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Genotoxicity effects on Geophagus brasiliensis fish exposed to Doce River water after the environmental disaster in the city of Mariana, MG, Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 79 (4), 2019
Abstract The Doce River basin has suffered the largest environmental accident ever occurred in Brazil with the influx of tailings from Fundão and Santarém, belonging to Samarco mining company, due to the disaster in Mariana. A spill between 50 and 60 million m3 of tailings was estimated by the company...

Illumina sequencing and assessment of new cost-efficient protocol for metagenomic-DNA extraction from environmental water samples

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (supl.1), 2018
Abstract In this study, the development and assessment of a modified, efficient, and cost-efficient protocol for mDNA (metagenomic DNA) extraction from contaminated water samples was attempted. The efficiency of the developed protocol was investigated in comparison to a well-established commercial kit (E...

Ecophysiological interactions and water-related physicochemical parameters among freshwater stingrays

Braz. j. biol; 77 (3), 2017
Abstract The objective of this study was to compare and correlate the ecology of neonates and young individuals of Potamotrygon wallacei, Potamotrygon motoro and Paratrygon aiereba with regard to their hematological profile and the physicochemical parameters of the water that they inhabit. Principal comp...

Assessing the spatial pattern of a river water quality in southern Brazil by multivariate analysis of biological and chemical indicators

Braz. j. biol; 77 (1), 2017
Abstract This study assessed the genotoxicity and chemical quality of the Rio dos Sinos, southern Brazil. During two years, bimonthly, cuttings of Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea with flower buds were exposed to river water samples from Caraá, Santo Antônio da Patrulha, Taquara and Campo Bom, which ...

Environmental indicators in effluent assessment of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reared in raceway system through phosphorus and nitrogen

Braz. j. biol; 76 (4), 2016
Abstract The phosphorus and nitrogen discharge via effluent of intensive trout farming system was quantified through the use of environmental indicators. The nutrient loads, the mass balance, the estimated amount of nutrients in feed and the amount of nutrients converted in fish biomass were calculated b...

Structure and dynamics of the planktonic diatom community in the Iguassu River, Paraná State, Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 76 (2), 2016
Abstract The evaluation of abiotic and biotic variables can provide information for understanding the structure and function of lotic systems. To obtain this information, measurements of 15 chemical and physical variables and of phytoplankton were conducted at two sampling stations. The present study aim...

Cellulase activity and dissolved organic carbon release from lignocellulose macrophyte-derived in four trophic conditions

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (2), 2016
Abstract Considering the importance of lignocellulose macrophyte-derived for the energy flux in aquatic ecosystems and the nutrient concentrations as a function of force which influences the decomposition process, this study aims to relate the enzymatic activity and lignocellulose hydrolysis in different...

Regulamentação do estrogênio sintético 17-etinilestradiol em matrizes aquáticas na Europa, Estados Unidos e Brasil

O estrogênio sintético 17α-etinilestradiol, principal componente utilizado em formulações de contraceptivos orais, tem sido apontado como um dos principais compostos responsáveis por provocar efeitos adversos no sistema endócrino de várias espécies. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o est...

Concentración natural del ión fluor en las aguas de consumo de nueve comunidades de la provincia de Tarma y su relación con caries en cuatro de ellas
Natural fluoride concentration in drinking water of nine communities in the province of Tarma and its relacionship with caries in four of them

Rev. estomatol. Hered; 3 (1), 1993
El propósito del presente estudio fue conocer la concentración natural del ión fluor contenido en el agua de consumo humano de la región de Tarma y demostrar que el efecto cariostático de éste es mayor cuando se incrementa la concentración de fluor y/o cuando la población se encuentra ubicada a m...