Acute and chronic toxicity of sediment samples from Guanabara Bay (RJ) during the rainy period

Guanabara Bay is a marine-estuarine environment of high ecological and socio-economic importance, subject to a variety of environmental impacts. Sediment is the eventual repository for most substances introduced into water bodies and may, therefore, provide an integrated measure of the environmental...

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Main Authors: Luciane Alves Maranho, Ilene Matanó Abreu, Ricardo Erthal Santelli, Renato Campelo Cordeiro, Abílio Soares-Gomes, Lucas Buruaem Moreira, Rodofley Davino Morais, Denis Moledo de Sousa Abessa
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Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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spelling doaj-cc64297b31454ed2aa0a90f370b4ec9c2020-11-24T22:44:52ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Oceanography 1679-87591982-436X2010-06-0158spe3778510.1590/S1679-87592010000700010Acute and chronic toxicity of sediment samples from Guanabara Bay (RJ) during the rainy periodLuciane Alves MaranhoIlene Matanó AbreuRicardo Erthal SantelliRenato Campelo CordeiroAbílio Soares-GomesLucas Buruaem MoreiraRodofley Davino MoraisDenis Moledo de Sousa AbessaGuanabara Bay is a marine-estuarine environment of high ecological and socio-economic importance, subject to a variety of environmental impacts. Sediment is the eventual repository for most substances introduced into water bodies and may, therefore, provide an integrated measure of the environmental quality, which can be assessed by many different approaches. In this project, the quality of sediments from Guanabara Bay was evaluated by the ecotoxicological approach: whole-sediment toxicity tests, using Tiburonella viscana, and porewater, elutriate and sediment-water interface chronic toxicity tests, using embryos of Lytechinus variegatus, were applied. Sediments were collected at 14 sampling stations, distributed across the bay. Chronic tests showed significant toxicity in most of the sediment samples. Sediments from stations 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 15 showed acute toxicity as well. The results of the different tests were well correlated, and their integration showed that the sediments analyzed were considered unsuitable for aquatic life, resulting in the environmental degradation of Guanabara Bay. In this context, the control of pollution sources and multi-purpose management are required to improve the environmental quality.<br>A Baía de Guanabara é um ambiente marinho-estuarino de grande relevância ecológica e sócio-econômica, e sujeita a uma ampla gama de impactos ambientais. O sedimento é o principal destino para a maioria das substâncias introduzidas nos corpos d'água, podendo fornecer uma medida integrada da qualidade ambiental, a qual pode ser avaliada por várias abordagens. Neste projeto, a qualidade de sedimentos da Baía de Guanabara foi por uma abordagem ecotoxicológica, por meio de testes de toxicidade aguda de sedimento integral, utilizando Tiburonella viscana, e testes de toxicidade crônica de água intersticial, elutriato e interface sedimento-água, utilizando embriões de Lytechinus variegatus. Os sedimentos foram coletados em 14 estações de amostragem. Nos testes crônicos houve efeitos significativos na maioria das amostras, enquanto os sedimentos coletados nas estações 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 e 15 apresentaram também toxicidade aguda. Houve grande concordância entre os resultados dos diferentes testes, e sua integração mostrou que os sedimentos analisados encontram-se inadequados à vida aquática, indicando degradação ambiental na baía da Guanabara. Nesse contexto, o controle das fontes poluidoras e o gerenciamento dos múltiplos usos da baía devem ser implementados, no sentido da melhora da qualidade ambiental.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592010000700010boensaiosTiburonella viscanaLytechinus variegatussedimentoToxicidadeBaía de GuanabarabioassaysTiburonella viscanaLytechinus variegatussedimentToxicityGuanabara Bay
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author Luciane Alves Maranho
Ilene Matanó Abreu
Ricardo Erthal Santelli
Renato Campelo Cordeiro
Abílio Soares-Gomes
Lucas Buruaem Moreira
Rodofley Davino Morais
Denis Moledo de Sousa Abessa
