sexta-feira, abril 22, 2005
A Poluição pelo Mercúrio - 4
Mercury in Fish Prompt Broader N.Y. State Ban
Apr 15, 3:59 PM (ET), 2005
By MICHAEL GORMLEY
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The state Health Department on Friday warned women of
childbearing age and children younger than 15 to avoid eating most species
of fish caught anywhere in the Adirondacks and Catskills. The advisory is
one of the most expansive ever in New York regarding mercury found in fish.
The warning says young women and young children should avoid eating northern
pike, pickerel, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and larger yellow
perch from all waters in the Adirondack and Catskill mountain regions
because of mercury contamination.
The advisory comes after years of restricting individual ponds, lakes and
other waterways.
Mercury can effect a developing nervous system as well as the development of
organs in a fetus, infants and young children. Some of the contaminants may
also build in women and may be passed on during breast feeding, according to
the state Health Department.
Federal and state action is limiting smokestack pollution from power plants
and other facilities. Thatnot only reduces the amount of mercury residue
that falls in New York, but also the compounds that create acid rain in New York. Acid rain accelerates the absorption of mercury in fish.
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J. Braz. Chem. Soc. v.16 n.6a São Paulo nov./dez. 2005
Evaluation of mercury contamination in sediments from Santos - São Vicente Estuarine System, São Paulo State, Brazil
Marcos Antonio Hortellani*, I; Jorge Eduardo Souza SarkisI; Jarbas BonettiII; Carla BonettiII
ILaboratório de Caracterização Química, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2242, 05508-900 São Paulo - SP, Brazil
IILaboratório de Oceanografia Costeira, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (LOC-UFSC) Trindade 88040-900 Florianópolis - SC, Brazil
RESUMO
A distribuição da contaminação por mercúrio no sistema estuarino de Santos - São Vicente foi observada pela análise de 31 amostras de sedimentos coletadas desse sistema, incluindo as áreas de manguezais localizadas em zonas sob influência urbana, industrial e portuária. Os valores obtidos de Hg variaram de
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Marcadores: mercúrio