Mercurio e sulfetos volatilizaveis por acidos na bacia do Rio Jundiai, SP / Mercury and acid-volatile sulfides in the Jundiai River basin, SP

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2009

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The present work describes environmental aspects related to Jundiaí River and Piraí Stream, both belonging to Jundiaí River basin, which is a sub-basin of the Piracicaba/Capivari/Jundiaí Watershed Committee in São Paulo, Brazil. This work generated an important and unpublished inventory regarding the region at the beginning of this century, which will be available to assist in policy decision-making that deals with environmental issues. The inventory was built up through chemical analysis in water and sediment samples during 2007-2008. In respect to water samples, 5 locations were chosen for sampling and determination of total mercury (THg) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC); 3 in Jundiaí River, 1 in Piraí Stream, and 1 in Tietê River (considered as a contaminated site reference). THg average values, in ng L-1, were 8.2 +- 6.4, 7.0 +- 6.6, and 5.2 +- 3.6 in Jundiaí River, 2.1 +- 1.9 in Piraí Stream, and 19.3 +- 13.6 in Tietê River. DOC values, in mg L-1, were 7.1 +- 1.5, 9.4 +- 2.2, and 28.6 +- 17.7 in Jundiaí River, 3.3 +- 1.2 in Piraí Stream, and 14.9 +- 5.4 in Tietê River. Correlations between THg and DOC values showed that in less influenced areas such as Piraí Stream, there was a positive correlation of these two variables, resulting in high concentrations of THg when high concentrations of DOC were determined. Otherwise, in more influenced areas such as Jundiaí River, an antagonic behavior was verified, suggesting some functional differences in organic matter present. With respect to sediments, five sampling sites were chosen, 4 in Jundiaí River and 1 in Piraí Stream. Average values obtained for acidvolatile sulfides (AVS) were 0.83 +- 0.52, 3.61 +- 3.51, 5.51 +- 3.19, and 9.77 +- 6.56 mmol g-1 in Jundiaí River and 3.70 +- 1.57 mmol g-1 in Piraí Stream. Other results obtained were, respectively, 0.63 +- 0.03, 1.19 +- 0.93, 2.66 +- 0.85, 3.73 +- 0.92, and 1.69 +- 0.35 mmol g-1 for simultaneously extracted metals (SEM); 6.6 +- 0.4, 5.4 +- 1.9, 14.1 +- 0.84, 14.2 +- 5.0, and 12.1 +- 2.5 % for loss on ignition (LOI); 40 +- 25, 52 +- 18, 158 +- 52, 124 +- 25, and 47 +- 12 mg kg-1 for THg. PCA (Principal Component Analysis) showed some relationship between results obtained for sediment samples and anthropogenic characteristics of each region studied, indicating that flooded areas were good for trapping metals, organic matter, and labile sulfides. Dredging areas were not good for this purpose. Organic matter was more important to metal speciation in sulfide-deficient areas, particularly in Piraí Stream, which presented less human impacts

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mercurio heavy metals water quality management sulfides sulfetos quimiometria metais pesados mercury agua - controle de qualidade chemometrics

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