The study area lies in a semi-arid setting of Brazil that comprises some of the largest
scheelite mines in the country, but information regarding the mining impacts on the soil …

This study sought to assess the ecological risks of sediments from the northern portion of an
estuarine protected area (Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Protected Area—CIP-PA). The CIP-PA …

Lead metallurgy at Adrianópolis is the largest environmental problem of Paraná, Brazil. The
objective of this study was to determine Pb and Zn levels in water and sediment in two …

Beetles are a very diverse group of insects, both in terms of food habits and distribution
across different habitats. Most of them live in the terrestrial environment, but many species …

Monitoring of heavy metal contamination plume in soils can be helpful in establishing
strategies to minimize its hazardous impacts to the environment. The objective of this study …

The results of ecological restoration techniques can be monitored through biological
indicators of soil quality such as the leaf litter arthropod fauna. This study aimed to determine …

Bioindicators could act as early warning indicators of environmental changes, ecosystem
stress or taxonomic diversity. Pseudoscorpions have rarely been used as bioindicators, due …

A extração sequencial permite obter informações mais detalhadas sobre origem, modo de
ocorrência, disponibilidade biológica e físico-química, mobilização e transporte dos metais …

The mangrove ecosystems are characterized by being one of the most productive, despite
their poor soils, finding a great faunal richness. Meanwhile, pseudoscorpions are arachnids …

In addition to the more reactive forms, metals can occur in the structure of minerals, and the
sum of all these forms defines their total contents in different soil fractions. The isomorphic …