Assessment of inorganic contaminants in golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) in Southern Brazil

Major and trace element content was determined in golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) collected in the São Gonçalo Channel (Rio Grande City, Brazil). A microwave-assisted digestion procedure in closed vessels was applied to mussel decomposition and subsequent determination of elements by spectrometr...

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Published inJournal of the Brazilian Chemical Society Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 846 - 853
Main Authors Pereira, Éderson R., Soares, Bruno M., Vieira, João P., Mai, Ana C. G., Picoloto, Rochele S., Muller, Edson I., Flores, Erico M. M., Duarte, Fábio A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sociedade Brasileira de Química 01.05.2012
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CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
microwave-assisted digestion
Limnoperna fortunei
spectrometric techniques
inorganic contaminants
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Summary:Major and trace element content was determined in golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) collected in the São Gonçalo Channel (Rio Grande City, Brazil). A microwave-assisted digestion procedure in closed vessels was applied to mussel decomposition and subsequent determination of elements by spectrometric techniques. Results showed that the mussel tissue contains Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, P, Pb, S, Sn, Sr, Ti, V and Zn, while the same elements (except Ag and Hg) were quantified in its shell, demonstrating its potential as a biomarker. In this sense, these results can be used to establish an initial view and to contribute to further studies related to element contamination in the area under study.
ISSN:0103-5053
1678-4790
DOI:10.1590/S0103-50532012000500009