IADO 05364
INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE OCEANOGRAFIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
The burrowing crab Neohelice granulata as potencial bioindicator of heavy metals in estuarine systems of the Atlantic coast of Argentina.
Autor/es:
BELTRAME MO; DE MARCO SG ; MARCOVECCHIO JE
Revista:
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
Editorial:
SPRINGER
Referencias:
Lugar: Berlin; Año: 2011 vol. 172 p. 379 - 389
ISSN:
0167-6369
Resumen:
This paper presents the concentrations of total copper, lead, cadmium, and zinc in hepatopancreas of the burrowing crab Neohelice granulata from the Samborombón Bay (La Plata River estuary) and the Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon, Argentina. The highest accumulation of lead was observed in Mar Chiquita samples, whereas copper, zinc, and cadmium concentrations were higher in those from Samborombón Bay. Marked temporal and geographic vailability differences were observed, while sexual differences only were observed for zinc. Finally, the validity of using this species as bioindicator of heavy-metal pollution within the assessed estuarine ecosystems is discussed.
