| Author |
Campos, S. X. Ribeiro, C. A. Oliveira Cestari, M. M. Yamamoto, F. Y. Pereira, M. V. M. Ortolani-Machado, C. F. Stremel, T. R. O. Lottermann, E. Neto, F. Filipak Gusso-Choueri, P. Doria, H. B. Azevedo, J. C. R. Santos, G. S. |
| Description |
Country affiliation: Brazil Author Affiliation: Yamamoto FY ( Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil. fla_yama@hotmail.com.); Pereira MV ( Departamento de Biologia Celular, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, C.P. 19031, CEP: 81.531-980, Curitiba, Brasil. fla_yama@hotmail.com.); Lottermann E ( Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil.); Santos GS ( Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil.); Stremel TR ( Department of Genetics, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil.); Doria HB ( Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, Parana State, Brazil.); Gusso-Choueri P ( Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil.); Campos SX ( Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil.); Ortolani-Machado CF ( Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, Parana State, Brazil.); Cestari MM ( Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil.); Neto FF ( Department of Genetics, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil.); Azevedo JC ( Department of Genetics, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil.); Ribeiro CA ( Department of Biology and Chemistry, Technological Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil.) |
| Abstract |
The Iguaçu River, located at the Southern part of Brazil, has a great socioeconomic and environmental importance due to its high endemic fish fauna and its potential to generate hydroelectric power. However, Iguaçu River suffers intense discharge of pollutants in the origin of the river. In a previous report, the local environmental agency described water quality to improve along the river course. However, no study with integrated evaluation of chemical analysis and biological responses has been reported so far for the Iguaçu River. In the current study, three different Brazilian fish species (Astyanax bifasciatus, Chrenicicla iguassuensis, and Geophagus brasiliensis) were captured in the five cascading reservoirs of Iguaçu River for a multi-biomarker study. Chemical analysis in water, sediment, and muscle indicated high levels of bioavailable metals in all reservoirs. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were detected in the bile of the three fish species. Integration of the data through a FA/PCA analysis demonstrated the poorest environmental quality of the reservoir farthest from river's source, which is the opposite of what has been reported by the environmental agency. The presence of hazardous chemicals in the five reservoirs of Iguaçu River, their bioaccumulation in the muscle of fish, and the biological responses showed the impacts of human activities to this area and did not confirm a gradient of pollution between the five reservoirs, from the source toward Iguaçu River's mouth. Therefore, diffuse source of pollutants present along the river course are increasing the risk of exposure to biota and human populations. |
