Between 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found
dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included …

Environmental concentrations of Pb have been increased due to anthropogenic activities,
which have provoked the released of this element to the environment in large amounts. To …

Feathers are useful to determine mercury (Hg) contamination. We evaluated the mercury
concentration in feathers of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) age 1.5 years …

Context Bivalve fishery represents an important socio-economic resource in Río Negro
province, and Mytilus platensis is the main exploited species. Thus, biomonitoring trace …

Materials and Methods San Antonio Bay, an ecologically productive and diverse system, is
located in the northwest point of San Matías Gulf (40 50'S-65 10'W), Río Negro, Argentina …

Aquatic ecosystems usually receive pollutants from near industrialized and highly populated
zones, through riverine inflow, discharges of sewage or other wastes or the atmosphere. The …

Purpose Heavy metals have been detected in water and sediments from the Embalse La
Florida, an artificial lake in the arid region of San Luis province, Argentina, representing one …

In this chapter we examine some environmental problems in river basins of Neuquén, Río
Negro and Chubut Provinces (Patagonia, Argentina) subjected to urban land use. We …

This chapter includes a detailed review on the content, distribution and accumulative
processes of metals, metalloids and alkaline/alkaline earth metals within fish and seafood …

Se cuantificó la concentración de cadmio (Cd), mercurio (Hg) y plomo (Pb) en tejido
muscular de los peces Prochilodus magdalenae (bocachico) y Chaetostoma …