2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-40422011000300003
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Bioconcentração e biomagnificação de metilmercúrio na baía de Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro

Abstract: Recebido em 4/2/10; aceito em 7/10/10; publicado na web em 26/1/11 BIOCONCENTRATION AND BIOMAGNIFICATION OF METHYLMERCURY IN GUANABARA BAY, RIO DE JANEIRO.Methylmercury was determined in water and aquatic biota from Guanabara Bay. Trophic transfer of methylmercury was observed between trophic levels from prey (microplankton, mesoplankton and fish with different feeding habits) to top predator (pelagicdemersal fish). Top predator fish presented the highest methylmercury concentrations (320.3 ± 150.7 µg kg -1 dr… Show more

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“…Hg bioaccumulation in organisms can be affected by their biological characteristics, such as body size, age, and the physiology of the excretion of the contaminant (Kasper et al, 2007). In this study, the lengths of the fish that compose the trophic guilds do not seem to affect Hg concentrations, in contrast to reports from other authors (Costa & Lacerda, 2009;Gewurtz et al, 2011;Kehrig & Malm, 2011). The breadth of Hg concentration in the trophic guilds was not proportional to the size variability of the fish.…”
Section: The δcontrasting
confidence: 81%
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“…Hg bioaccumulation in organisms can be affected by their biological characteristics, such as body size, age, and the physiology of the excretion of the contaminant (Kasper et al, 2007). In this study, the lengths of the fish that compose the trophic guilds do not seem to affect Hg concentrations, in contrast to reports from other authors (Costa & Lacerda, 2009;Gewurtz et al, 2011;Kehrig & Malm, 2011). The breadth of Hg concentration in the trophic guilds was not proportional to the size variability of the fish.…”
Section: The δcontrasting
confidence: 81%
“…In general, it is expected that organisms of higher trophic positions would exhibit higher Hg concentrations than those of lower trophic positions (e.g., Carvalho et al, 2008;Eagles-Smith et al, 2008;Kehrig & Malm, 2011;Di Beneditto et al, 2012. This occurred because the guilds are not distributed following a food hierarchy.…”
Section: The δmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Considering the mean HgT levels found in our study (0.110 mg Kg -1 in whitemouth croaker and 0.075 mg Kg -1 in Atlantic cutlassfish), it is relevant to consider the results found by Kehrig et al (2011), who evaluated MeHg concentrations along the food web in Guanabara Bay. The authors studied levels from the plankton community to the predators and carnivorous fishes, including M. furnieri and Atlantic cutlassfish T. lepturus, to evaluate biomagnification.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Often, when it is not possible to select all specimens with the same biometry, a way to standardize the sampling is classification by size categories. However, many studies (Kehrig et al 2002;Barbosa et al 2011;Kehrig et al 2011) aim at the determination of Hg in specimens of different sizes and weights, where the increase of Hg concentration can be assessed. When this occurs, it is feasible to correlate Hg levels with body weight and total length of fish, suggesting bioaccumulation.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous studies reported that the trophic stage of Guanabara Bay varies from eutrophic to hypereutrophic. 21,34 The upwelling ecosystem at Búzios coast is extremely sensitive to wind changes with nutrient-rich water reaching the surface under NE winds along a coastal belt less than 5 km wide. In the Cabo Frio (Rio de Janeiro State) upwelling, which is the same event that occurred in Búzios, chlorophyll values ranged from approximately 0.5-2.0 mg L -1 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%