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Eutrophication and bacterial pollution caused by industrial and domestic wastes at the Baixada Santista Estuarine System - Brazil

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Autor(es):
Braga, Elisabete S. ; Bonetti, Carla V. D. H. [2] ; Burone, Leticia ; Bonetti Filho, Jarbas
Número total de Autores: 4
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Marine Pollution Bulletin; v. 40, n. 2, p. 165-173, 2000.
Área do conhecimento: Ciências Biológicas - Ecologia
Assunto(s):Processos ecológicos e ambientais   Resíduos industriais   Eutrofização   Coliformes
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Baixada Santista's region is world famous for its high levels of pollution, which are related to industrial, port and urban activities. Around the industrial pole of Cubatão city, high nutrient concentrations are found such as nitrate >90 umoll-1 N-NO-3 and phosphate >24 umoll-1 P-PO-34. A clear gradient of dilution from the estuary's interior to its mouth is present along the natural channels, but does not reach low concentrations for all elements in the Santos Bay. Artificial urban drainage channels present accentuated differences of the nutrient concentrations inside and outside each lock. The inner channel waters, show low average values of salinity (1.33 PSU) and oxygen (2.0 mll-1); pH under 8; high averages of nutrient concentrations (ammonium 40 umoll-1, nitrate 42, phosphate 2.96 umoll-1, silicate 119 umoll-1); high total and faecal coliform averages (3566×103/100 and 1637×103/100 ml, respectively). Outside of the channels, on the beaches, there were high nutrient concentrations at some points and accentuated total and faecal coliform averages (91×103/100 and 28×103/100 ml, respectively). The high TC and FC contents outside of the locks show the inefficiency of the actions to prevent pollution on the beaches. These facts represent risks to local biota and human health. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 95/06655-9 - Aplicacao de foraminiferos bentonicos na avaliacao do grau de impactacao de areas costeiras confinadas. baixada santista: estudo de caso.
Beneficiário:Carla Van Der Haagen Custodio Bonetti
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado