2007
DOI: 10.4257/oeco.2007.1102.07
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Mercúrioempeixes – Fontes e contaminação

Abstract: RESUMO O mercúrio ocorre naturalmente no meio ambiente, entretanto, devido aos diversos usos que se faz do metal, suas concentrações vêm aumentando no meio e consequentemente na biota. Este metal pode ocorrer como mercúrio metálico ou como diferentes espécies químicas orgânicas ou inorgânicas, sendo a espécie química deste metal importante para a compreensão da sua toxicologia. A forma do Hg mais tóxica é o metilmercúrio, e as condições e sítios propícios para a metilação do metal vem sendo estudados. Além da … Show more

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“…Hg concentrations in the fish trophic guilds. 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).…”
Section: The δcontrasting
confidence: 85%
“…Hg concentrations in the fish trophic guilds. 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).…”
Section: The δcontrasting
confidence: 85%
“…For mercury exposure by fish consumption, risks are quantified by hazard quotient (HQ) for potential noncarcinogenic toxicity, which is calculated as the ratio of a chemical's exposure level to its safe level (i.e., RfD = reference dose), such that values larger than 1 are of concern. The RfD for inorganic mercury is 0.3 lg/kg b.w./day (or 0.0003 mg/kg b.w./day) and for methyl mercury is 0.1 lg/kg b.w./day (or 0.0001 mg/kg b.w./day) (US EPA 1989 Considering these arguments, we calculated the hazard quotients used by US EPA for inorganic mercury to provide a risk assessment from our results, based on the levels of fish consumption suggested by Kasper et al (2007), as presented in Table 2.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Estudos têm apontado altos teores de mercúrio (Hg) em peixes e nas populações ribeirinhas da Amazônia (HACON et al, 1997;DOREA;BARBOSA;SILVA, 2006;KASPER et al, 2007;SILVA et al, 2009). Aparentemente, uma conjugação de fatores naturais e antrópicos condiciona este resultado.…”
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