spellingShingle Luciane Alves Maranho
Ilene Matanó Abreu
Ricardo Erthal Santelli
Renato Campelo Cordeiro
Abílio Soares-Gomes
Lucas Buruaem Moreira
Rodofley Davino Morais
Denis Moledo de Sousa Abessa
Acute and chronic toxicity of sediment samples from Guanabara Bay (RJ) during the rainy period
Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
boensaios
Tiburonella viscana
Lytechinus variegatus
sedimento
Toxicidade
Baía de Guanabara
bioassays
Tiburonella viscana
Lytechinus variegatus
sediment
Toxicity
Guanabara Bay
author_facet Luciane Alves Maranho
Ilene Matanó Abreu
Ricardo Erthal Santelli
Renato Campelo Cordeiro
Abílio Soares-Gomes
Lucas Buruaem Moreira
Rodofley Davino Morais
Denis Moledo de Sousa Abessa
author_sort Luciane Alves Maranho
title Acute and chronic toxicity of sediment samples from Guanabara Bay (RJ) during the rainy period
title_short Acute and chronic toxicity of sediment samples from Guanabara Bay (RJ) during the rainy period
title_full Acute and chronic toxicity of sediment samples from Guanabara Bay (RJ) during the rainy period
title_fullStr Acute and chronic toxicity of sediment samples from Guanabara Bay (RJ) during the rainy period
title_full_unstemmed Acute and chronic toxicity of sediment samples from Guanabara Bay (RJ) during the rainy period
title_sort acute and chronic toxicity of sediment samples from guanabara bay (rj) during the rainy period
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
issn 1679-8759
1982-436X
publishDate 2010-06-01
description Guanabara Bay is a marine-estuarine environment of high ecological and socio-economic importance, subject to a variety of environmental impacts. Sediment is the eventual repository for most substances introduced into water bodies and may, therefore, provide an integrated measure of the environmental quality, which can be assessed by many different approaches. In this project, the quality of sediments from Guanabara Bay was evaluated by the ecotoxicological approach: whole-sediment toxicity tests, using Tiburonella viscana, and porewater, elutriate and sediment-water interface chronic toxicity tests, using embryos of Lytechinus variegatus, were applied. Sediments were collected at 14 sampling stations, distributed across the bay. Chronic tests showed significant toxicity in most of the sediment samples. Sediments from stations 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 15 showed acute toxicity as well. The results of the different tests were well correlated, and their integration showed that the sediments analyzed were considered unsuitable for aquatic life, resulting in the environmental degradation of Guanabara Bay. In this context, the control of pollution sources and multi-purpose management are required to improve the environmental quality.<br>A Baía de Guanabara é um ambiente marinho-estuarino de grande relevância ecológica e sócio-econômica, e sujeita a uma ampla gama de impactos ambientais. O sedimento é o principal destino para a maioria das substâncias introduzidas nos corpos d'água, podendo fornecer uma medida integrada da qualidade ambiental, a qual pode ser avaliada por várias abordagens. Neste projeto, a qualidade de sedimentos da Baía de Guanabara foi por uma abordagem ecotoxicológica, por meio de testes de toxicidade aguda de sedimento integral, utilizando Tiburonella viscana, e testes de toxicidade crônica de água intersticial, elutriato e interface sedimento-água, utilizando embriões de Lytechinus variegatus. Os sedimentos foram coletados em 14 estações de amostragem. Nos testes crônicos houve efeitos significativos na maioria das amostras, enquanto os sedimentos coletados nas estações 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 e 15 apresentaram também toxicidade aguda. Houve grande concordância entre os resultados dos diferentes testes, e sua integração mostrou que os sedimentos analisados encontram-se inadequados à vida aquática, indicando degradação ambiental na baía da Guanabara. Nesse contexto, o controle das fontes poluidoras e o gerenciamento dos múltiplos usos da baía devem ser implementados, no sentido da melhora da qualidade ambiental.
topic boensaios
Tiburonella viscana
Lytechinus variegatus
sedimento
Toxicidade
Baía de Guanabara
bioassays
Tiburonella viscana
Lytechinus variegatus
sediment
Toxicity
Guanabara Bay
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