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Análise citogenética de profissionais de serviços de radiologia clínica expostos à radiação ionizante na cidade de Belém, Pará, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011-05-06) CUNHA JUNIOR, Luiz Raimundo Campos da Silva e; BURBANO, Rommel Mario Rodriguéz; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4362051219348099
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Estrutura e composição da comunidade de Trichoptera (Insecta) de rios e áreas alagadas da bacia do rio Suiá-Miçú, Mato Grosso, Brasil
(2011-09) NOGUEIRA, Denis Silva; CABETTE, Helena Soares Ramos; JUEN, Leandro
The composition, abundance and species diversity of Trichoptera immatures was studied in 12 tributaries of Suiá-Miçú River Basin, a mosaic of wetlands, streams and rivers tributary of the Xingu River in the Cerrado-Amazonian Forest transition zone in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The varying sizes, flow types and conservation levels of the tributaries were sampled through three periods between 2007 and 2008 by the use of fixed transects along the environments margins. A total of 867 larvae was collected (divided in seven families, 17 genera, 49 species/morphospecies) with the most abundant and rich families being Hydropsychidae and Leptoceridae and the most abundant species Leptonema sparsum (n = 370). There has been loss of species richness in impacted, large and lentic environments. Composition variations related to the flow, the vegetation type and the interaction between conservation levels and flow was detected. Conservation levels, width and the quantitative habitat integrity index (HII) did not influence the Trichoptera composition. These results may encourage further investigation of impact effects on aquatic insect compositions and pattern of distribution in the transition area between the Cerrado and the Amazonian Forest.
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Estudo dos riscos e benefícios associados ao consumo de três espécies de peixes da Amazônia
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2019-09-20) GOMES, Luciana Cristina Mancio; LOURENÇO, Lúcia de Fátima Henriques; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7365554949786769
Fishing is one of the most explored activities in the amazon region, fish is an important protein source, however, it can represent one of the main vehicles of contamination due to its great capacity to bioaccumulate substances in tissues such as muscle and organs, being considered excellent bioindicators of the species. Its habitat. The aim of the present work was to study the amazonian species, curimatã (prochilodus nigricans), goby hake (macrodn ancylodon), and pyramutaba (brachyplatystoma vaillantii) by investigating the risks or benefits associated with consumption. In the muscle tissue and liver of the fish in different seasonal periods (rainy and dry season) amino acid and fatty acid profile analyzes were performed by liquid and gas chromatography. The determination of essential elements (cu, fe, mg, na and zn) was quantified by flame atomic emission spectrometry and the contaminants, lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. The validation of the methodology was performed through the addition and recovery method. The results obtained in the muscle and liver were correlated with biometric data, species feeding habits and the limits established by the national health surveillance agency for human consumption. The calculation of the tolerable weekly intake index (PTWI) was applied for the toxic elements pb and hg in different seasonal periods. According to the results, the species presented oleic (n-9), linoleic (omega-6) and arachidonic (omega-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids in the muscle, whereas in the liver the three species were c18:0, c18:1ω9, c18:2ω6, c20:4ω6, c22:6ω3. The total saturated fatty acid contents identified were higher in piramutaba, polyunsaturated in hake and monounsaturated in curimatã. Regarding the amino acid profile of the fillets, the highest predominance was histidine, alanine and serine. The species studied presented high levels of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The monounsaturated ones presented higher contents in the curimatã species and the polyunsaturated ones were higher in the hake, both in the muscle and liver. Regarding minerals, calcium levels were quite significant between species in different seasonal periods, being predominant in the dry season, while Fe, Cu, Na and Zn presented higher levels in the rainy season. In the liver, during the rainy season, Mg, Zn and Cu values had average concentrations in curimatã specimens. While in the dry season the ca, mg, na and zn contents had higher predominance among the species. Regarding contaminants, pb levels were higher than the limit allowed by the legislation, showing significant behavior in relation to seasonality. The hg content in the three species was higher in the rainy season, the curimatã species reached higher levels in the muscle. In the liver, the levels of Hg in the rainy season were above the limit recommended by the legislation. In the dry season, the curimatã species contributed the most with 131.79%, exceeding the tolerable weekly limit of hg consumption, being considered inappropriate. According to the estimated weekly intake of toxic elements (PTWI) during the rainy season, acceptable limits were found among the contaminants. However, in the dry season, curimatã contributed the most with 131.79%, exceeding the tolerable weekly consumption limit. From Hg. It is concluded that the constant biomonitoring of the species commercialized in Belém-PA and surroundings that may present some contamination by toxic elements is necessary, thus avoiding possible reflexes and the compromise of human health and fish reproductive process.
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A first evaluation on the use of Ardea albus feathers as bioindicators of mercury burden in Amazonian ecosystems
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2009) GOMES, Andreza de Lourdes Souza; VIEIRA, José Luiz Fernandes; PINHEIRO, Maria da Conceição Nascimento; MARCELIANO, Maria Luiza Videira
We evaluated in this study the total mercury concentration in feathers of Ardea albus collected in a colony located in the city of Belem-PA, Brazil in a prospective trial for its use as bioindicators of mercury burden in Amazonia ecosystems. An Atomic absorption spectrophotometry with gold amalgamation was used for the metal determination. The total mercury average concentration in body feathers was 2.2 ± 1.5 µg.g-1 and 1.3 ± 0.9 µg.g-1 in wing feathers. No correlation was observed between total mercury concentration and the length of body or wing feathers. Total mercury concentration was above 5 µg.g-1 dry weight in only one body feather sample.
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Profile of micronucleus frequencies and nuclear abnormalities in different species of electric fishes (Gymnotiformes) from the Eastern Amazon
(2013) MELO, Karina Motta; ALVES, Ingrid Reale; PIECZARKA, Julio Cesar; DAVID, José Augusto de Oliveira; NAGAMACHI, Cleusa Yoshiko; GRISOLIA, Cesar Koppe
The frequency of spontaneous micronucleus (MN) formation in fish species needs to be determined to evaluate their usefulness for genotoxic biomonitoring. The definition of a good bioindicator takes into account the current knowledge of its metabolic traits as well as other factors including its feeding behavior and relationship to the environment. In this study, we compared the basal frequencies of micronucleated erythrocytes and nuclear abnormalities (NA) among different species of the fish Order Gymnotiformes (Rhamphichthys marmoratus, Steatogenys elegans, Sternopygus macrurus, Parapteronotus hasemani, Gymnotus mamiraua, Gymnotus arapaima, Brachyhypopomus beebei, Brachyhypopomus n. sp. BENN) sampled in several localities of the Eastern Amazon. A baseline of MN and NA frequency in these fish was determined, enabling the identification of potentially useful species as models for genotoxicity studies. Only one impacted sample collected at a site in the River Caripetuba showed a significant number of NAs, which may be due to the release of wastewater by neighbouring mining industries and by the burnt fuel released by the small boats used by a local community. Our results may provide support for further studies in areas of the Eastern Amazon affected by mining, deforestation and other anthropogenic activities.