One of the largest environmental disasters worldwide occurred on November 5th, 2015,
when the Fundão dam collapsed in Mariana (Minas Gerais State, Southeast Brazil). The …

Trace elements bioaccumulation patterns can be an important tool to assess differences
among cetaceans' populations. In this work, their use as potential chemical markers to …

Abstract Essential (Cu, Mn, Se and Zn) and non-essential (Cd and Hg) elements were
analyzed in the hepatic tissue of 22 individuals of seven different species of small cetaceans …

The Mariana's dam collapse was the worst environmental disaster in Brazilian history and
one of the biggest worldwide. This perverse disaster resulted in the release of a …

In 2019, the Brazilian coast was affected by the largest oil spill in its history. We assessed
the levels of chemical elements in Lutjanus synagris and Haemulon aurolienatum fish from …

The odontocetes are at the top of the trophic chains, and because they accumulate
numerous compounds throughout life, they are considered as bioindicators of ecosystem …

The tropical mangrove at the Estação Ecológica do Lameirão (Southeastern Brazil), an
ecosystem of high socio-economic value, receives a large load of pollutants from domestic …

The present work tested whether ecological and biological parameters have an influence on
the accumulation of trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Se and Ag) by the liver of three …

Lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg) concentrations on liver and kidney of Sotalia
fluviatilis (Cetacea: Delphinidae) stranded in the coast of Ceará, Brazil, were studied from …

Monitoring of contaminant levels in wildlife over time is a tool for assessing the presence
and persistence of environmental impacts at ecosystem, community and population levels …