Microbial indicators of soil health as tools for ecological risk assessment of a metal contaminated site in Brazil

JC Niemeyer, GB Lolata, GM de Carvalho… - Applied soil ecology, 2012 - Elsevier
Microbial and biochemical indicators of soil health were used to assess the ecological
conditions and biological activity of soils contaminated with metals at a lead smelter plant …

Environmental risk assessment of a metal-contaminated area in the Tropics. Tier I: screening phase

JC Niemeyer, M Moreira-Santos, MA Nogueira… - Journal of Soils and …, 2010 - Springer
Purpose The present study presents data on the screening phase (tier 1) of a site-specific
ecological risk assessment in a former smelter area heavily contaminated with metals (Santo …

Revisão crítica da aplicabilidade dos métodos geofísicos na investigação de áreas submersas rasas

LAP Souza - 2006 - teses.usp.br
Os métodos geofísicos constituem um conjunto de várias ferramentas de investigação, com
características específicas e com aplicação, em especial, no estudo de áreas submersas …

Ecological risk assessment of a metal-contaminated area in the tropics. Tier II: detailed assessment

JC Niemeyer, M Moreira-Santos, R Ribeiro, M Rutgers… - Plos one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
This study presents data on the detailed evaluation (tier 2) of a site-specific ecological risk
assessment (ssERA) in a former smelter area contaminated with metals (Santo Amaro …

Soil contamination by a lead smelter in Brazil in the view of the local residents

FM Carvalho, TM Tavares, L Lins - International journal of environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
A primary lead smelter operated in Santo Amaro City in Brazil from 1960 to 1993, leaving
approximately 500,000 tons of industrial dross containing 2–3% of lead and other toxic …

Uso do bivalve límnico Anodontites tenebricosus (LEA, 1834) no biomonitoramento de metais do Rio Ribeira de Iguape

VGS Rodrigues, A Fujikawa, DMS Abessa… - Química …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
This study investigated the contamination of the Ribeira de Iguape River-RIR by Cd, Zn, Cr
and Pb, using the bivalve Anodontites tenebricosus as a biomonitor. Metal concentrations in …

A study of the routes of contamination by lead and cadmium in Santo Amaro, Brazil

S Machado, TS Rabelo, RB Portella… - Environmental …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The problem of contamination by cadmium and lead in Santo Amaro, Brazil, has been
studied since 1970 and the severity of this contamination case has been demonstrated by …

X-ray fluorescence with synchrotron radiation to elemental analysis of lead and calcium content of primary teeth

C de Souza Guerra, RF Gerlach, NGV Pinto… - Applied radiation and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Primary teeth were analyzed by micro-SRXRF. The aim of this study was to determine the
elemental distribution of lead and calcium in different regions of primary incisor of children …

[HTML][HTML] Chumbo e cádmio detectados em alimentos vegetais e gramíneas no município de Santo Amaro-Bahia

GAM Magna, SL Machado, RB Portella, MF Carvalho - Química Nova, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
This study evaluated the level of the metals Pb mg kg-1 and Cd mg kg-1 found in plant
species and the contribution of the levels detected in contaminated soils located in the urban …

Lead concentrations in whole blood, serum, saliva and house dust in samples collected at two time points (12 months apart) in Santo Amaro, BA, Brazil

C de Souza Guerra, GAM Magna, SL Machado… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Whole Blood Lead Level (BLL) is the main marker used to verify lead
contamination. The present study explores how BLL is associated with lead concentrations …