Metal concentrations in the liver of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in estuaries and coastal lagoons from Portugal
The concentration of Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn in the liver of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) was determined to evaluate the contamination burden of this species in Portuguese brackish water systems (Aveiro lagoon, Óbidos lagoon, Tagus estuary, Santo André lagoon and Mira estuary) and relate it to...
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ftria:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/28114 2023-05-15T13:26:40+02:00 Metal concentrations in the liver of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in estuaries and coastal lagoons from Portugal Neto, A. F. Costa, J. l. Costa, M. J. Caçador, I. Pereira, M. E. Duarte, A. C. Pacheco, M. domingos, I. Passos, D. 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10773/28114 eng eng Universite de Paris VI PEst-OE/MAR/UI0199/2011 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH%2FBPD%2F38032%2F2007/PT https://wwwphp.obs-banyuls.fr/Viemilieu/index.php/volume-61-2011/61-issue-3.html 0240-8759 http://hdl.handle.net/10773/28114 restrictedAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY European EEL Anguilla Anguilla Metals Monitoring Brackish water systems Spatial variations Sentinel species Portugal article 2011 ftria 2022-05-25T18:38:10Z The concentration of Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn in the liver of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) was determined to evaluate the contamination burden of this species in Portuguese brackish water systems (Aveiro lagoon, Óbidos lagoon, Tagus estuary, Santo André lagoon and Mira estuary) and relate it to anthropogenic pressures within those ecosystems. The highest levels of most metals were found in eels from the Tagus estuary, in opposition to specimens from Santo André lagoon, which exhibited the lowest values. These results confirmed that eels from the most impacted areas show higher metal concentrations in their liver. Although little variability in metal load was observed within each brackish water system, some heterogeneity in contamination profiles among sampling stations was detected, demonstrating the efficacy of using the European eel as a sentinel species to monitor metals contamination at both large and small spatial scales. published Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla European eel Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro (RIA) Mira ENVELOPE(10.500,10.500,-70.417,-70.417) |
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European EEL Anguilla Anguilla Metals Monitoring Brackish water systems Spatial variations Sentinel species Portugal Neto, A. F. Costa, J. l. Costa, M. J. Caçador, I. Pereira, M. E. Duarte, A. C. Pacheco, M. domingos, I. Passos, D. Metal concentrations in the liver of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in estuaries and coastal lagoons from Portugal |
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The concentration of Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn in the liver of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) was determined to evaluate the contamination burden of this species in Portuguese brackish water systems (Aveiro lagoon, Óbidos lagoon, Tagus estuary, Santo André lagoon and Mira estuary) and relate it to anthropogenic pressures within those ecosystems. The highest levels of most metals were found in eels from the Tagus estuary, in opposition to specimens from Santo André lagoon, which exhibited the lowest values. These results confirmed that eels from the most impacted areas show higher metal concentrations in their liver. Although little variability in metal load was observed within each brackish water system, some heterogeneity in contamination profiles among sampling stations was detected, demonstrating the efficacy of using the European eel as a sentinel species to monitor metals contamination at both large and small spatial scales. published |
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Neto, A. F. Costa, J. l. Costa, M. J. Caçador, I. Pereira, M. E. Duarte, A. C. Pacheco, M. domingos, I. Passos, D. |
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Neto, A. F. Costa, J. l. Costa, M. J. Caçador, I. Pereira, M. E. Duarte, A. C. Pacheco, M. domingos, I. Passos, D. |
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Metal concentrations in the liver of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in estuaries and coastal lagoons from Portugal |
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Metal concentrations in the liver of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in estuaries and coastal lagoons from Portugal |
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Metal concentrations in the liver of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in estuaries and coastal lagoons from Portugal |
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Metal concentrations in the liver of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in estuaries and coastal lagoons from Portugal |
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Metal concentrations in the liver of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in estuaries and coastal lagoons from Portugal |
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metal concentrations in the liver of the european eel, anguilla anguilla, in estuaries and coastal lagoons from portugal |
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