Título: | SOURCES OF ORGANIC MATTER IN AMAZONIAN MANGROVES: USES OF GEOCHEMICAL PROXIES | ||||||||||||
Autor: |
JORGE FRIAN DIAS JUNIOR |
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Colaborador(es): |
CARLOS GERMAN MASSONE - Orientador |
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Catalogação: | 26/NOV/2024 | Língua(s): | PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL |
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Tipo: | TEXT | Subtipo: | THESIS | ||||||||||
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[pt] Todos os dados constantes dos documentos são de inteira responsabilidade de seus autores. Os dados utilizados nas descrições dos documentos estão em conformidade com os sistemas da administração da PUC-Rio. [en] All data contained in the documents are the sole responsibility of the authors. The data used in the descriptions of the documents are in conformity with the systems of the administration of PUC-Rio. |
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[pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=68670&idi=1 [en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=68670&idi=2 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.68670 | ||||||||||||
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Mangroves, known as nurseries of marine life, deserve special attention due
to their high ecological, economic, and social importance. However, mangroves are
vulnerable to a range of anthropogenic activities, and it is estimated that half of the
global mangrove cover has already been lost. This work is part of a larger project
aimed at understanding the environmental changes occurring in the Amazon Basin.
In this context, this thesis seeks to assess the geochronology of hydrocarbons
extracted from mangrove sediments in the Amazon River mouth region. It is
necessary to determine the concentrations of organic pollutants: aliphatic
hydrocarbons (AHs), parental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their
alkylated homologues using accelerated solvent extraction (ASE), column
chromatography, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
Additionally, the interpretation of geochemical analyses performed and sediment
dating by 210Pb provide essential support to achieve the proposed objective. The
Amazonian cores analyzed are located on the coast of Amapá state, specifically in
mangroves at the mouths of the Amazon, Araguari, and Sucuriju rivers. PAHs
concentrations in the Araguari River mangrove varied from 22.29 to 66.50 ng.g to the power of -1 and AHs from 0.763 to 64.8 ug g to the power of -1. The Sucuriju River mangrove had the lowest
hydrocarbon concentrations, with PAHs between 17.52 and 38.99 ng.g
to the power of -1 and AHs from 0.200 to 1.63 ug.g to the power of -1. In the Bailique core, PAHs ranged from 45.35 to 110.6 ng.g to the power of -1 and AHs from 0.0660 to 4.91 ug.g
to the power of -1, showing the highest PAH concentrations
and greater anthropogenic contamination, resulting from tree burning, compared to
other mangroves, although still indicating low contamination levels for PAHs.
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