The contamination of coastal environments by metallurgical wastes involves multiple
biogeochemical processes; accordingly, understanding metal behavior and risk evaluation …

An old electroplating plant in Sepetiba Bay discharged metal-enriched wastes into the
surrounding mangroves for 30 years (from the 1960s to 1990s), resulting in a hotspot zone …

This work aims to propose new standards to assess the degree of sediment contamination in
saline and brackish environments, since the legislation currently used in Brazil is based on …

This study proposes a new methodology to study contamination, bioavailability and mobility
of metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) using chemical and geostatistics approaches in marine …

Abstract The Sepetiba Bay, Southeastern Brazil, has undergone intense environmental
changes due to anthropogenic influence. This work aims to:(i) evaluate the changes in the …

We evaluated concentrations of eight heavy metals Cr, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu, Cd, Co and V, in
tissues of representative macrofauna species from 68 sandy beaches from the coast of Rio …

Long-term evaluations of coastal fish communities worldwide have in many cases showed a
decrease in the species richness and abundance as a result of anthropogenic impacts. Fish …

Sepetiba Bay basin hosts industrial and harbors since the 1950s. Despite this impact history,
hydrocarbon levels and sources were evaluated only in the 2000s and 2010s. Therefore …

We assessed inter-annual changes in fish assemblages of a tropical bay which experienced
a heavily industrialized process in the last decades. A highly significant difference in …

Southeast Brazilian bays have been increasingly degraded by untreated organic loads.
Therefore, to assess fecal contamination status, sediment quality regarding polycyclic …