Heavy metal accumulation of lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), and cadmium (Cd) in the muscle of the catfish Eremophilus mutisii was studied in 47 specimens, captured by anglers in the Bogotá River at two sampling sites (Chocontá and Suesca) during May-October 2005. Water samples were processed for physicochemical and metal analyses. Metal accumulation in muscle (wet weight) of specimens at Chocontá and Suesca showed high levels of Pb (3.4 and 3.1 ppm, respectively), Cr (1.8 and 2.1 ppm, respectively), and Cd (0.35 and 0.48, respectively). Metal levels in waters (ppm) indicated that average Pb (0.028 Chocontá, 0.029 Suesca), Fe (0.462 Chocontá, 1.1 Suesca), and Cr (0.113 Chocontá) were above the maximum levels (MCLs) allowed in drinking waters. No extreme average values were found for pH, nitrites, alkalinity, and hardness in the waters. This study showed the importance of benthic and nonmigratory species like the capitán to evaluate the effects of heavy metals pollution. Further public health implications could be derived in the region where this investigation took place due to consumption of capitán by people in the area.
Se evaluó el efecto de dos colectas de semen realizadas en la misma temporada reproductiva sobre los parámetros espermáticos y composición fisicoquímica del plasma seminal de Piaractus brachypomus. El semen de nueve machos inducidos hormonalmente con extracto hipofisiario de carpa (EHC) fue colectado en abril y mayo de 2014. Se estudiaron los cambios entre colectas del volumen seminal (VS), movilidad espermática (ME), tiempo de activación (TA), concentración espermática (CE) y variables fisicoquímicas (Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, K+, glucosa, triglicéridos, proteína, osmolaridad y pH). Se observaron diferencias significativas entre colectas para Na+, triglicéridos y osmolaridad (p<0.05) y Ca2+ (p<0.01). Por otro lado, no se encontraron diferencias significativas en VS, ME, TA y CE entre colectas. La colección de semen de un reproductor inducido hormonalmente en dos oportunidades dentro de una misma temporada reproductiva en es una alternativa de manejo viable en P. brachypomus, aunque los componentes plasmáticos pueden variar por efecto del muestreo.
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