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Assessment of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Water Quality of Marreco River, Brazil, Based on Principal Component Analysis and Toxicological Assays

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In this study, the water quality of the Marreco River in the municipality of Toledo, PR, Brazil was investigated as part of a monitoring program. Conventional water pollution parameters (pH, turbidity, conductivity, COD, DO, ammonia, and total phosphorus) and metal elements were analyzed. Acute toxicity bioassays were conducted by the bacterial bioluminescence method, using the indicator Vibrio fischeri to evaluate the toxic effect of the contaminants. Principal components analysis (PCA) and Pearson’s correlation were applied to assess the statistical correlation between the physicochemical parameters and metals in the water samples. There is strong evidence, supported by Pearson and PCA analyses, of the presence of elevated levels of K and Ca associated with anthropogenic activities installed in the river basin.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering-Postgraduate Program, Western Parana State University-UNIOESTE, Campus of Toledo, Rua da Faculdade 645, Jd. Santa Maria, 85903-000, Toledo, PR, Brazil

    Soraya Moreno Palácio, Fernando Rodolfo Espinoza-Quiñones, Aline Roberta de Pauli, Caroline Bressan Queiroz, Simony Camila Fabris, Márcia Regina Fagundes-Klen & Márcia Teresinha Veit

  2. Grupo de Pesquisas em Recursos Pesqueiros e Limnologia (Gerpel), Western Parana State University-UNIOESTE, Campus of Toledo, Rua da Faculdade, 645, Jardim Santa Maria, 85903-000, Toledo, Paraná, Brazil

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Palácio, S.M., Espinoza-Quiñones, F.R., de Pauli, A.R. et al. Assessment of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Water Quality of Marreco River, Brazil, Based on Principal Component Analysis and Toxicological Assays. Water Air Soil Pollut 227, 307 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-016-3025-6

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