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Influence of biological activity on 65Zn and 109Cd removal from tidal water by chronically-polluted mangrove sediments

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The biological activity influence on the mangrove sediment capacity to remove 65Zn and 109Cd from tidal water was evaluated in a site chronically polluted. Benthic Activity Indexes (BAI), corresponding to relative estimates of biological impact on radiotracer accumulation, were higher for 109Cd (~ 38%) than for 65Zn (~ 10%) in the top centimetre of sediment. However, BAI exceeded 96% for deeper sediment layers. This apparent decrease in radiotracer diffusion into deep sediments through biological activity inhibition is stronger than reported for much less polluted mangrove nearby, suggesting that benthic organisms tolerant of chronic metal pollution may affect metal sorption mechanisms.

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The Rio de Janeiro State Research Foundation (FAPERJ) provided financial support. M.N. Sondermann thanks FAPERJ and K.N. Suzuki thanks the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES) for their research grants.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geoquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, 24020-007, Brazil

    M. N. Sondermann, K. N. Suzuki, W. Machado & A. V. B. Bellido

  2. Programa Doutoral em Alterações Climáticas e Políticas de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa, 1600-189, Lisbon, Portugal

    M. N. Sondermann

  3. Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Nilópolis, RJ, 26530-060, Brazil

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  4. Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria/CNEN, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22783-127, Brazil

    L. F. Bellido

  5. Laboratório de Instrumentação Nuclear, COPPE, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21945-970, Brazil

    R. T. Lopes

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Sondermann, M.N., Suzuki, K.N., Machado, E.C. et al. Influence of biological activity on 65Zn and 109Cd removal from tidal water by chronically-polluted mangrove sediments. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 316, 429–434 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5796-2

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