PREDIÇÃO DA CONCENTRAÇÃO DE MERCÚRIO EM TUCUNARÉ USANDO MODELOS DE BALANÇO DE MASSA E BIOENERGÉTICO / PREDICTING MERCURY CONCENTRATION IN TUCUNARÉ USING MASS BALANCE AND BIOENERGETICS

AUTOR(ES)

YSRAEL MARRERO VERA

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2004

RESUMO

The mercury used in the artisanal mining (garimpo) of gold in the Amazon region is emitted to the atmosphere, soil and rivers. Once in the atmosphere, the metal is oxidized and immediately deposited. In the water, the transformation to methylmercury takes place mostly due to the action of microorganisms. The formation of methylmercury increases the dispersion and bioavailability of the element in the aquatic environment. The methylmercury can be assimilated by the plankton and enters the food chain. The concentration of the metal increases further up in the trophic levels of the chain and reaches the highest values in carnivorous fishes like tucunaré. Thus, the mercury emissions cause the contamination of natural resources and enhance the risks to the health of regular fish consumers. The objective of this work is to test a model for bioaccumulation of mercury in fishes. The model calculates concentrations in top predators of the food chain and can be used as a tool for the management of aquatic ecosystems potentially contaminated with mercury. This objective was accomplished through the combination of the Trudel mass balance and Wisconsin bioenergetics models, applied to tropical species of the Cichla (tucunaré) genre of the Tapajós river basin. The Wisconsin bioenergetics model was utilized to determine the rates of food consumption from estimated fish growth data. The parameters used in the models were found in the literature. The ability of the models to predict mercury contents in tucunarés was evaluated by comparison with the field data, obtained in 1992 and 2001, in the Tapajós River and in the Maicá lakes. The best results were attain ed for specimens collected in 1992 what seems to be related to a better estimate of mercury concentration in the food in this year.

ASSUNTO(S)

modelo de balanco de massa bioenergetics model bioacumulacao tucunare modelo bioenergetico mass balance model tucunare bioaccumulation mercury mercurio

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