Evaluation of aquatic contamination in an urban lagoon environment in a coastal region in the north of Brazil

Biomarkers as a Tool to Monitor Environmental Impact on Aquatic Ecosystems / Biomarcadores Como Ferramenta Para Monitorar O Impacto Ambiental Nos Ecossistemas Aquáticos

“…It is due to its potential to evaluate the general health of organisms that live in contaminated ecosystems, in addition to having the ability to detect contaminants early, reflecting a reversible toxic effect and subclinical. These enable efficiently and relatively quickly environmental changes, as they are low cost and robust in their information (GOMES et al, 2019;VASCO et al, 2016).…”

“…In this context, the use of biomarkers arises, which are important tools for assessing ecological risks, also used to assist in understanding the effects at the population or community level, besides to determine the degree of impact on the biota, as well as identifying the stressors or pollutants responsible for this effect. These biomarkers also assist in the diagnosis of risk of exposure to the human population (GOMES et al, 2019).…”