Search Results - "Cavalcante, Rivelino"
-
1
Tracking the historical urban and rural sources of fecal pollution in a South American tropical semi-arid region using sterols and endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-09-2022)“…Sterols and endocrine-disrupting chemicals were analyzed in two dated sediment cores collected in the Jaguaribe river to determine the recent decades'…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Levels, source appointment, and ecological risk of petroleum hydrocarbons in tropical coastal ecosystems (northeast Brazil): Baseline for future monitoring programmes of an oil spill area
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-03-2022)“…We reviewed 20 years of levels, sources, and environmental risks related to the main petroleum hydrocarbons in the northeast region of Brazil. The aim of this…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
The most extensive oil spill registered in tropical oceans (Brazil): the balance sheet of a disaster
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-03-2022)“…This article presents a synthesis of information about the massive oil spill in Brazil (2019/2020). The event affected 11 states; however, the majority of the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Removal of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from petrochemical wastewater using low-cost adsorbents of natural origin
Published in Bioresource technology (01-07-2008)“…Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from petrochemical wastewater was investigated using various low-cost adsorbents of natural origin including…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs): Assessment of health and dietary risk in the consumption of Plagioscion squamosissimus in one of the largest rivers in a semi-arid region (Rio São Francisco, Brazil)
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-09-2024)“…The São Francisco River, significant in semi-arid areas, faces impacts from hydroelectric plants and agricultural pesticides. Despite extensive research on its…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
Is there a similarity between the 2019 and 2022 oil spills that occurred on the coast of Ceará (Northeast Brazil)? An analysis based on forensic environmental geochemistry
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-12-2022)“…The main objective of this study was to investigate the 2019 and 2022 oil spill events that occurred off the coast of the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Concentrations, sources and risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from the Parnaiba Delta basin, Northeast Brazil
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-02-2024)“…The Parnaíba River is the main river in the Parnaíba Delta basin, the largest delta in the Americas. About 18 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
A transcontinental threat: Plastic waste from Africa invades Brazil's coast
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-12-2024)“…Identifying the origin of plastic pollution is essential for the development of effective preventive and mitigatory strategies and guidelines for companies,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
Hydrocarbon markers for assessing the influence of human activities in the tropical semi-arid region (Acaraú River, state of Ceará, Brazil)
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-12-2023)“…Coastal ecosystems are facing increasing anthropogenic stressors, including rapid urbanization rates and extensive fossil fuel usage. Nevertheless, the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
Assessment of cancer and dietary risks in commercially valuable marine organisms in coast of a region of future exploration (Equatorial South Atlantic)
Published in Journal of environmental management (01-09-2024)“…The Equatorial South Atlantic region, spanning over 1700 km, is currently undergoing extensive exploitation through various activities such as oil extraction,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Tarballs on the Brazilian coast in late 2022 sustain Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Crustacea: Cirripedia): Occurrence and risk of petroleum hydrocarbon ingestion
Published in The Science of the total environment (20-10-2023)“…Since the 2019 oil spill on the northeastern coast of Brazil, oil materials have washed up on the beaches. A characteristic of the recent oil spill that began…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
Influence of sediment parameters on the distribution and fate of PAHs in an estuarine tropical region located in the Brazilian semi-arid (Jaguaribe River, Ceará coast)
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-09-2019)“…18 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were evaluated in the Jaguaribe River to explore the influence of grain size, organic carbon, humic and fulvic acids…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
Forensic Geochemistry Reveals International Ship Dumping as a Source of New Oil Spill in Brazil’s Coastline (Bahia) in Late 2023
Published in Environmental science & technology (28-05-2024)“…In the present study, we applied forensic geochemistry to investigate the origin and fate of spilled oils like tarballs stranded at the beaches of Bahia, in…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
14
The legacy of organochlorine pesticide usage in a tropical semi-arid region (Jaguaribe River, Ceará, Brazil): Implications of the influence of sediment parameters on occurrence, distribution and fate
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-01-2016)“…Between the 1940s and 1990s, immeasurable amounts of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were used in endemic disease control campaigns and agriculture in the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Fe, Zn, and Cu in the Organic Fraction of Soils with Different Textures Under Intense Use of Agrochemicals in Flower Cultivation
Published in Water, air, and soil pollution (01-02-2023)“…In flower production, the use of agrochemicals is common, contributing to the addition of heavy metals to the soil, and organic matter (OM) plays an important…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
16
Marine debris on a tropical coastline: Abundance, predominant sources and fate in a region with multiple activities (Fortaleza, Ceará, northeastern Brazil)
Published in Waste management (Elmsford) (01-05-2020)“…•The soruces and fate of marine debris on the coastal region of Fortaleza was assessed using local observations and numerical modeling.•Human recreational…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
Influence of anthropogenic activities and risk assessment on protected mangrove forest using traditional and emerging molecular markers (Ceará coast, northeastern Brazil)
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-03-2019)“…Anthropogenic molecular markers were used to assess chemicals inputs and ecological risks associated from multiple sources to sediments in one of the largest…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
The impact of chronic and acute problems on sea turtles: The consequences of the oil spill and ingestion of anthropogenic debris on the tropical semi-arid coast of Ceará, Brazil
Published in Aquatic toxicology (01-04-2024)“…•Chemical evidence of oil found in digestive tract of deceased sea turtles in oil-affected regions.•Impact of solid waste and oil on South American sea turtle…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
Are pesticides only a problem from rural areas? The case of a highly urbanised tropical mangrove (Fortaleza, CE, Brazil)
Published in International journal of environmental analytical chemistry (20-12-2023)“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence and environmental partition of urban pesticides and the dependence of these compounds on the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
20
Dealing with complex contamination scenarios: using a multi-geochemical approach to assess environmental quality and identify pollution sources in a semi-arid estuary from Brazil
Published in Environmental monitoring and assessment (01-08-2022)“…The Jundiaí-Potengi Estuary (EJP) is located on the semi-arid coast of northeastern Brazil and is influenced by multiple sources of contamination. The sediment…”
Get full text
Journal Article