOC); and the degree of pyritization (DOP). The CO2 and CH4 fluxes from the soils were assessed using static closed chambers. Higher DOC and SCS and the lowest DOP promote greater CO2 emission. The CH4 flux was only observed at Jaguaribe which presented higher DOP, compared to that found in mangroves from humid tropical climates. Semiarid mangrove soils cannot be characterized as important greenhouse gas sources, compared to humid tropical mangroves.

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O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a qualidade e vida útil pós-colheita do mamão Formosa 'Tainung 01' armazenado sob temperaturas refrigeradas. Os frutos foram provenientes de um plantio comercial no município de Baraúna-RN. O armazenamento ocorreu em câmaras a 8; 10 e 12ºC ± 1 ºC, mantidas a 90 ± 5% UR durante os períodos de 7; 14; 21 e 28 dias. Após cada período, os mesmos foram transferidos para a condição ambiente (20 ± 1ºC 60 ± 5% UR) onde se simulou um período de prateleira de sete dias. Em seguida, os mamões foram avaliados quanto à aparência externa e interna, coloração da casca, perda de massa e firmeza de polpa. A melhor estimativa para a manutenção da qualidade e aumento da vida útil pós-colheita do mamão Formasa 'Tainung 01' foi observada nos frutos submetidos a 10°C, 90 ± 5% UR até 20 dias, com boa aparência externa e interna (notas acima de 3,0), desenvolvimento da coloração amarela na casca, firmeza de polpa superior a 20 N e perda de massa de 7%. Os frutos submetidos a 8°C e a 10°C, 90 ± 5% UR desenvolveram sintomas de danos pelo frio após 21 dias de armazenamento, agravando-se com a extensão do armazenamento. No armazenamento a 12°C, 90 ± 5% UR, observou-se um amadurecimento acelerado com amolecimento aquoso da polpa a partir de 28 dias. Aos 35 dias, os frutos estavam inaptos para o consumo, havendo grande incidência de Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

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Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) contains phenolic lipids with aliphatic chains that are of commercial interest. In this work, a chromatographic method was developed to monitor and quantify anacardic acids (AnAc) in CNSL. Samples containing AnAc were analyzed on a high-performance liquid chromatograph coupled to a diode array detector, equipped with a reversed phase C18 (150 × 4.6 mm × 5 μm) column using acetonitrile and water as the mobile phase both acidified with acetic acid to pH 3.0 in an isocratic mode (80:20:1). The chromatographic method showed adequate selectivity, as it could clearly separate the different AnAc. To validate this method, AnAc triene was used as an external standard at seven different concentrations varying from 50 to 1,000 μg mL-1. The Student's t-test and F-test were applied to ensure high confidence for the obtained data from the analytical calibration curve. The results were satisfactory with respect to intra-day (relative standard deviation (RSD) = 0.60%) and inter-day (RSD = 0.67%) precision, linearity (y = 2,670.8x - 26,949, r2 > 0.9998), system suitability for retention time (RSD = 1.02%), area under the curve (RSD = 0.24%), selectivity and limits of detection (19.8 μg mg-1) and quantification (60.2 μg mg-1). The developed chromatographic method was applied for the analysis of different CNSL samples, and it was deemed suitable for the quantification of AnAc.

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