Rayssa Lima Dos Santos, Célio Freire Mariz, Paulo Braga Mascarenhas-Júnior, Rafael Sá Leitão Barboza, Ednilza Maranhão Dos Santos, Jozélia Maria de Sousa Correia, Paulo Sérgio Martins de Carvalho
Studies on the bioaccumulation and toxicity of contaminants in Crocodylians are scarce. We evaluated alterations in concentrations of the nondestructive biomarkers butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and reduced glutathione (GSH), together with bioaccumulation of the metals iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), chronium (Cr), aluminium (Al), and lead (Pb) in Caiman latirostris captured in Tapacurá Reservoir (TR; São Lourenço da Mata, Pernambuco, Brasil), in urbanized areas of Pernambuco State (UA; Brasil) and from the AME Brasil caiman farm (AF; Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas, Brasil); the latter was used as a potential reference with low levels of contamination...
February 27, 2024: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry