2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.02.014
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Sterols as markers of sewage contamination in a tropical urban estuary (Guanabara Bay, Brazil): space–time variations

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“…16 Carreira et al 16 report that a significant fraction of the total organic carbon in this region derives from sewage reaching the bay through polluted rivers which carry 130 ton day -1 of BOD. 17,18 In the same region, local primary production is low due to restricted light availability. 15 TOC/TN molar ratios for the stations in the north-western sector of the bay are in the range of 9.4 to 12.9 ( Table 1).…”
Section: Total Organic Carbon and C/n Ratio Of The Sedimentary Organimentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…16 Carreira et al 16 report that a significant fraction of the total organic carbon in this region derives from sewage reaching the bay through polluted rivers which carry 130 ton day -1 of BOD. 17,18 In the same region, local primary production is low due to restricted light availability. 15 TOC/TN molar ratios for the stations in the north-western sector of the bay are in the range of 9.4 to 12.9 ( Table 1).…”
Section: Total Organic Carbon and C/n Ratio Of The Sedimentary Organimentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous studies conducted in the region allow a fairly good characterization of water, sediments and biota contamination by organic and inorganic residues, although none of these studies has addressed the issue of black carbon as a potential contaminant in the bay. [12][13][14][15][16][17] …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
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“…6 Briefly, 10-20 g (precision of 0.001 g) of wet sediment were mixed with sodium sulfate (solvent extracted and dried at 105 °C) and Soxhlet extracted with 200 mL of a mixture of dichloromethane and methanol (2:1 v/v; pesticide grade; J. T. Baker) for 24 h. Before extraction, 5.6 mg androstanol (5a-androstan-3β-ol; > 95% purity; Sigma) were added to the samples as a surrogate standard. The bulk organic extract was reduced by rotary evaporation, and elemental S and water traces were removed using activated copper and anhydrous sodium sulfate, respectively.…”
Section: Determination Of Coprostanol and Other Steroidsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most of the studies conducted in Brazilian aquatic systems have focused on the distribution of sterols in estuaries and/or coastal bays, [6][7][8][9] estuarine lagoons 10 and lagoon systems, 11,12 but rarely on exclusively fluvial systems. 13 In this study, it was investigated the regional distribution of steroids in sediments from the Iguaçu River and its tributary, the Barigui River.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…São amplamente empregados na avaliação de origem e distribuição de matéria orgânica marinha, de alterações ambientais, assim como na identificação de contaminação ambiental associada às atividades antrópicas. [2][3][4][5] O principal destino de marcadores orgânicos após serem introduzidos em ecossistemas aquáticos são os sedimentos de fundo, constituindo um importante compartimento de acumulação destes compostos em níveis mais elevados que aqueles observados na coluna d'água adjacente.6 Para estudos de transformações ambientais em diferentes escalas de tempo, são empregadas colunas sedimentares (ou testemunhos de sedimentos), que permitem obter registros histó-ricos relacionados aos processos deposicionais. 6 As informações que podem ser geradas remetem a períodos remotos onde as características naturais do ambiente não foram modificadas pela atividade antrópica até períodos recentes, fornecendo um panorama evolutivo de uma série de alterações ambientais.…”
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