2007
DOI: 10.5132/jbse.2007.01.010
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Mercury in the Plankton of an Amazon Natural Lake, Puruzinho Lake (Brazil)

Abstract: RESUMO O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar as concentrações de mercúrio total (Hg) em amostras de plâncton do lago Puruzinho, localizado à margem esquerda do rio Madeira, a 20 km da cidade de Humaitá (Amazonas, Brasil). Foram realizadas três amostragens em um ponto central do lago (S07°22'19,2"; W063°02'32,2"), que correspondem aos períodos chuvoso (fevereiro de 2004 e maio de 2005) e seco (outubro de 2004). As amostras de plâncton foram coletadas com o uso de duas redes de náilon, sendo que uma alíq… Show more

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“…Puruzinho Lake has an area of 4.84 Km 2 during the dry season and is located between the latitudes 07 • 20′ 53″S and 07 • 22′ 38″S and between the longitudes 63 • 05′ 05″ W and 63 • 00′ 57″W. The lake has been classified as a blackwater system, with anoxic and hypoxic periods in the water column (Almeida, 2006;Nascimento et al 2006;Azevedo-Silva, 2011).…”
Section: Study Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Puruzinho Lake has an area of 4.84 Km 2 during the dry season and is located between the latitudes 07 • 20′ 53″S and 07 • 22′ 38″S and between the longitudes 63 • 05′ 05″ W and 63 • 00′ 57″W. The lake has been classified as a blackwater system, with anoxic and hypoxic periods in the water column (Almeida, 2006;Nascimento et al 2006;Azevedo-Silva, 2011).…”
Section: Study Areamentioning
confidence: 99%