Evaluation of sediment contamination by trace elements and the zooplankton community analysis in area affected by gold exploration in Southeast (SE) of the Iron Quadrangle, Alto Rio Doce, (MG) Brazil

Evaluation of sediment contamination by trace elements and the zooplankton community analysis in area affected by gold exploration in Southeast (SE) of the Iron Quadrangle, Alto Rio Doce, (MG) Brazil

AIM: The aim was to verify the geochemical composition of sediments samples (riverbed and bank) and the relationship of the following elements: Al, As, Cd. Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn with the zooplankton community. METHODS: Bank and riverbed sediments were collected in four sampling points along the...

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Main Authors: Cláudia de Lima e Silva, Adivane Terezinha da Costa, Giovanni Guimarães Landa, Herton Fabrício Camargos Fonseca, Aléssio Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2013-06-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
Subjects:
geoquímica
sedimentos
impactos
mineração aurífera
zooplâncton
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2013000200006&lng=en&tlng=en

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