Chemical and microbiological characterization of mangrove sediments after a large oil-spill in Guanabara Bay - RJ - Brazil
Braz. j. microbiol
; 37(3): 262-266, July-Sept. 2006. mapas, tab
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ABSTRACT
Seventeen months after a 1,3 million L oil spill into Guanabara Bay, analyses of mangrove sediments showed that the three sites closest to the spill remain highly polluted (>10 µg-g-1 polyaromatic hydrocarbons). A fourth site was less polluted, from which most hydrocarbon degrading bacteria were isolated.
RESUMO
Dezessete meses após um derramamento de 1,3 milhões de litros de óleo na Baía de Guanabara, análises de sedimento do manguezal mostraram que os três pontos de amostragem mais próximos do local do acidente permanecem altamente poluídos (>10 µg-g-1 hidrocarbonetos poliaromáticos). Do quarto ponto de amostragem, o menos poluído, foi isolada a maioria das bactérias degradadoras de hidrocarbonetos.
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Main subject:
Bacteria
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In Vitro Techniques
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Oils
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Coastal Lagoon
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Hazardous Materials Spill
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Wetlands
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro de Pesquisas da Petrobrás/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR