Journal article
High arsenic and low lead concentrations in fish and reptiles from Taim wetlands, a Ramsar site in southern Brazil
Abstract
The pollution caused by heavy metals and metalloids represent an emerging threat to wetlands worldwide. Herein we examined the concentrations of arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) in fish and aquatic/semi-aquatic reptiles from Taim wetlands, a Ramsar site located at the southernmost Brazilian coastal plain. A total of 82 individuals from six fish and three reptile species from varied trophic levels were analysed through furnace graphite atomic …
Authors
Quintela FM; Lima GP; Silveira ML; Costa PG; Bianchini A; Loebmann D; Martins SE
Journal
The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 660, , pp. 1004–1014
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.031
ISSN
0048-9697