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A Critical Comparison of Different Approaches to Sediment-Quality Assessments in the Santos Estuarine System in Brazil
(Springer, 2015-01-01)
This study focuses on the discussion of different lines of evidence (LoEs) applied to a sediment-quality assessment that considered the following: chemical concentrations of metals; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) ...
What is the best endpoint for assessing environmental risk associated with acidification caused by CO2 enrichment using mussels?
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2018)
Carbon capture and storage is a technology that has been widely determined to be one of the best choices for the short-term reduction of atmospheric CO2 emissions. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of CO2 ...
Integrated quality assessment of sediments from harbour areas in Santos-Sao Vicente Estuarine System, Southern Brazil
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-09-20)
Santos-Sao Vicente Estuarine System is a highly populated coastal zone in Brazil and where it is located the major port of Latin America. Historically, port activities, industrial and domestic effluents discharges have ...
Comparative evaluation of sea-urchin larval stage sensitivity to ocean acidification
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2017)
Changes in the marine carbonate system may affect various calcifying organisms. This study is aimed to compare the sensitivity of embryo-larval development of two species of sea urchins (Paracentrutos lividus and Lytechinus ...
Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and cocaine in a Brazilian coastal zone
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)
The present study determined environmental concentrations of pharmaceuticals, cocaine, and the main human metabolite of cocaine in seawater sampled from a subtropical coastal zone (Santos, Brazil). The Santos Bay is located ...
The application of biochemical responses to assess environmental quality of tropical estuaries: field surveys
(Royal Soc Chemistry, 2012-10-01)
A battery of biomarkers of exposure (EROD, DBF, GST and GPx) and effect (lipid peroxidation and DNA damage - strand breaks) were analyzed in gill tissues from caged and native oysters Crassostrea rhizophorae exposed to two ...
A tiered approach to assess effects of diclofenac on the brown mussel Perna perna: A contribution to characterize the hazard
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2018)
Pharmaceutical discharges into the aquatic ecosystem are of environmental concern and sewage treatment plants (STPs) have been pointed out as the major source of these compounds to coastal zones, where oceanic disposal of ...
Biological effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of the pharmaceutical Triclosan in the marine mussel Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-09-01)
Triclosan (5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) phenol) is an antibacterial compound widely employed in pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Although this emerging compound has been detected in aquatic environments, ...
Environmental risk assessment of triclosan and ibuprofen in marine sediments using individual and sub-individual endpoints
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2018)
The guidelines for the Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) recommend the use of standard ecotoxicity assays and the assessment of endpoints at the individual level to ...
Assessing the influence of ocean acidification to marine amphipods: A comparative study
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2017)
CO2 increases in the ocean may occur both by the capacity of CO2 exchanges with its dissolved form between atmosphere and surface seawater as well by CO2 leaks during the carbon capture and storage (CCS) process. The ...