Influence of soil contamination by creosote on the occurrence of Oligochaeta in fragments of the Atlantic Forest

Authors

  • Paula Isabelle Gomes Chagas Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
  • Antônio Carlos Felix Ferreira Júnior Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/2177-4560.v13n12019p185-195

Keywords:

Creosote, Oligochaeta, Environmental contamination

Abstract

Earthworms are important bioindicators of the soil quality because of its abundant occurrence and sensibility to contamination and variation of nutrients presence there. From that ecologic fact and the creosote registries – compound with mainly aromatic hydrocarbons - in the Atlantic Forest’s fragment of Reserva Biológica União, this research sought to evaluate if the presence of the contaminant interferes the occurrence of Oligochaeta on soil through comparation between a contaminated and non-contaminated area. Therefore, it was noticed a significative quantitative difference of this organisms, with 2.6 times more earthworms in the uncontaminated area than in the contaminated area, although the total biomass was considerably larger in the area with creosote, implying the need for further studies.

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Author Biographies

  • Paula Isabelle Gomes Chagas, Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
    Mestranda em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais (UENF). Bacharela em Engenharia Ambiental pelo Instituto de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ - Brasil.
  • Antônio Carlos Felix Ferreira Júnior, Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
    Mestrando em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais (UENF). Bacharel em Engenharia Ambiental pelo Instituto de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense - Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ - Brasil.

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Published

27-06-2019

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Original articles

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Influence of soil contamination by creosote on the occurrence of Oligochaeta in fragments of the Atlantic Forest. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 1, p. 185–195, 2019. DOI: 10.19180/2177-4560.v13n12019p185-195. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/13001.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.