Accumulation of metals in Anguilla anguilla from the Tagus estuary and relationship to environmental contamination
| Autor: | Neto, A. F., Costa, J. L., Costa, M. J., Pereira, M. E., Duarte, A., Caçador, I., Domingos, I. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | Accumulation of metals (Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn) in the liver and muscle of the European eel, (Anguilla Anguilla), the influence of sex and size on tissue contamination, and the potential use of this species as a pollution biomonitor in the Tagus estuary were investigated. A total of 90 eels were captured in spring 2007 from six sampling stations. Metal concentrations were higher in the liver, except for Hg, which showed higher levels in the muscle. No significant differences were found between sexes in contrast to what was obtained in the size classes (TL |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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