title: Bioconcentration and bioaccumulation of metal in freshwater Neotropical fish Geophagus brasiliensis.
abstract: From the concentration in water and sediments, bioconcentration and bioaccumulation of copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), cadmium (Cd), chrome (Cr), silver (Ag), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), aluminum (Al), and arsenic (As) were determined in the gills, liver, and muscles of Geophagus brasiliensis in the Alagados Reservoir, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil. Metals were quantified through AAS, and a study was carried out on the existing relations between metal and body weight, size, and genre of this species. The level of metal in the water of the reservoir was lower than the maximum set forth in the legislation, except for that of Cd and Fe. In sediments, Cu, Cd, Cr, and Ni presented concentrations above the threshold effect level (TEL). Pb and Cr were above the limits for the G. brasiliensis. The tendency of metals present in the muscles of G. brasiliensis was Al > Cu > Zn > Fe > Co > Mn > Cr > Ag > Ni > Pb > Cd > As. In the gills, it was Al > Fe > Zn > Mn > Co > Ag > Cr > Ni > Cu > As > Pb > Cd, and the liver presented Al > Cu > Zn > Co > Fe > Mn > Pb > Ag > Ni > Cr > As > Cd. The bioconcentration and bioaccumulation of metal in the tissues follow the global tendency liver > gills > muscle. The statistical analysis did not point to significant differences in the metal concentration and body weight, size, and gender of the species in the three tissues under analysis.
authors.affiliation: Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), PO Box: 992, Av. General Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil, carmenluvoigt@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Carmen Lúcia
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Voigt
authors.forename: Cleber Pinto
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Halina Binde
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Doria
authors.forename: Marco Antônio Ferreira
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Randi
authors.forename: Ciro Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Ribeiro
authors.forename: Sandro Xavier
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: de Campos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D005880:Gills / Q000737:chemistry; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium