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Heavy metal distribution in two cetacean species from Rio de Janeiro State, south-eastern Brazil

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Author	de Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Veiga Beneditto, Ana Paula M. Di Souza, Cristina Maria M. Ramos, Renata M. A. Rezende, Carlos Eduardo
Copyright Year	2008
Description	Mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) concentration were analysed in muscular and liver tissues of two cetacean species, franciscanaPontoporia blainvilleiand boto-cinzaSotalia guianensis, in order to compare their contamination levels in northern Rio de Janeiro State, south-eastern Brazil. The cutlassfish,Trichiurus lepturus, which is the preferential prey of the boto-cinza, have also been analysed. Liver tissue always presented higher concentrations when compared with muscle samples for all the studied metals. The boto-cinza showed higher concentrations for all metals in both tissues than in the franciscana, and the only exception was Cd. This result is probably related to the difference in size prey preference of each cetacean. Mercury was the only element that presented significant positive correlations with body length and age in both cetacean species. The cutlassfish showed rising Hg concentrations with weight and total length, suggesting a possible mercury pathway for marine mammals' contamination.
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Ending Page	1120
Page Count	4
Starting Page	1117
ISSN	00253154
e-ISSN	14697769
DOI	10.1017/s0025315408000325
Journal	Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	88
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2008-09-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Biodiversity Conservation eastern Brazil
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Aquatic Science

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