Produção Nacional
A transferência de cádmio de cefalópodes para cetáceos: uma revisão
2007; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.13102/scb8124
ISSN2238-4103
AutoresPaulo R. Dorneles, José Lailson‐Brito, Olaf Malm,
Tópico(s)Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
ResumoConsidering that environmental levels of cadmium have increased due to anthropogenic activity, surveillance on the concentrations of this toxic element in cetaceans and their prey is of special interest, since marine mammals appear as a choice material in the framework of ecotoxicology. Cephalopods role in the transfer of cadmium to cetaceans is well known in other regions of the planet and was also verified in Brazil. The high burden of cadmium ingested by cetaceans raise the question of a possible detrimental effect; however, as it seems that exposure has occurred during the evolution process, apparently these mammals are adapted.
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