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Oil impact on the environment and aquatic organisms on the coasts of the states of Alagoas and Sergipe, Brazil - A preliminary evaluation
- Source :
- Marine pollution bulletin. 171
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The oil spill off the coast of the Brazilian Northeast region is one of the most significant global events regarding contamination and environmental impact in recent years. This work evaluates the effects of oil spills on the Northeast coasts between Alagoas and Sergipe states from October 2019 to January 2020. Analysis of some sampling points of seawater revealed the presence of Hg, Cd, Pb, and Cu in levels above the maximum concentration limits established by the Brazilian legislation. For water quality parameters, phosphorus, nitrite, and turbidity showed statistically different values. However, the chromatographic profiles of oil obtained from different beaches were quite similar. Seawater, fishes, and massunins (bivalve) presented the main polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: naphthalene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene, fluorene, and acenaphthalene. Therefore, the concentration of organic and inorganic contaminants determined in different environmental locations served as a subsidy to assess the effect of the preliminary oil spill on the Brazilian coast.
- Subjects :
- Fluoranthene
Aquatic Organisms
Phosphorus
chemistry.chemical_element
Aquatic Science
Contamination
Phenanthrene
Oceanography
Pollution
chemistry.chemical_compound
Petroleum
chemistry
Environmental chemistry
Environmental science
Animals
Seawater
Environmental impact assessment
Petroleum Pollution
Water quality
Turbidity
Brazil
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18793363
- Volume :
- 171
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Marine pollution bulletin
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c5a0e9ab9b94408bcdafe88457ee281c