Evaluation of the embryotoxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) of the flocculant and coagulant compounds used for water remediation

Abstract Aim: Leaching from mining activities reaches water bodies, causing water contamination and acidification by toxic metals. As a consequence, oxygen depletion occurs, with the disappearance of certain benthic organisms, losses in phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass, and fish mortality. Rem...

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Main Authors: Diego Sousa Moura, Rafael Oliveira Duarte da Mota, José Francisco Gonçalves Júnior, Newton Flávio de Vasconcelos, Marco Aurélio Reis, Cesar Koppe Grisolia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2019-04-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2019000100309&lng=en&tlng=en