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Vezzone M, Dos Anjos RM, Cesar RG, Muniz M, Cardoso R, Felizardo JP, Vasconcelos D, Polivanov H. Using stable isotopes to discriminate anthropogenic impacts of the sedimentary organic matter pollution in the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (RJ, Brazil). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:4515-4530. [PMID: 32944860 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10835-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Over the last decades, the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (RFL), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been impacted by the release of untreated domestic sewage, causing eutrophication processes with negative effects on its biota. Recently, the RFL underwent urban interventions to fulfill the demands of the 2016 Olympic Games, which included building the waist gallery and monitoring clandestine waste discharges into the underground drainage network. Organic-source tracing methods can be successfully used to characterize the organic matter transported from the urbanized areas to the RLF. The application of the elemental (C, N) and stable isotope (δ15N and δ13C) fingerprint methods in sediments from the RLF indicated a reduction in the domestic sewage inputs from 32 ± 16 to 12 ± 13% between 2015 and 2017. However, the sewage inputs continue being worrying. Our results also suggest that the main source of organic matter pollution in the lagoon comes from indiscriminate domestic sewage release from river channels. Secondary pollution sources are associated with the underground drainage network that still shows punctual and irregular releases of domestic sewage. Petroleum products, mainly from sewers, also show as possible organic pollution sources. Finally, the findings indicate that the interventions carried out in the RFL are promising. However, they were insufficient to cease the pollutant inputs and mitigate the negative impacts of eutrophication.
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- Mariana Vezzone
- Departamento de Geologia, CCMN - Instituto de Geociências, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 274 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
- Instituto de Física, Federal Fluminense University, UFF, Av. Litorânea, s/n - Praia Vermelha, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Física, Federal Fluminense University, UFF, Av. Litorânea, s/n - Praia Vermelha, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Geografia, CCMN - Instituto de Geociências, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 274 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Federal Fluminense University, UFF, Av. Litorânea, s/n - Praia Vermelha, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Federal Fluminense University, UFF, Av. Litorânea, s/n - Praia Vermelha, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Federal Fluminense University, UFF, Av. Litorânea, s/n - Praia Vermelha, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Geoquímica, Instituto de Química, Federal Fluminense University, UFF, Outeiro São João Batista S/N., Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Geologia, CCMN - Instituto de Geociências, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 274 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Vezzone M, Cesar R, Moledo de Souza Abessa D, Serrano A, Lourenço R, Castilhos Z, Rodrigues AP, Perina FC, Polivanov H. Metal pollution in surface sediments from Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): Toxic effects on marine organisms. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 252:270-280. [PMID: 31154241 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (RFL - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil) is a highly polluted and eutrophic lacustrine system, which has been often used for the practice of aquatic sports, including during the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. This study proposes the evaluation of metal concentrations in surface sediments from the RFL before and after urban interventions performed for the 2016 Olympics, as well as their toxicity to the benthic amphipod Tiburonella viscana and embryos of the sea-urchin Echinometra lucunter. Metal concentrations determined in 2017 were significantly higher than those obtained in 2015 (especially Cu, Cd and Ni), suggesting that the interventions performed to fulfill the requirements of the Olympics increased metal contents in sediments. The sediments from the northern sector of the RFL were muddier, more organically enriched, exhibited higher metal concentrations and were more toxic to T. viscana when compared to the sediments collected in the southern sector. This fact is particularly important since the practice of sports, including during the 2016 Olympics, has been preferably performed in the northern sector. Metal distribution was strongly correlated with organic matter and mud contents. The toxicity to E. lucunter embryos was high for both northern and southern sediments; most of the samples led to 100% lack or abnormal embryonic development. The integration of physical, chemical and ecotoxicological data indicates that the mortality to T. viscana was correlated with metal contents, whereas the toxicity to E. lucunter was apparently related to the release of ammonia from the sediment to water column. Finally, high metal concentrations and the toxicity to aquatic organisms evidence the ecological risks to the biota from RFL.
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- Mariana Vezzone
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ. CCMN-Geosciences Institute. Departament of Geology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 274 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ. CCMN-Geosciences Institute. Department of Geography, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ. CCMN-Geosciences Institute. Department of Geography, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ. CCMN-Geosciences Institute. Department of Geography, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ. CCMN-Geosciences Institute. Department of Geography, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Centre for Mineral Technology, CETEM/MCTI, Av. Pedro Calmon, 900. Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ. Institute of Biology. Department of Marine Biology, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Campus Litoral Paulista, São Vicente, SP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ. CCMN-Geosciences Institute. Departament of Geology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 274 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Land SN, Rocha RCC, Bordon IC, Saint'Pierre TD, Ziolli RL, Hauser-Davis RA. Biliary and hepatic metallothionein, metals and trace elements in environmentally exposed neotropical cichlids Geophagus brasiliensis. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2018; 50:347-355. [PMID: 30262303 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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One of the metal detoxifying mechanisms that occurs in fish is metallothionein (MT) induction and metal binding. Hepatic MT induction has been well described, but biliary MT metal detoxification has only recently been described in fish. In this scenario, metal-metal interactions have been increasingly evaluated to further understand the behavior of these contaminants regarding homeostasis and biological functions, as well as their toxic effects. Studies, however, have been mainly conducted concerning the elemental pair Se-Hg, and scarce reports are available concerning other metal pairs. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate biliary and hepatic MT metal detoxification mechanisms in a territorial neotropical cichlid, Geophagus brasiliensis. Fish were sampled from the anthropogenically impacted estuarine Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, located in Southern Rio de Janeiro, and trace elements and MT were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and UV-Vis spectrophotometry, respectively, in fish liver and bile. MT in bile were significantly lower than in liver. Significant differences between bile and liver were observed for many trace elements, and, although most were higher in liver, Cd and Ni were significantly higher in bile, indicating efficient excretion from the body via the biliary route. A significant correlation was observed between MT and Fe in bile, and between MT in liver and Cu and Zn in bile. Molar ratio calculations demonstrated protective elements effects against Al, As, Cd, Hg, Pb and V in both bile and liver, as well as some novel interrelationships, indicating the importance of these investigations regarding the elucidation of element detoxifying mechanisms. Furthermore, investigation of other elemental associations may aid in decision-making processes regarding environmental contamination scenarios linked to public health.
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- Sylvia N Land
- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Neotropical, Av. Pasteur, 458, Urca, CEP: 22290-240, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Departamento de Química, Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, Gávea, CEP: 22453-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de São Paulo (UNESP), Campus do Litoral Paulista, Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/no, Parque Bitaru, CEP: 11330-900, São Vicente, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Departamento de Química, Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, Gávea, CEP: 22453-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Neotropical, Av. Pasteur, 458, Urca, CEP: 22290-240, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Centro de Estudos da Saúde do Trabalhador e Ecologia Humana, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, 1480, CEP: 21040-900, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Oyeyiola AO, Davidson CM, Olayinka KO, Oluseyi TO, Alo BI. Multivariate analysis of potentially toxic metals in sediments of a tropical coastal lagoon. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2013; 185:2167-2177. [PMID: 22628107 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2697-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Surface sediments collected from the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria, and three adjoining rivers were analysed for their physicochemical properties and pseudo-total concentration of the potentially toxic metals (PTM) Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn. The concentration of the PTM varied seasonally and spatially. Odo-Iyaalaro was observed to be the most polluted river, with highest concentrations of 42.1 mg kg(-1), 102 mg kg(-1), 185 mg kg(-1), 154 mg kg(-1) and 1040 mg kg(-1) of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn, respectively, while Ibeshe River was the least contaminated, apart from a site affected by Cu from the textile industry. Some of the sediments were found to be above the consensus-based probable effect concentrations and Dutch sediment guideline for metals. Overall metal concentrations were similar to those reported for other tropical lagoon and estuarine systems affected by anthropogenic inputs as a result of rapid urbanisation. Due to the large number of samples, principal component analysis was used to examine relationships within the data set. Generally, sediments collected during the dry season were observed to have higher concentration of PTM than those collected during the rainy season. This means that PTM could accumulate over a prolonged period and then be released relatively rapidly, on an annual basis, into tropical lagoon systems.
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- A O Oyeyiola
- Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos Akoka-Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Gonçalves WFO, Luiz-Silva W, Machado W, Nizoli EC, Santelli RE. Geochemistry of intertidal sediment pore waters from the industrialized Santos-Cubatão Estuarine System, SE Brazil. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2012; 84:427-42. [PMID: 22499259 DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652012005000021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The geochemical composition of sediment pore water was investigated in comparison with the composition of sediment particles and surface water in an estuary within one of the most industrialized areas in Latin America (Santos-Cubatão estuarine system, SE Brazil). Pore and surface waters presented anomalously high levels of F(-), NH4(+), Fe, Mn and P due to two industrial point sources. In the summer, when SO(4)(2-)/Cl(-) ratios suggested an enhanced sulfate reduction, the higher dissolved levels observed in pore waters for some metals (e.g., Cu and Ni) were attributed to reductive dissolution of oxidized phases. Results evidenced that the risks of surface water concentration increase due to diffusion or advection from pore water are probably dependent on coupled influences of tidal pumping and groundwater inputs.
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- Winston F O Gonçalves
- Instituto de Geociências, Departamento de Geologia e Recursos Naturais, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brasil
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