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Environmental Research 133 (2014) 149–155 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Environmental Research journal homepage: /locate/envres Metal concentrations in surface water and sediments from Pardo River, Brazil: Human health risks Renato I.S. Alves a, Carolina F. Sampaio a, Martí Nadal b, Marta Schuhmacher b,c, José L. Domingo b, Susana I. Segura-Muñoz a,n a Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Parasitology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil b Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Catalonia, Spain c Departament d ’Enginyeria Quimica, ETSEQ, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Pardo River (Brazil) is suffering from an important anthropogenic impact due to the pressure of highly Received 8 March 2014 populated areas and the influence of sugarcane cultivation. The objective of the present study was to Received in revised form determine the levels of 13 trace elements (As, Be, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Mn, Hg, Ni, Tl, Sn, V and Zn) in samples of 9 May 2014 surface water and sediments from the Pardo River. Furthermore, the human health risks associated with Accepted 11 May 2014 exposure to those metals through oral intake and dermal absorption were also evaluated. Spatial and Available online 18 June 2014 seasonal trends of