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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Sewage contamination in a tropical coastal area (Sao Sebastiao Channel, SP, Brazil)

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Author(s):
Muniz, P. [1] ; da Silva, D. A. M. [2] ; Bicego, M. C. [3] ; Bromberg, S. [3] ; Pires-Vanin, A. M. S. [3]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Republica, Fac Ciencias, IECA, Oceanog & Ecol Marina, Montevideo 11400 - Uruguay
[2] NOAA, Environm & Fisheries Sci Div, NW Fisheries Sci Ctr, Natl Marine Fisheries Serv, Seattle, WA 98112 - USA
[3] IOUSP, BR-05508120 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Marine Pollution Bulletin; v. 99, n. 1-2, p. 292-300, OCT 15 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 11
Abstract

Urban effluent discharges in Brazilian coastal areas are a chronic problem and often lead to changes in the quality of the marine environment. Sao-Sebastiao-Channel (SSC) is an important aquatic ecosystem to be monitored for urban sewage contamination due to the intense urban activities in that region, as well as the relative high biodiversity of marine organisms. In the area are present three submarine sewage outfalls, a commercial harbour and also the biggest oil terminal in Brazil. Total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), total sulphur (TS), steroids and linear alkylbenzenes (LABs) were measured in sediment samples collected in three strategic locations of the SSC in order to monitor urban sewage contamination. Total LAB and total sterols levels ranged from below DL-51.3 ng g(-1) and below DL-10.40 mu g g(-1), respectively. Samples collected near sewage outfall in the central part of the SSC had higher concentrations of urban sewage-associated contaminants. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)