Distribuição de selênio em organismos marinhos da Baía de Guanabara/ RJ Distribution of selenium in marine organisms from Guanabara Bay/ RJ

Abstract

The study assessed selenium concentrations in the muscle tissues and liver samples of three fish species and in the soft tissues of a mussel species. The samples were analyzed by GF-AAS using Zeeman background correction. Selenium in the muscle samples was higher in carnivorous fish. The liver of all studied fish species presented higher selenium concentrations than the muscle. The fish species presented a high positive correlation between their total length and selenium concentration. A significant correlation was observed between the selenium concentration in the mussel soft tissues and the condition index.

Keywords

• total selenium
• fish and mussel
• Guanabara Bay