Biomonitoring of Pb and Cd in two impacted watersheds in Southeast Brazil, using the freshwater mussel Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia : Mycetopodidae) as a biological monitor

Biomonitoring of Pb and Cd in two impacted watersheds in Southeast Brazil, using the freshwater mussel Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia : Mycetopodidae) as a biological monitor

Studies were carried out to investigate the contamination of Piracicaba and Mogi-Guaçu River basins (São Paulo State, Southeastern, Brazil) for heavy metals (Cd and Pb), using the limnic bivalve Anodontites trapesialis as a biological monitor. The results showed that the concentrations of Pb were hi...

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Main Authors: Andréa C. Tomazelli, Luiz A. Martinelli, Wagner E. P. Avelar, Plínio B. de Camargo, Anne-Helene Fostier, Epaminondas S. B. Ferraz, Francisco J. Krug, Dário Santos Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2003-12-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
Biomonitoring
heavy metals
mussels
Piracicaba
Mogi-Guaçu
Brazil
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