HEAVY METALS LEVELS IN LARUS DOMINICANUS. CASE STUDY: COROA GRANDE MANGROVE, SEPETIBA BAY, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Samples of liver and kidney of Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) collected on Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were analysed for their copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, chromium and nickel content. All the analyses were made using the inductively coupled plasma optical spectrometry method (ICP-OES). The...

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Main Author: Aldo Pacheco Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Centro Universitário Campos de Andrade 2011-01-01
Series:Revista Uniandrade
Online Access:http://www.uniandrade.br/revistauniandrade/index.php/revistauniandrade/article/view/18