Micronucleus test in fish and physicochemical parameters in water at Cocais dam, Minas Gerais

The organisms known as bioindicators are used to assess changes in the aquatic environment. Incorporated chemical substances in natural environment interfere in the development of these organisms. The research had as objective to avaluate the water quality of the Cocais dam, in Patrocínio, Minas Ger...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Mendes Bueno, Maria da Graça Vasconcelos, Carine Mendonça Francisco, Luiz Alfredo Pavanin
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande 2017-09-01
Series:Acta Brasiliensis
Online Access:http://revistas.ufcg.edu.br/ActaBra/index.php/actabra/article/view/55
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author Ana Paula Mendes Bueno
Maria da Graça Vasconcelos
Carine Mendonça Francisco
Luiz Alfredo Pavanin
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description The organisms known as bioindicators are used to assess changes in the aquatic environment. Incorporated chemical substances in natural environment interfere in the development of these organisms. The research had as objective to avaluate the water quality of the Cocais dam, in Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, using physical-chemical parameters of water and micronucleus test in fish. In this study were used fish of the species Oreochromis niloticus L. (Tilápia-do-nilo) introduced in the dam after its construction. Genetic material from twenty-eight individuals was collected at two points, P1 at the dam and P2 at the source. The cytological analysis was performed using an optical microscope and 4000 erythrocytes were examined per fish. For the physico-chemical characterization of the water samples were performed two collections during the rainy and dry periods, both in the dam and in the source. The parameters analyzed (turbidity, pH, Dissolved oxygen - OD, total dissolved solids – SDT), nitrate ammoniacal Nitrogen values were lower than those established in the legislation. The conductivity was higher than value indicated by CETESB, characterizing an indirect measure of the concentration of pollutants. Whit the results obtained in the micronucleus test a higher frequency of micronucleus can be observed in the cells of the fish captured in the dam, suggesting that the water is contaminated by genotoxics, that altered the genetic material of these bioindicators.
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spelling doaj.art-9fa0c45b4b3f4d7fb9636ce8b6c13ff32022-12-21T19:11:33ZporUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeActa Brasiliensis2526-432X2526-43382017-09-0113323610.22571/Actabra1320175555Micronucleus test in fish and physicochemical parameters in water at Cocais dam, Minas GeraisAna Paula Mendes Bueno0Maria da Graça Vasconcelos1Carine Mendonça Francisco2Luiz Alfredo Pavanin3Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, UberlândiaInstituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas GeraisPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas GeraisInstituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, UberlândiaThe organisms known as bioindicators are used to assess changes in the aquatic environment. Incorporated chemical substances in natural environment interfere in the development of these organisms. The research had as objective to avaluate the water quality of the Cocais dam, in Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, using physical-chemical parameters of water and micronucleus test in fish. In this study were used fish of the species Oreochromis niloticus L. (Tilápia-do-nilo) introduced in the dam after its construction. Genetic material from twenty-eight individuals was collected at two points, P1 at the dam and P2 at the source. The cytological analysis was performed using an optical microscope and 4000 erythrocytes were examined per fish. For the physico-chemical characterization of the water samples were performed two collections during the rainy and dry periods, both in the dam and in the source. The parameters analyzed (turbidity, pH, Dissolved oxygen - OD, total dissolved solids – SDT), nitrate ammoniacal Nitrogen values were lower than those established in the legislation. The conductivity was higher than value indicated by CETESB, characterizing an indirect measure of the concentration of pollutants. Whit the results obtained in the micronucleus test a higher frequency of micronucleus can be observed in the cells of the fish captured in the dam, suggesting that the water is contaminated by genotoxics, that altered the genetic material of these bioindicators.http://revistas.ufcg.edu.br/ActaBra/index.php/actabra/article/view/55
spellingShingle Ana Paula Mendes Bueno
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Luiz Alfredo Pavanin
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title Micronucleus test in fish and physicochemical parameters in water at Cocais dam, Minas Gerais
title_full Micronucleus test in fish and physicochemical parameters in water at Cocais dam, Minas Gerais
title_fullStr Micronucleus test in fish and physicochemical parameters in water at Cocais dam, Minas Gerais
title_full_unstemmed Micronucleus test in fish and physicochemical parameters in water at Cocais dam, Minas Gerais
title_short Micronucleus test in fish and physicochemical parameters in water at Cocais dam, Minas Gerais
title_sort micronucleus test in fish and physicochemical parameters in water at cocais dam minas gerais
url http://revistas.ufcg.edu.br/ActaBra/index.php/actabra/article/view/55
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