Ecotoxicological evaluation of water from the Sorocaba River using an integrated analysis of biochemical and morphological biomarkers in bullfrog tadpoles, Lithobates catesbeianus
Avaliação ecotoxicológica da água do Rio Sorocaba utilizando análise integrada de biomarcadores bioquímicos e morfológicos em girinos de rã-touro, Lithobates catesbeianus ABSTRACT Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles were exposed for 96 h to water from two sites of the Sorocaba River (summer and winter), Ibiúna (PI) and Itupararanga reservoir (PIR) that contained metals. In the liver, in PI, […]
Impact of copper sulfate application at an urban Brazilian reservoir: A geostatistical and ecotoxicological approach
Impacto da aplicação de sulfato de cobre em um reservatório urbano brasileiro: uma abordagem geoestatística e ecotoxicológica ABSTRACT A landscape ecotoxicology approach was used to assess the spatial distribution of copper in the recent bottom sediment (surficial sediment) of a Brazilian subtropical reservoir (theGuarapiranga reservoir) and its potential ecotoxicological impacts on the reservoir ecosystem and […]
Comparing two biological indexes using benthic macroinvertebrates: positive and negative aspects of water quality assessment
Comparando dois índices biológicos utilizando macroinvertebrados bentônicos: aspectos positivos e negativos na avaliação da qualidade da água ABSTRACT Aim The aim of the present study, was to apply two biological indexes based on benthic macroinvertebrates (BMWP and ICB RES-P) using as model the Itupararanga Reservoir to know what the advantages and disadvantages of the application of […]