Heavy Metals in an Important Section of the São Francisco River (Northeast Brazil): Distribution Profile, Accumulation Mechanisms, and Risks of Dissemination through the Food Chain

Madson De Godoi Pereira^1*, Souza CLM², Sachdev RDL¹, Santos AVD¹, Pinto PADC², Souza LA¹, Ribeiro JN³, Oliveira JPD³, Guimarães MCC³ and Ribeiro AVFN⁴

¹Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, State University of Bahia, R. Silveira Martins, Salvador-BA, Brazil

²Department of Technology and Social Sciences, State University of Bahia, Av. Dr. Chastinet Guimarães, S/N, Juazeiro-BA, Brazil

³Federal University of Espírito Santo, Center for Health Sciences, Maruípe Avenue, S/N, Vitória-ES, Brazil

⁴Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Undergraduate Coordination, Av. Vitória, Vitória-ES, Brazil

^*Corresponding Author: Madson De Godoi Pereira, Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, State University of Bahia, Department Of Exact And Earth Sciences, R Silveira Martins, 2555, 41.150-000, Salvador-BA,, Brazil, Tel: +557131172277 Email: