Recebido em 26/11/10; aceito em 16/6/11; publicado na web em 9/8/11 LEAD AND ZINC IN WATER AND SEDIMENTS OF A METAL MINING AND METALLURGY AREA. Lead metallurgy at Adrianópolis is the largest environmental problem of Paraná, Brazil. The objective of this study was to determine Pb and Zn levels in water and sediment in two catchments by different extraction methods. The high levels of lead in water in most of samples do not allow the human use. Total Pb concentration as high as 795.3 µg L -1 was observed in Ribeira River bank, in a pluvial water stream flowering from a abandoned factory. Due to the high Pb levels in sediments from some sites (maximum of 24,300 mg kg -1 ) is recommended to avoid the water turbulence.
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