Accumulation and distribution of metals in the tissues of two catfish species from Cananéia and Santos-São Vicente estuaries

Accumulation and distribution of metals in the tissues of two catfish species from Cananéia and Santos-São Vicente estuaries

Pb, Cd, Zn, and Cu concentrations and their distribution in liver, gill, and muscle tissues of the catfish Cathorops spixii and Genidens genidens were investigated in order to provide information concerning the bioaccumulation processes in these species. Fish were collected in one estuary subject to...

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Main Authors: Juliana de Souza Azevedo, Marcos Antônio Hortellani, Jorge Eduardo de Souza Sarkis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:
Bioacumulação
Metais essenciais e não essenciais
Índice de poluição por metais
Estuários
Cathorops spixii
Genidens genidens
Bioaccumulation
essential and non-essential metals
Metal pollution index
Estuaries
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