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Chemical composition of phytoplankton from the estuaries of Eastern Amazonia
Phytoplankton 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...
Autor principal: | VILHENA, Maria do Perpetuo Socorro Progene |
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Outros Autores: | COSTA, Marcondes Lima da, BERRÊDO, José Francisco, PAIVA, Rosildo Santos, ALMEIDA, Pryscila Denise |
Grau: | Artigo |
Idioma: | por |
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Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
2018
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http://repositorio.museu-goeldi.br/handle/mgoeldi/1325 |
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Phytoplankton 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. |