Produção Nacional
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Chemical composition of phytoplankton from the estuaries of Eastern Amazonia
2014; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA; Volume: 44; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/1809-4392201305244
ISSN1809-4392
AutoresMaria do Perpétuo Socorro Progene Vilhena, Marcondes Lima da Costa, José Francisco Berrêdo, Rosildo Santos Paiva, Pryscila Denise Almeida,
Tópico(s)Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
ResumoPhytoplankton is important bioindicator of chemical and biological modifications of natural ecosystems. The objective of this study was to determine the total chemical composition of the phytoplankton of the Pará and Mocajuba estuaries on the eastern coast of the Amazon region in the Brazilian state of Pará. The chemical composition of the surface water, bottom sediments (total sample and bioavailable fraction), and the phytoplankton were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. Phytoplankton contained high concentrations of Ca, P, Mn, Fe, Zn, Al, Ba, and Pb. The phytoplankton of the Mocajuba estuary is rich in Fe (2,967-84,750 µg g-1), while those from the Pará is rich in Al (1,216-15,389 µgg-1), probably reflecting divergent anthropogenic inputs. Both samples indicated a high bioconcentration factor derived from both the water and the bioavailable fraction, reflecting the efficiency of these organisms in the concentration of metals.
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