Mercury bioaccumulation in fishes of a paddy field in Southern of Brazil
Aim: The aim of present study was to evaluate the Hg concentration in two species of fish (Astyanax sp and Corydoras paleatus) and its potential use as a biomonitor, in order to know if the use of pesticides and fertilizers in paddy can enhance the Hg contamination to adjacent aquatic environment.Me...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Limnologia
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2015000200191&lng=en&tlng=en |