Fate and trophic transfer of rare earth elements in a tropical estuarine food web

ACSS Santos, LA Souza, TG Araujo… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We sampled abiotic and food web components in an impacted estuarine system to assess
the transfer and fate of rare earth elements (REE). REE (based on dry weight) were …

Phytoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mangrove sediments using Rhizophora mangle

J Verâne, NCP Dos Santos, VL da Silva… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
A phytoremediation experiment was carried out in mesocosms to investigate the
performance of Rhizophora mangle in the remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

Arsenic exposure and effects in humans: a mini-review in Brazil

ACM de Souza, MG de Almeida, IA Pestana… - Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
Arsenic (As) is widely studied in several countries due to its toxicity to biota in the
environment. Arsenic sources may be natural or anthropogenic, and the mobility of the …

Coastal fish assemblages reflect marine habitat connectivity and ontogenetic shifts in an estuary-bay-continental shelf gradient

JA Reis-Filho, K Schmid, ES Harvey… - Marine environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The success of marine management initiatives and our capability for dealing with
environmental change largely depend on our understanding regarding the distribution of …

Tracking hospital effluent-derived gadolinium in Atlantic coastal waters off Brazil

RMA Pedreira, K Pahnke, P Böning, V Hatje - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of gadolinium (Gd) complexes as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) has resulted in point source releases of anthropogenic Gd into the environment and …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and shellfish from Todos os Santos bay, Brazil

GF Eça, ACR Albergaria-Barbosa, MM de Souza… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study evaluated the occurrence of 24 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
in sediments and shellfish (Anomalocardia flexuosa, Crassostrea rhizophorae, and Mytella …

Human disturbance drives loss of soil organic matter and changes its stability and sources in mangroves

M Santos-Andrade, V Hatje, A Arias-Ortiz… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mangrove soils with high organic carbon (C org) content are likely to contain C org that is
vulnerable to remineralization during land use changes. Mangrove conversion to different …

Estudo de compostos poliaromáticos não convencionais e mercúrio na Baía de Todos os Santos, Brasil: avanços recentes e contribuição para melhor compreensão …

MM Nascimento, N Menezes, ST Martinez… - Química …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Resumo UNCONVENTIONAL POLYAROMATICS COMPOUNDS AND MERCURY IN THE
TODOS OS SANTOS BAY, BRAZIL: RECENT ADVANCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO …

Levels and spatial distribution of trace elements in macroalgae species from the Todos os Santos Bay, Bahia, Brazil

GB Brito, TL de Souza, FC Bressy, CWN Moura… - Marine Pollution …, 2012 - Elsevier
Concentrations of elements (As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Li, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn) were
determined in ten species of macroalgae collected from six sites in the Todos os Santos Bay …

New non-native ornamental octocorals threatening a South-west Atlantic reef

NM Menezes, CS McFadden, RJ Miranda… - Journal of the Marine …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Invasive species are leading to ecosystem changes and socioeconomic deterioration
around the globe. In 2018, unknown soft corals were noticed forming a massive 'blue …