Bioaccumulation Study of Produced Water Discharges from Southeastern Brazilian Offshore Petroleum Industry Using Feral Fishes.
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol
; 74(3): 461-470, 2018 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-29460085
The main effluent of oil and gas production is the discharge of produced water (PW). Despite the potential environmental impact, the structure of oil and gas platforms can act as artificial reefs. Two species of fish, Caranx crysos and Tylosurus acus, were captured under two discharging platforms at Campos Basin, P19 and P40. A nondischarging platform, P25, was taken as reference. The highest median concentration of PAH in muscle tissue was observed for C. Crysos at P40 (219.38 ng g-1) followed by P19 (68.26 ng g-1). For T. acus, the highest median concentrations were 40.07 and 42.21 ng g-1 from P19 and P40 respectively. P25 presented the smallest recorded concentrations. The results of PAH in the muscle tissue of C. crysos enabled to distinguish the platforms with PW discharge from the platform without discharge. Trace elements concentrations reflected the background levels and were not influenced by the PW release.
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Assunto principal:
Hidrocarbonetos Policíclicos Aromáticos
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Perciformes
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Beloniformes
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Indústria de Petróleo e Gás
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos