Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-14T13:58:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 412507.pdf: 13924046 bytes, checksum: 433987dc1c1898ad93ebbc38ebb8c66f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-18 / O trabalho versa sobre a an?lise experimental das intera??es CO2-rocha-fluido das amostras de reservat?rio (arenito) coletadas do campo de Buracica, Bacia do Rec?ncavo, Brasil. Neste campo, realiza-se inje??o de CO2 desde 1991 para recupera??o avan?ada ou terci?ria de petr?leo. Foram realizados experimentos em autoclaves de a?o sob condi??es do campo e tamb?m supercr?ticas. Modelagem geoqu?mica de equil?brio foi realizada para comparar com os dados obtidos experimentalmente. An?lises no Microsc?pio Eletr?nico de Varredura (MEV) foram realizadas para identificar a dissolu??o e precipita??o de fases minerais a partir das rea??es ocorridas no sistema estudado. An?lises por Espectroscopia de Emiss?o At?mica por Plasma Indutivamente Acoplado (ICP AES) foram realizadas na solu??o resultante dos experimentos para identificar os ?ons presentes na solu??o. Os resultados indicaram a integridade mineral?gica do reservat?rio estudado para fins de armazenamento geol?gico de carbono.

Submitted by Setor de Tratamento da Informa??o - BC/PUCRS (tede2@pucrs.br) on 2015-06-25T11:56:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 471127 - Texto Completo.pdf: 3702619 bytes, checksum: 28b7d6f4769c014b16bc6fae448fb638 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-25T11:56:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 471127 - Texto Completo.pdf: 3702619 bytes, checksum: 28b7d6f4769c014b16bc6fae448fb638 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-12 / The search for the exploration and production of gas in unconventional reservoirs such as shale gas (shale gas) means a possibility of better use of energy resources in Brazil. While the global energy dynamics, through natural resources, technological advances, markets and institutions that shape today, determine the energy of tomorrow. However, shale gas production has a shorter life cycle, so it can be stated that provides a rapid return on investment, unlike the production of conventional reservoirs with return medium to long term. From this perspective, an analysis of geochemical and mineralogical parameters of shales of the Irati and Palermo formations for hydrocarbons research (oil and gas) will be held in the areas studied, estimating the geochemical and mineralogical potential of these targets for oil reservoirs and unconventional gas. The geochemical and mineralogical parameters to be analyzed and studied for the evaluation are: mineral matter by gravimetric analysis measuring the remaining mineral content after combustion, elemental composition (by total organic carbon analysis (TOC), total carbon (TC), hydrogen (H) and total sulfur (TS)) and clay (by infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), moreover, the methane adsorption capacity of will be assessed in shales). Through the study of the elemental analysis in Irati shale formations and Palermo, it was found that the potential for hydrocarbon generation is found medium and medium to high, respectively. In addition, the main clay minerals present in the reservoirs in Irati formations and Palermo are: illite, kaolinite, smectite and chlorite, but also observed the presence of minerals such as quartz and pyrite Formation for Palermo, as well as quartz and analcime to Irati Formation. Thus, the results obtained for sample adsorption formation Palermo (238.50 m depth) was 13.72 cm?/g, for the samples of Irati (m depths of 95.30, 107.50 and 218.45) were 6.17 cm?/g, 4.61 cm?/g and 11.73 cm?/g. / A pesquisa para a explora??o e produ??o de g?s em reservat?rios n?o-convencionais, como o g?s de folhelho (shale gas), significa uma possibilidade de maior aproveitamento dos recursos energ?ticos do Brasil. Ao passo que a din?mica energ?tica mundial, atrav?s dos recursos naturais, avan?os tecnol?gicos, mercados e institui??es que se configuram hoje, determinam a energia de amanh?. Contudo, a produ??o de shale gas apresenta um ciclo de vida mais curto, por isso pode-se afirmar que apresenta um retorno r?pido do investimento, diferentemente da produ??o dos reservat?rios convencionais com retorno de m?dio ? longo prazo. Nessa perspectiva, ser? realizada uma an?lise de par?metros geoqu?micos e mineral?gicos dos folhelhos das forma??es Irati e Palermo para a investiga??o de hidrocarbonetos (?leo e g?s) nas ?reas estudadas, estimando o potencial geoqu?mico e mineral?gico destes alvos para reservat?rios de ?leo e g?s n?o-convencional. Os par?metros geoqu?micos e mineral?gicos a serem analisados e estudados para a avalia??o ser?o: mat?ria mineral atrav?s da an?lise gravim?trica mensurando o conte?do mineral remanescente ap?s a sua combust?o, composi??o elementar (atrav?s da an?lise de carbono org?nico total (COT), carbono total (CT), hidrog?nio (H) e enxofre total (ST)) e argilominerais (atrav?s da espectroscopia de infravermelho, microscopia eletr?nica de varredura (MEV) e difratometria de raios-X (DRX), al?m disto, ser? avaliada a capacidade de adsor??o de metano dos folhelhos). Atrav?s das an?lises elementares dos folhelhos estudados nas forma??es Irati e Palermo, constatou-se que o potencial de gera??o de hidrocarbonetos encontrado ? m?dio e m?dio ? alto, respectivamente. Al?m disso, os principais argilominerais presentes nos reservat?rios nas Forma??es Irati e Palermo s?o: ilita, caulinita, esmectita e clorita, mas observa-se tamb?m a presen?a de minerais como quartzo e pirita para Forma??o Palermo, bem como, quartzo e analcima para 13 Forma??o Irati. Assim sendo, os resultados obtidos de adsor??o para a amostra da Forma??o Palermo (profundidade 238,50 m) foi 13,72 cm?/g e para as amostras das Forma??es Irati (profundidades de 95,30 m, 107,50 m e 218,45 m) foram 6,17 cm?/g e 4,61 cm?/g e 11,73 cm?/g.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-13T17:08:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarcosALNMestrado_ate cap4.pdf: 3022789 bytes, checksum: 8fd6ae233ea511af90c572bdfc91da52 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2000-03-24 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / The area studied is located on the north-easternmost portion of the Borborema Province, on the so-called S?o Jos? de Campestre Massif, States of RN and PB, Northeast Brazil. Field relations and petrographic, geochemical and isotope data permitted the separation of five suites of plutonic rocks: alkali-feldspar granite (Caxexa Pluton), which constitutes the main subject of this dissertation, amphibole-biotite granite (Cabe?udo Pluton), biotite microgranite, gabbronorite to monzonite (Basic to Intermediate Suite) and aluminous granitoid. The Caxexa Pluton is laterally associated to the Rem?gio Pocinhos Shear Zone, with its emplacement along the mylonitic contact between the gneissic basement and the micashists. This pluton corresponds to a syntectonic intrusion elongated in the N-S direction, with about 50 km2 of outcropping surface. It is composed exclusively of alkali-feldspar granites, having clinopyroxene (aegirine-augite and hedenbergite), andradite-rich garnet, sphene and magnetite. It is classified geochemically as high silica rocks (>70 % wt), metaluminous to slightly peraluminous (normative corindon < 1%), with high total alkalis (>10% wt), Sr, iron number (#Fe=90-98) and agpaitic index (0.86-1.00), and positive europium anomaly. The Cabe?udo Pluton is composed of porphyritic rocks, commonly containing basic to intermediate magmatic enclaves often with mingling and mixing textures. Petrographically, it presents k-feldspar and plagioclase phenocrysts as the essential minerals, besides the accessories amphibole, biotite, sphene and magnetite. It is metaluminous and shows characteristics transitional between the calc-alkaline and alkaline series (or monzonitic subalkaline). Its REE content is greater than those ones of the Caxexa Pluton and biotite microgranite, and all spectra have negative europium anomalies. The biotite microgranites occur mainly on the central and eastern portion of the mapped area, as dykes and sheets with decimetric thickness, hosted principally in orthogneisses and micashists. Their field relationships as regards the Caxexa and Cabe?udo plutons suggested that they are late-tectonic intrusions. They are typically biotite granites, having also sphene, amphibole, allanite, opaques and zircon in the accessory assemblage. Geochemically they can be distinguished from the porphyritic types because the biotite microgranites are more evolved, peraluminous, and have more fractionated REE spectra. The Basic to Intermediate rocks form a volumetrically expressive elliptical, kilometric scale body on the Southeast, as well as sheets in micashists. They are classified as gabbronorites to monzonites, with the two pyroxenes and biotite, besides subordinated amounts of amphibole, sphene, ilmenite and allanite. These rocks do not show a well-defined geochemical trend, however they may possibly represent a monzonitic (shoshonitic) series. Their REE spectra have negative europium anomalies and REE contents greater than the other suites. The aluminous granitoids are volumetrically restricted, and have been observed in close association with migmatised micashists bordering the gabbronorite pluton. They are composed of almandine-rich garnet, andalusite, biotite and muscovite, and are akin to the peraluminous suites. Rb-Sr (whole rock) and Sm-Nd (whole-rock and mineral) isotopes furnished a minimum estimate of the crystallization (578?14 Ma) and the final resetting age of the Rb-Sr system (536?4 Ma) in the Caxexa Pluton. The aluminous granitoid has a Sm-Nd garnet age similar to that one of the Caxexa Pluton, that is 574?67 Ma. The strong interaction of shear bands and pegmatite dykes favoured the opening of the Rb-Sr system for the Caxexa Pluton and biotite microgranite. The amphibole-plagioclase geothermometer and the Al-in amphibole geobarometer indicate minimum conditions of 560?C and 7 kbar for the Cabe?udo Pluton, 730?C and 6 kbar for the microgranite and 743?C and 5 kbar for the basic to intermediate suite. The Zr saturation geothermometer reveals temperatures of respectively 855?C, 812?C and 957?C for those suites, whereas the Caxexa Pluton shows temperatures of around 757?C. The Caxexa, Cabe?udo and microgranites suites crystallized under high fO2 (presence of magnetite). On the other hand, the occurrence of ilmenite suggests less oxidant conditions in the basic to intermediate suite. Field relations demonstrate the intrusive character of the granitoids into a tectonically relatively stable continental crust. This is corroborated by petrographic and geochemical data, which suggest a late- or post-collisional tectonic context. It follows that the generation and emplacement of those granitoid suites is related to the latest events of the Brasiliano orogeny. Finally, the relationships between eNd (600 Ma), TDM (Nd) and initial Sr isotope ratio (ISr) do not permit to define the precise sources of the granitoids. Nevertheless, trace element modelling and isotopic comparisons suggest the participation of the metasomatised mantle in the generation of these suites, probably modified by different degrees of crustal contamination. In this way, a metasomatised mantle would not be a particular characteristic of the Neoproterozoic lithosphere, but a remarkable feature of this portion of the Borborema Province since Archaean and Paleoproterozoic times. / A ?rea estudada localiza-se na extremidade nordeste da Prov?ncia Borborema, no denominado Maci?o S?o Jos? de Campestre (RN e PB). Rela??es de campo e dados petrogr?ficos, geoqu?micos e isot?picos permitem individualizar cinco su?tes distintas de rochas plut?nicas representados por: ?lcali-feldspato granito (Pl?ton Caxexa), que constitui o principal alvo desta disserta??o, anfib?lio-biotita granito (Pl?ton Cabe?udo), biotita microgranito, gabronorito a monzonito (Su?te B?sica a Intermedi?ria) e granit?ide aluminoso. O Pl?ton Caxexa est? lateralmente associado a Zona de Cisalhamento Rem?gio-Pocinhos, alojado ao longo da interface milon?tica entre o substrato gn?issico e os micaxistos. Este pl?ton corresponde a uma intrus?o sintect?nica alongada na dire??o N-S, com cerca de 50 km2 de superf?cie aflorante. Ele ? formado exclusivamente por ?lcali-feldspato granitos, tendo como minerais acess?rios clinopirox?nio (aegirina-augita e hedenbergita), granada (andradita), titanita e magnetita. Quimicamente, classificam-se como rochas alcalinas de alta s?lica (>70% em peso), metaluminosas a fracamente peraluminosas (cor?ndon normativo <1%), com altos valores de Na2O+K2O (>10%), Sr, raz?es de #Fe (90-98) e ?ndice agpa?tico (0,86-1,00), e anomalia positiva de Eu. O Pl?ton Cabe?udo comp?e-se de rochas com textura porfir?tica, comumente contendo enclaves magm?ticos de composi??o b?sica a intermedi?ria, mostrando fei??es do tipo mingling e mixing. Petrograficamente, ? constitu?do por fenocristais de k-feldspato e plagiocl?sio como minerais essenciais, al?m de anfib?lio, biotita, titanita e magnetita como acess?rios. Quimicamente, mostra caracter?sticas metaluminosas e afinidade com rochas transicionais c?lcio-alcalina e alcalina (subalcalina monzon?tica). Apresentam espectros de terras raras com anomalia negativa de Eu e conte?dos de terras raras leves e pesadas mais elevados do que as rochas do Pl?ton Caxexa e do microgranito. Os microgranitos ocorrem predominantemente na por??o centro-leste, sob a forma de diques e soleiras, com espessura decim?trica, alojados principalmente nas ortoderivadas e com menor freq??ncia nos micaxistos. Seu posicionamento tardio com rela??o ?s demais plut?nicas ? evidenciado atrav?s de diques encaixados em rochas dos pl?tons Caxexa e Cabe?udo. Petrograficamente, s?o biotita granitos, contendo tamb?m titanita, anfib?lio, allanita, opacos e zirc?o como minerais acess?rios. Quimicamente, diferem das rochas porfir?ticas, por serem peraluminosas, mais evolu?das, e terem espectros de terras raras mais fracionados. As rochas b?sicas a intermedi?rias ocorrem como um grande corpo el?ptico de dire??o NE-SW, na parte SE da ?rea, bem como soleiras em micaxistos. Modalmente, s?o gabronoritos a monzonitos, contendo os dois pirox?nios e biotita como minerais m?ficos mais freq?entes, al?m de anfib?lio, titanita, ilmenita e allanita. Essas rochas mostram um comportamento qu?mico que n?o se adequa nem ?s s?ries c?lcio-alcalinas t?picas, nem ?s alcalinas, podendo representar possivelmente uma s?rie monzon?tica (shoshon?tica). Os espectros de terras raras possuem anomalia negativa de Eu menos pronunciada e conte?dos de terras raras maiores do que nas outras su?tes. Os granit?ides aluminosos s?o volumetricamente restritos, sendo identificados atrav?s da forte migmatiza??o em micaxistos que bordejam a su?te b?sica a intermedi?ria, destacando-se alguns corpos na por??o sul da ?rea. Mineralogicamente, s?o identificados granada, andaluzita, biotita e muscovita, sendo a su?te de caracter?stica geoqu?mica peraluminosa. Dados isot?picos de Rb-Sr [rocha total (RT)] e Sm-Nd (RT + mineral) permitem estimar a idade m?nima de cristaliza??o (578?14 Ma) e a idade de fechamento final do sistema Rb-Sr (536?4 Ma) para o Pl?ton Caxexa. Os granit?ides aluminosos possuem idade Sm-Nd (rocha total + mineral) semelhante a do Pl?ton Caxexa, com valor de 574?67 Ma. A forte intera??o de bandas de cisalhamento e diques pegmat?ticos, facilitou a abertura do sistema Rb-Sr, impossibilitando a obten??o de idades geocronol?gicas para o Pl?ton Cabe?udo e o microgranito. Dados termobarom?tricos utilizando o geoterm?metro anfib?lio-plagiocl?sio e geobar?metro do Al em anfib?lio indicam condi??es m?nimas de 560?C e 7 kbar para o Pl?ton Cabe?udo, 730?C e 6 kbar para o microgranito e 743?C e 5 kbar para a su?te b?sica a intermedi?ria. O geoterm?metro de Zr mostra temperaturas mais elevadas, de 855?C, 812?C e 957?C, respectivamente, para aquelas su?tes, enquanto o Pl?ton Caxexa apresenta temperaturas da ordem de 757?C. Os pl?tons Caxexa, Cabe?udo e microgranito cristalizaram-se sob condi??es de alta fugacidade de oxig?nio (presen?a de magnetita). Por outro lado, a ocorr?ncia de ilmenita na su?te b?sica a intermedi?ria indica condi??es menos oxidantes para a sua evolu??o. Rela??es de campo demonstram o car?ter intrusivo dos granit?ides em uma crosta continental j? relativamente estabilizada. Isto ? comprovado por dados petrogr?ficos e geoqu?micos, que sugerem um contexto tect?nico tardi- ou p?s-colisional. Interpreta-se, da?, a gera??o e posicionamento das su?tes granit?ides durante os eventos tardios da orog?nese brasiliana. Finalmente, o confronte de eNd (600 Ma), TDM e raz?es isot?picas iniciais de estr?ncio (ISr) n?o permitem definir a(s) fonte(s) adequada(s) dentre as unidades crustais do substrato gn?issico atualmente aflorante no MSJC. Ensaios preliminares levando em conta a rela??o Rb/Sr vs. Sr deixam em aberto a possibilidade do manto metassomatisado (enriquecido em TRL, Ba, Sr, Zr) ter sido uma das fontes principais, contaminada em diferentes propor??es (menor na b?sica a intermedi?ria) por material da crosta continental. Desta forma, um manto enriquecido n?o seria uma particularidade da litosfera neoproteroz?ica, mas uma caracter?stica marcante da por??o nordeste da Prov?ncia Borborema desde o Arqueano e o Paleoproteroz?ico.

Submitted by Ricardo Cedraz Duque Moliterno (ricardo.moliterno@uefs.br) on 2018-01-29T22:57:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o Monise da Silva Pereira.pdf: 3743767 bytes, checksum: 4d2068c2083642fa8f904e5754b23885 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-29T22:57:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o Monise da Silva Pereira.pdf: 3743767 bytes, checksum: 4d2068c2083642fa8f904e5754b23885 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-27 / This study aimed to quantify and spatialise the chemical elements copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), tin (Sn), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), aluminium (Al), beryllium (Be), barium (Ba), lithium (Li), cobalt (Co) and vanadium (V) in surface sediments of the Serinah?m river estuary. For quantification Inductively Coupled Plasma- Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP/OES) was used. It was observed that, in general, the chemicals do not exceed the limitrophe Brazilian reference values, indicating the quality of the estuary waters. Moreover, anthropogenic activities along the drainage basin did not seem to affect the environmental dynamics of the Serinah?m river estuary, not demonstrating risks to human health or the environment. It is noteworthy that most of the quantified elements showed, with spatialization, a decrease in concentration toward the mouth of the estuary, concentrating upstream, after the river discharge point. When compared to other estuarine environments the Serinah?m river estuary showed low concentrations, highlighting the higher concentrations for the chemical elements Al, Fe and Mn, that are elements found in high concentrations in the lithology of the estuary basin. With respect to the particle size concentration, the first segment showed the highest concentration of chemical elements (Fe, Al, Co, Cr, Ni, V, Zn, Mn e Cu), since, due to the presence of mangrove areas, river islands become sediment retention barriers and the presence of small tributaries help in the transport of sediments that accumulate in this region. / Este estudo objetivou quantificar e espacializar os elementos qu?micos Cobre (Cu), Zinco (Zn), N?quel (Ni), Chumbo (Pb), C?dmio (Cd), Ars?nio (As), Cromo (Cr), Estanho (Sn), Ferro (Fe), Mangan?s (Mn), Alum?nio (Al), Ber?lio (Be), B?rio ( Ba), L?tio (Li), Cobalto (Co) e Van?dio (V), em sedimentos superficiais do estu?rio do rio Serinha?m. Para a quantifica??o foi utilizado a Espectrometria de Emiss?o ?ptica por Plasma Acoplado Indutivamente ? ICP/OES. Observou-se que, de forma geral, nenhum dos elementos qu?micos ultrapassa os valores lim?trofes referenciais brasileiros, indicando a qualidade das ?guas do estu?rio. Al?m disso, as atividades antr?picas desenvolvidas ao longo da bacia de drenagem parecem n?o afetar a din?mica ambiental do estu?rio do rio Serinha?m, n?o demonstrando riscos ? sa?de humana ou ao ambiente de forma ampla. Ressalta-se que a maioria dos elementos quantificados demonstrou, com a espacializa??o, um decr?scimo da concentra??o em dire??o ? foz do estu?rio, ou seja, concentrando-se a montante, logo ap?s o ponto de descarga fluvial. Quando comparado a outros ambientes estuarinos o estu?rio do rio Serinha?m apresentou concentra??es baixas, destacando as maiores concentra??es para os elementos qu?micos Al, Fe e Mn que s?o elementos encontrados em altas concentra??es na litologia da bacia do estu?rio do rio Serinha?m. Com rela??o ? concentra??o granulom?trica, o 1? segmento apresentou a maior concentra??o de elementos qu?micos (Fe, Al, Co, Cr, Ni, V, Zn, Mn e Cu), visto que devido ? presen?a de ?reas de manguezais, ilhas fluviais se tornam uma barreira de reten??o de sedimentos, e a presen?a de pequenos tribut?rios ajuda no transporte de sedimentos que se acumulam nessa regi?o.

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2018-01-16T17:06:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ThiagoFariasNobrega_DISSERT.pdf: 1767927 bytes, checksum: 4bc39921c977a9668ed14d461e4bc936 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2018-01-19T14:01:37Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 ThiagoFariasNobrega_DISSERT.pdf: 1767927 bytes, checksum: 4bc39921c977a9668ed14d461e4bc936 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-19T14:01:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ThiagoFariasNobrega_DISSERT.pdf: 1767927 bytes, checksum: 4bc39921c977a9668ed14d461e4bc936 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-20 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / Os efeitos delet?rios das atividades humanas ao meio ambiente s?o temas de v?rios estudos e consequentemente de mudan?as de paradigmas. Exemplo disso, ? que at? pouco tempo acreditava-se em um infinito poder de dilui??o dos ecossistemas em rela??o aos agentes t?xicos, e pouco se conhecia dos efeitos dos contaminantes aos organismos. Em ?reas de intenso crescimento urbano ? comum o descarte indiscriminado de subst?ncias t?xicas e consequentemente o desequil?brio das din?micas naturais dos ecossistemas. Dentre estes, os lagos s?o complexos e importantes fontes de ?gua superficial, abrigam esp?cies e t?m influ?ncia sobre o clima da regi?o ao seu redor. A Lagoa de Extremoz/RN, litoral Nordeste do Brasil, ? um corpo h?drico localizado numa regi?o de r?pido crescimento urbano. Est? sob influ?ncia de atividades rurais, urbanas e industriais, al?m do regime clim?tico prop?cio a per?odos prolongados de estiagem. O abastecimento de cerca de 300.000 pessoas depende da estabilidade h?drica dessa lagoa. O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever as rela??es entre par?metros f?sicos, componentes qu?micos e as respostas observadas nos ensaios ecotoxicol?gicos, buscando informa??es sobre as varia??es sazonais. Para isso, foram realizadas, em dois anos, 2013 e 2014, an?lises f?sicas, qu?micas e ecotoxicol?gicas da ?gua e do sedimento superficial, em duas esta??es de amostragem na Lagoa de Extremoz (T1 e T2) e uma no rio Guajiru (T3). Nas amostras de ?gua foram aferidos o pH, turbidez, cloreto, OD, nitrato, nitrito, fosfato reativo total, metais e dureza. Para avaliar a toxicidade das amostras foram usados Ceriodaphnia dubia e C. silvestrii como organismos-teste. No sedimento foram aferidos os teores de carbonato, mat?ria org?nica e metais, caracteriza??o granulom?trica e avaliado os efeitos t?xicos sobre a sobreviv?ncia de Hyalella azteca. Verificou-se no per?odo de estiagem, ocorr?ncia de toxicidade aguda aos Hyalella azteca e nesse mesmo per?odo as concentra??es de metais em ?gua e sedimento tamb?m foram maiores. Em uma an?lise espacial percebeu-se que a maioria das amostras com efeito t?xico aos organismos-teste e com maiores concentra??es de metais foram coletadas na esta??o T2. Portanto, existem evid?ncias de que a qualidade da ?gua da Lagoa de Extremoz esteja diminuindo gradualmente e este processo se agrava pontualmente nos per?odos de menor pluviometria e na esta??o de amostragem T2. / The deleterious effects of human activities on the environment, are subject of several studies and therefore paradigm shifts. Until recently thought up in an infinite power dilution of ecosystems in relation to toxic agents, and little was known of the effects of contaminants to organisms. The intense urban growth contributes to the increase of toxic substances and the instability of the environment dynamics. Among these, the lakes are complex ecosystems important for sustaining life, by stock and provide water, to have influence on microclimates and others. The Extremoz Lake/RN, northeastern Brazil, is a water body located in a fast urban growth area. It is under the influence of rural, urban and industrial activities, further on the climate regime conducive to prolonged periods of drought. The supply of approximately 300.000 people depended on the hydraulic stability of this lake The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between physical, chemical components and the responses observed in the ecotoxicological tests, seeking information on seasonal variations. Physical, chemical and ecotoxicological analysis of water and surface sediment were held in two years, 2013 and 2014, in two sampling stations in Extremoz Lake (T1 and T2) and in Guajiru (T3) river. In all the water samples were measured pH, turbidity, chloride, DO, nitrate, nitrite, the total reactive phosphate, hardness and metals. Ceriodaphnia dubia and C. silvestrii as test organisms were used to evaluate the toxicity of the water samples. In the sediment were measured the carbonate, organic matter, metals, particle size, and evaluated the toxic effects on the survival of Hyalella Azteca. In dry season occurred acute toxicity to Hyalella azteca and in the same period the concentrations of metals in water and sediment were also higher. In a spatial analysis, it was noticed that most of the samples with toxic effects on test organisms and with the highest metal concentrations were collected at T2. So there is evidence that the Extremoz Lake quality is gradually declining and this process is occasionally worsens during periods of lower rainfall and sampling station T2.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:42:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoaoBAF_DISSERT.pdf: 2926590 bytes, checksum: 284a772c6dacfa2a7184d7f4569c6cab (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-11 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Although there are many studies on urban dust contamination by heavy metals in developed countries, little attention has been paid to this type of study in developing countries, including Brazil. Therefore, a series of investigations were performed to provide signatures of heavy metals in urban dust and assess the potential sources in the city of Natal - RN-Brazil. The fraction of these sediments was studied to pass through a sieve of 63 micrometers. For the study analyzed two groups of samples, one collected in September 2009 at the end of the rainy season (9 samples) and one collected in January 2010 in the dry season (21 samples). So in all, thirty sediment samples were collected from the street. Then, in Fluorescence Spectrometry X-rays were determined major elements SiO2, Na2O, K2O, Al2O3, MgO, P2O5, Fe2O3, MnO, TiO2 and CaO, and trace Rb, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr and Pb by an ICPOES was determined Zn, V, Na, K, Ni, Mn, Mg, P, Fe, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ba, Ca and Al from leaching HCl 0.5 mol L-1 . The results of the concentrations of elements show that the greater presence of these occurs in the dry season, except for Si which is higher in the rainy season. Analyses by geoaccumulation Index (IGEO) Enrichment Factor (EF), Contamination Factor (CF), analysis correlation and Hierarchical Cluster, confirm that Zn, Cu and Pb is anthropogenic character. Zinc may be derived from various sources related to motor vehicles or the road signs and street grids. The elements Na, K, Mg and Ca may be related to droplets suspended in air containing cations and anions present in seawater (salty), common in Christmas throughout the year, brought by winds SE-NW. The elements Na, Mg, Ca and K are the most abundant in seawater and were analyzed in this study. This indicates that the source of these additional elements detected by analyzing the contamination factor may be the very sea. Moreover, Ni, Fe, Cr and Ba can be either as a source of anthropogenic geog?nica. The source of Ca is different, because it comes in lime and paint (painting guides of buildings and streets) in construction materials, but may also be present in sediments in the fragments of shells or carbonate bioclasts common in the coastal area / Embora existam muitos estudos sobre a contamina??o de poeiras urbanas por metais pesados nos pa?ses desenvolvidos, pouca aten??o tem sido dada a este tipo de estudo nos pa?ses em desenvolvimento, incluindo o Brasil. Portanto, uma s?rie de investiga??es foram realizadas para fornecer assinaturas de metais pesados em poeiras urbanas e avaliar as fontes potenciais na cidade do Natal RN-Brasil. A fra??o estudada destes sedimentos foi a passante na peneira de 63 &#956;m. Para o estudo foram analisados dois grupos de amostras, sendo um coletado no m?s de setembro de 2009 no final da esta??o chuvosa (9 amostras) e outro coletado no m?s de janeiro de 2010 no final da esta??o seca (21 amostras). Portanto ao todo, trinta amostras de sedimentos de rua foram coletadas. Em seguida, por Espectrometria de Fluoresc?ncia de raios X foram determinados os elementos maiores SiO2, Na2O, K2O, Al2O3, MgO, P2O5, Fe2O3, MnO, TiO2 e CaO e tra?os Rb, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr e Pb. Pela t?cnica de ICP-OES foram determinados Zn, V, Na, K, Ni, Mn, Mg, P, Fe, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ca, Ba e Al a partir de lixivia??o a HCl 0,5 mol L-1. Os resultados das concentra??es dos elementos mostram que a maior presen?a desses ocorre na esta??o seca, com exce??o para o Si que ? maior na esta??o chuvosa. As an?lises por ?ndice de Geoacumula??o (IGeo), Fator de Enriquecimento (FE), Fator de Contamina??o (FC), an?lises de correla??o e agrupamentos, confirmam que Zn, Cu e Pb tem car?ter antropog?nico. O Zn pode ser proveniente de fontes diversas relacionados aos ve?culos automotores ou ?s placas de sinaliza??o e grades das ruas. Os elementos Na, K, Mg e Ca podem estar relacionados ?s got?culas de ar que cont?m em suspens?o os c?tions e ?nions presentes na ?gua do mar (maresia), comum em Natal durante todo o ano, trazida pelos ventos SE-NW. Os elementos Na, Mg, Ca e K s?o os mais abundantes na ?gua do mar e foram analisados no presente trabalho. Isto indica que a fonte adicional destes elementos detectada atrav?s da an?lise do fator de contamina??o pode ser a pr?pria maresia. Por outro lado, Ni, Fe, Cr e Ba podem ser tanto de origem antropog?nica como de origem geog?nica. A fonte do Ca ? diversa, pois este entra na cal e tintas (pintura de edifica??es e guias de ruas), nos materiais de constru??o civil, mas pode estar tamb?m presente nos sedimentos nos fragmentos de conchas ou bioclastos carbon?ticos comuns na ?rea litor?nea

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-08-16T20:54:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 AntomatAvelinoDeMacedoFilho_DISSERT.pdf: 31646406 bytes, checksum: f6ba113eebabf49dff56fd9add20f343 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-08-19T00:32:03Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 AntomatAvelinoDeMacedoFilho_DISSERT.pdf: 31646406 bytes, checksum: f6ba113eebabf49dff56fd9add20f343 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-19T00:32:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AntomatAvelinoDeMacedoFilho_DISSERT.pdf: 31646406 bytes, checksum: f6ba113eebabf49dff56fd9add20f343 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-19 / Os stocks Serra do Caramuru e Tapuio, localizados no extremo NE do Dom?nio Rio Piranhas-Serid? (RN), s?o representantes do magmatismo ediacarano a cambriano, uma fei??o magm?tica marcante da orog?nese Brasiliana / Panafricana na Prov?ncia Borborema. Estes corpos s?o an?logos litol?gicos, intrusivos no embasamento gn?issico paleoproterozoico, estando separados por uma t?nue faixa de ortognaisses milon?ticos. As rela??es de campo mostram uma estratigrafia magm?tica iniciada pela f?cies dior?tica que coexiste com as f?cies gran?tica porfir?tica e gran?tica equigranular I e, em menor frequ?ncia, com a f?cies gran?tica equigranular II. Estas rochas s?o cortadas por diques e sheets gran?ticos tardios NE-SW a NNE-SSW. A f?cies dior?tica (dioritos, quartzo dioritos, quartzo monzodioritos, tonalitos e granodioritos) ? leucocr?tica a melanocr?tica, rica em biotita e anfib?lio. As f?cies gran?ticas s?o hololeucocr?ticas a leucocr?ticas, com biotita ? anfib?lio. Dados petrogr?ficos e geoqu?micos (rocha total) provenientes em maior propor??o do plut?o Serra do Caramuru, sugerem o fracionamento de zirc?o, apatita, clinopirox?nio (em dioritos), opacos, titanita, biotita, hornblenda, allanita, plagiocl?sio, microcl?nio e granada (em diques). O comportamento dos elementos tra?os Zr, La e Yb indicam que dioritos n?o constituem o magma parental dos granitos. Por outro lado, as f?cies gran?ticas s?o cogen?ticas entre si, apresentando trends de diferencia??o e espectros de elementos terras raras (ETR) an?logos [12.3?(La/Yb)N?190.8; Eu/Eu*=0.37-0.68]. Rela??es de campo e padr?o de ETR [6.96?(La/Yb)N?277.8; Eu/Eu*=0.18-0.58] demonstram que os diques e sheets gran?ticos n?o s?o cogeneticamente relacionados ao magmatismo Serra do Caramuru. A f?cies dior?tica ? metaluminosa (A/CNK = 0.88-0.74), shoshon?tica, ao passo que granitos s?o metaluminosos a peraluminosos (A/CNK = 1.08-0.93), c?lcio-alcalinos de alto pot?ssio. Diques e sheets s?o estritamente peraluminosos (A/CNK = 1.01-1.04). Diagramas bilogar?tmicos relacionando elementos compat?veis e incompat?veis e microtexturas indicam a cristaliza??o fracionada como o mecanismo dominante na evolu??o magm?tica das diversas f?cies. Os stocks Serra do Caramuru e Tapuio mostram trama magm?tica bem preservada, aus?ncia de minerais metam?rficos e s?o estruturalmente isotr?picos, com rela??es de contato discordantes da trama d?ctil do embasamento gn?issico. Estas observa??es conduzem a um est?gio de relativa estabilidade tect?nica, compat?veis com o per?odo de relaxamento orogen?tico da cadeia Brasiliana / Panafricana. Os diagramas qu?micos discriminantes envolvendo ?xidos e elementos tra?os indicam um ambiente tardio ? p?s-colisional. Neste contexto, o mecanismo de coloca??o que melhor explica o alojamento dos stocks seria a abertura de espa?o em fraturas de Ridel tipo T, com vetor de estiramento orientado ENE-WSW. A idade U-Pb de 553 ? 10 Ma permite correlacionar o magmatismo Serra do Caramuru aos grupo de granitoides tardios a p?s-colisionais, c?lcio-alcalinos de alto pot?ssio equigranulares, do extremo NE do Dom?nio Rio Piranhas-Serid?. / The Serra do Caramuru and Tapuio stocks, located in the extreme NE of Rio Piranhas-Serid? Domain (RN), are representative of the Ediacaran-Cambrian magmatism, an important magmatic feature of the Brasilian / Panafrican orogeny of the Borborema Province. These bodies are lithologically similar, intrusive in paleoproterozoic gneiss embasement, being separated by a thin belt of mylonitic orthogneiss. The field relations show a magmatic stratigraphy initiated by dioritic facies that coexists with the porphyritic granitic and equigranular granitic I facies, and less frequently with equigranular granitic II facies. These rocks are crosscut by late granitic dykes and sheets with NE-SW / NNE-SSW orientation. The dioritic facies (diorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzodiorites, tonalite and granodiorite) is leucocratic to melanocratic, rich in biotite and hornblende. The granitic facies are hololeucocratic to leucocratic, and have biotite ? hornblende. Petrographic and geochemical (whole rock) data, especially from Serra do Caramuru pluton, suggest fractionation of zircon, apatite, clinopyroxene (in diorites), opaque minerals, titanite, biotite, hornblende, allanite, plagioclase, microcline and garnet (in dykes). The behavior of trace elements such as Zr, La and Yb indicates that the dioritic magma does not constitute the parental magma for the granitic facies. On the other hand, the granitic facies seems to be cogenetic to each other, displaying differentiation trends and very similar rare earth elements (REE) spectra [12.3?(La/Yb)N?190.8; Eu/Eu*=0.30-0.68]. Field relationships and REE patterns [6.96?(La/Yb)N?277.8; Eu/Eu*=0.18-0.58] demonstrate that the granitic dykes and sheets are not cogenetically related to the Serra do Caramuru magmatism. The dioritic facies is metaluminous (A/CNK = 0.88-0.74) and shoshonitic, whereas the granitic ones are metaluminous to peraluminous (A/CNK = 1.08-0.93) and high potassium calc-alkaline. Dykes and sheets are strictly peraluminous (A/CNK = 1.01-1.04). Binary diagrams relating compatible and incompatible trace elements and microtextures indicate the fractional crystallization as the dominant mechanism of magmatic evolution of the various facies. The Serra do Caramuru and Tapuio stocks have well preserved magmatic fabric, do not show metamorphic minerals and are structurally isotropic, showing crosscutting contact with the ductile fabric of the basement. These observations lead to interpretate a stage of relative tectonic stability, consistent with the orogenic relaxation period of the Brasiliano / Pan-African orogeny. Chemical plots involving oxides and trace elements indicate late to post-collisional emplacement. In this context, the assumed better mechanism to describe the stocks emplacement within an extensional T Riedel joint, with ENE-WSW extensional vector. The U-Pb zircon age of 553 ? 10 Ma allows correlating the Serra do Caramuru magmatism to the group of post-collisional bodies, equigranular high potassium calc-alkaline granites of the NE of Rio Piranhas-Serid? Domain.

Data de aprova??o retirada da vers?o impressa do trabalho. / ?rea de concentra??o: Produ??o Vegetal. / Submitted by Jos? Henrique Henrique (jose.neves@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-08-14T22:18:43Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) camila_rodrigues_costa.pdf: 5661319 bytes, checksum: b9deab885dfc53d90534a8a979f8d00d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-10-05T19:35:26Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) camila_rodrigues_costa.pdf: 5661319 bytes, checksum: b9deab885dfc53d90534a8a979f8d00d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-05T19:35:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) camila_rodrigues_costa.pdf: 5661319 bytes, checksum: b9deab885dfc53d90534a8a979f8d00d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018 / Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) / As turfeiras s?o ambientes de transi??o entre os ecossistemas terrestres e aqu?ticos, formados pela acumula??o sequencial de mat?ria org?nica. Extremamente sens?veis as mudan?as nos padr?es de precipita??o e temperatura, as turfeiras s?o consideradas verdadeiros arquivos da evolu??o do ambiente ao seu redor. Nas depress?es das ?reas dissecadas da Serra do Espinha?o Meridional, Minas Gerais, ocorrem ambientes propicios para forma??o de turfeiras. Dentre elas encontra-se a turfeira do Rio Preto (18?14'5,25"S e 43?19'7,24" WGS, 1.593 m.s.m) inserida no Parque Estadual do Rio Preto. A turfeira do Rio Preto ? colonizada por diferentes fisionomias do Bioma Cerrado principalmente o Campo ?mido e Campo Rupestre, sendo encontrados ainda redutos de Floresta Estacional Semidecidual (Cap?es de Mata). O objetivo deste trabalho foi reconstituir as mudan?as paleoambientais ocorridas desde o final do Pleistoceno Tardio. Para isto foi utilizada uma abordagem multi-proxy, consistindo em estratigrafia do perfil do solo da turfeira, an?lises palinol?gicas, de is?topos est?veis (13C e 15N), de composi??o geoqu?mica e data??es radiocarb?nicas. A idade mais antiga, obtida da base do testemunho, foi de 23.037 anos cal. AP, indicando que a forma??o da turfeira se deu a partir do Pleistoceno Tardio. A partir da an?lise conjunta dos proxys foi poss?vel inferir cinco principais fases de mudan?as paleoambientais: RP-I, entre ~ 23.037 e 13.500 anos cal. AP, clima bastante ?mido e frio, possibilitando a presen?a de indicadores de Floresta Montana e o empobrecimento do sinal isot?pico. Este foi um per?odo de bastante instabilidade na bacia hidrogr?fica da turfeira, inferida pelo alto teor de Si, indicador de sinal de material mineral local; RP-II, entre ~13.500 e 11.700 anos cal. AP, ligeiro aumento da temperatura e queda na umidade levando a redu??o de indicadores de clima frio e a expans?o da vegeta??o campestre. No entanto as condi??es ainda eram mais ?midas e frias que as atuais, e a ind?cios de diminui??o do sinal de material mineral local; RP-III, entre ~11.700 e 8.500 anos cal. AP, tend?ncia de aumento da temperatura e diminui??o da umidade em conjunto com a mudan?a da vegeta??o de plantas C3 para C4, causando a forte retra??o das Floresta Estacional Semidecidual e Floresta Montana, em conjunto aumento do fluxo de sinal de material mineral local; RP-IV, entre ~8.500 e 7.000 anos cal. AP, condi??es de clima ainda mais seco e quente, causando o desaparecimento dos indicadores de clima frio, retra??o do Campo ?mido e expans?o do Campo Rupestre. Per?odo de bastante estabilidade da bacia hidrogr?fica da turfeira, sugerido pelo baixo conte?do de material mineral; RP-V, de 7.000 anos cal. AP at? o presente, clima era novamente mais ?mido e temperaturas mais amenas, semelhante ?s condi??es atuais, aumento na acumula??o de turfa, possibilitando o reaparecimento dos indicadores de Floresta Montana e Floresta Estacional Semidecidual junto com a retra??o do Campo, e diminui??o da entrada de material mineral. Flutua??es no clima influenciaram fortemente as mudan?as na paleovegeta??o e na estrutura sedimentar do registro da turfeira do Rio Preto. Devido ? import?ncia das turfeiras, n?o s? como arquivo de mudan?as paleoambientais, mas tamb?m pelos seus servi?os ambientais (armazenamento de ?gua e de carbono), estes ambientes precisam ser melhores protegidos. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Produ??o Vegetal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2018. / The peatlands are transitional environments between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, formed by the sequential accumulation of organic matter. Extremely sensitive to changes in precipitation and temperature patterns, peatlands are real archives of the evolution of the environment around them. In Serra do Espinha?o Meridional, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in depressions of the dissected areas occurs an environment conducive to formation of peatlands. Among them the peatland of Rio Preto (18?14'5,25"S e 43?19'7,24" WGS, 1.593 m.s.m), located in the Rio Preto State Park. The area is colonized by different vegetation physiognomy of the Cerrado Biome, mainly Rupestre Fields and Wet Fields, beyond of redoubts of Semidecidual Stationary Forests, called Capon Forests. The area is colonized by different vegetation physiognomy of the Cerrado Biome, mainly Rupestre Fields and Wet Fields, beyond of redoubts of Semidecidual Stationary Forests, called Capon Forests. The objective of this work was to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental changes that have occurred since the Late Pleistocene. The work was constituted by the application of a multi-proxy approach, such as peatland soil stratigraphy, palynological analyzes, stable isotopes (13C and 15N), geochemical composition analyzes and 14C dating. The oldest age obtained at the base of the peatland profile was 23.037 cal. years BP, indicating that the formation of the peatland occurred during the Late Pleistocene. In this study it was possible to infer five main stages of paleoenvironmental changes: RP-I ~23.000-13.500 cal. years BP, very cold climate and very humid, presence of Montana Forest indicators and impoverishment of the isotopic signal, period of instability in hydrographic basin of the peatland; RP-II ~13.500-11.700 cal. years BP, small increase in temperature and decreased humidity, reduction of the indicators of cold climate and the expansion of the field vegetation, however the climatic conditions were more humid and cooler than the current, decrease of the entrance of local mineral material; RP-III ~11.700-8.500 cal. years BP, trend of increased temperature and decreased humidity, change in vegetation from C3 to C4 plants, reduction of the Semideciduous Seasonal Forest and Mountain Forests, increased flow of local mineral material; RP-IV ~8.500-7.000 cal. years BP, drier and hotter weather, causing the disappearance of the indicators of cold weather, retraction of the Wet Field and expansion of Rupestre Field. Period of very stability in the watershed of the peatland; RP-V 7.000 cal. years BP until present, increased humidity and decrease in temperature, as current conditions, increased accumulation of peat, reappearance of the indicators of Montana Forest and Seasonal Semideciduous Forest and retraction of the Field, decrease of regional and local dust. Fluctuations in the climate influenced changes in paleovegetation and the sedimentary structure of the peatland Rio Preto. Given the value of peatlands as archives of paleoenvironmental changes and their environmental functions, these environments need to be better protected.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-02-24T19:48:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AdrianaBG_capa_ate_secao5.pdf: 3230514 bytes, checksum: e499db1cdb9c0ab6b161220ff77e224a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-10-27 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The Curimata? estuary is located in the oriental coast of Rio Grande do Norte State in Brazil. Its importance resides in the fact that this region possesses one of the last portions of preserved mangrove in the Rio Grande do Norte State. Nevertheless, it has been severely affected by many anthropogenic activities, as sugarcane monoculture and shrimp farming. Former works demonstrated that an accumulation of heavy metals is occurring in oysters in this estuary, and perhaps it could be explained by the input of metals in this ecosystem deriving from the shrimp farming. To better understanding the origin of these metals, bottom sediment samples, cores and suspended particulate matter were collected for a characterization of metal concentrations (Al, Ba, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) and to determine the potentially bioavailable metals. Additionally, the enrichment ratio for each element analyzed was calculated. The mineralogical composition of sediment samples and cores were obtained by X-ray diffraction. Moreover, data of orbital remote sensing were used in order to detect and quantify suspended matter by applying a logarithmic algorithm. Geochemical data of bottom sediments and cores revealed that, excepting Ba and Pb, the elements analyzed presented concentrations characteristic of an unpolluted ecosystem (Al: 0,25 - 8,76 %; Ba: 3,03 - 870 ?g.g-1; Cd: < 0,25 ?g.g-1; Cr: 1,72 - 82,4 ?g.g-1; Cu: 0,12 -25,3 ?g.g-1; Pb: 0,38 - 23,7 ?g.g-1; Fe: 0,10 - 5,82 %; Mn: 15,1 - 815 ?g.g-1; Ni: 0,14 - 36,1 ?g.g-1; Zn: 1,37 - 113 ?g.g-1). During the dry season a distribution pattern was observed, with higher metal concentrations in the margins, decreasing toward the central portion of the channel. These metal concentrations were well correlated with mineralogical compositions, with clay minerals prevailing at the margins, and quartz and feldspar in the center. However, this pattern was not observed during the wet season, probably because of the high water flux that disturbed bottom sediments. But, as observed for the dry season, a good correlation between metal concentrations and mineralogical composition was also observed for the wet season, with high metal concentrations where there were high quantities of clay minerals. Low enrichment ratios were obtained for the majority of elements analyzed, excepting for Mn, Ba and Pb. Manganese presented the higher ratios downstream for both seasons, and it can be an evidence of anthropogenic impact by shrimp farming. As barium and lead concentrations in sediment samples presented analytical problems during the total sample digestion, one cannot be sure that the ratios obtained correspond to the reality. The highest metal concentrations in particulate matter were obtained in the portion dominated by fluvial transport for all metals analyzed, excepting for copper. Barium and zinc were the only elements that presented elevated concentrations that are not common of unpolluted ecosystems (Ba: 5730 - 8355 ?g.g-1; Zn: 3899 - 4348 ?g.g-1). However, these high concentrations could not be related to the shrimp farming and waste waters from the town of Canguaretama, once they were obtained from the fluvial particulate matter, that is upstream from the activities above mentioned. The application of the logarithmic algorithm to the processed LANDSAT image was well succeeded, although the acquired image does not correspond exactly to the field campaigns. The IKONOS image provided very detailed views of the suspended sediment concentration at the estuary, as the mixture of distinct water flows at the confluence of Cunha? and Curimata? rivers, with more turbid waters from Cunha? river, that is directly affected by effluents from shrimp farming and urban waste waters deriving from the town of Canguaretama / O estu?rio do rio Curimata? localiza-se na por??o sul do litoral oriental do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, apresentando uma das ?ltimas por??es de manguezais no Estado. Este ecossistema tem sido fortemente afetado por diversas atividades antropog?nicas, como o cultivo de cana-de-a??car, a carcinicultura, al?m da urbaniza??o. Trabalhos anteriores neste local revelaram que ostras Crassostrea rhizophorae apresentaram concentra??es de alguns metais acima dos limites permitidos para consumo, e que talvez a entrada destes metais no estu?rio estivesse relacionada aos efluentes de carcinicultura. Para uma melhor compreens?o da origem destes metais, foram coletadas amostras de sedimento de fundo, testemunhos e material particulado em suspens?o para uma caracteriza??o das concentra??es de dez elementos maiores e tra?os (Al, Ba, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn), bem como para a determina??o dos elementos potencialmente biodispon?veis. Al?m disso, tamb?m foi realizado o c?lculo da raz?o de enriquecimento para cada elemento analisado. A composi??o mineral?gica das amostras de sedimento de fundo e dos testemunhos foi obtida atrav?s de difratometria de raios-X. Adicionalmente, dados de sensoriamento remoto orbital foram usados a fim de se detectar e semiquantificar o material particulado em suspens?o atrav?s da aplica??o de um algoritmo logar?tmico. As an?lises geoqu?micas das amostras de sedimento de fundo revelaram que os elementos analisados apresentaram concentra??es caracter?sticas de um estu?rio n?o polu?do (Al: 0,25 a 8,76%; Ba: 3,03 a 870 ?g.g-1; Cd: < 0,25 ?g.g-1; Cr: 1,72 a 82,4 ?g.g-1; Cu: 0,12 a 25,3 ?g.g-1; Pb: 0,38 a 23,7 ?g.g-1; Fe: 0,10 a 5,82 %; Mn: 15,1 a 815 ?g.g-1; Ni: 0,14 a 36,1 ?g.g-1; Zn: 1,37 a 113 ?g.g-1). Um padr?o de distribui??o dos metais foi observado durante a esta??o seca, com maiores concentra??es nas margens, diminuindo em dire??o ao centro do canal. A concentra??o dos metais se mostrou bem correlacionada com as respectivas composi??es mineral?gicas das amostras de sedimento, com minerais de argila predominando nas margens, e quartzo e feldspato mais presentes no centro do canal. Contudo, este padr?o n?o foi observado durante a esta??o chuvosa, provavelmente devido ao fluxo de ?gua mais intenso que promoveu o dist?rbio dos sedimentos de fundo, com remo??o da fra??o fina das margens. Mas, da mesma forma que observado para a esta??o seca, nas amostras coletadas durante a esta??o chuvosa tamb?m se observou maiores concentra??es de metais nas amostras com predom?nio de minerais argilosos. Raz?es de enriquecimento sugestivas de aus?ncia de polui??o foram obtidas para a maioria dos elementos analisados, com exce??o de Mn. O mangan?s apresentou as maiores raz?es ? jusante da atividade de carcinicultura, as quais sugerem polui??o significativa neste trecho durante ambas as esta??es seca e chuvosa. Esta pode ser uma evid?ncia do impacto da carcinicultura no estu?rio, j? que a montante desta atividade a raz?o de enriquecimento foi baixa. No material particulado em suspens?o as maiores concentra??es de metais foram obtidas na por??o dominada pelo transporte fluvial para todos os elementos analisados, com exce??o do cobre. Os ?nicos elementos que apresentaram concentra??es elevadas, incomuns para ambientes livres de polui??o, foram b?rio (de 5730 a 8355 ?g.g-1) e zinco (de 3899 a 4348 ?g.g-1). Contudo, estas concentra??es anormais aparentam n?o estar relacionadas ? carcinicultura ou aos efluentes da cidade de Canguaretama, uma vez que foram encontrados ? montante destas atividades. A aplica??o do algoritmo logar?tmico ? imagem LANDSAT foi bem sucedida, embora a imagem adquirida n?o corresponda exatamente ?s datas de coleta do material em suspens?o. A imagem IKONOS forneceu vis?es muito detalhadas do estu?rio que permitiram observar a distribui??o do material particulado, com a mistura de fluxos de ?gua distintos na conflu?ncia dos rios Cunha? e Curimata?, sendo que o rio Cunha? apresenta ?guas mais turvas, e ? diretamente afetado pelos efluentes de carcinicultura e dejetos urbanos da cidade de Canguaretama