Vitória Bay Pollution Study in the Frame of the TAGUBAR Research Project: Geochemistry of the Sediments of Espírito Santo Bay
| Autor: | Guido Perin, Andrea Giacometti, M. Bonardi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pollution
Metal contamination Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Range (biology) Espirito santo media_common.quotation_subject Vitória Geochemistry Sampling (statistics) Espírito Santo Bay Heavy metals Silt lcsh:TD1-1066 geochemical analysis Environmental science Settore CHIM/01 - Chimica Analitica lcsh:Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Bay Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Settore CHIM/12 - Chimica dell'Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali General Environmental Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Environments Volume 5 Issue 12 Environments, Vol 5, Iss 12, p 139 (2018) |
| Popis: | The Espí rito SantoBay is located in Espí rito Santo state in the eastern part of Brazil. It is surrounded by the city of Vitó ria on one side and by the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Superficial sediments of Espí rito Santo Bay were analyzed at 12 (western shallow silt sediments) + 8 (eastern sandy sediments and relatively deep sampling stations) = 20 uniformly distributed sampling points, where geochemical analysis was performed. Nineteen elements were analyzed: Mo, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, Ni, Mn, Fe, As, U, Th, Sr, Cd, Sb, Bi, V, Cr, Ba, and Al. This selection was made based on the most representative heavy metals present in this area and according to the results obtained from the geochemical analysis. Their concentrations were compared with metal contamination benchmarks such asscreening quick reference tables (SQuiRTs), effects rangelow (ERL), effects range median (ERM), threshold effects levels (TELs), probable effects levels (PELs), and apparent effects thresholds (AETs). The results indicated that there was no particular pollution condition able to alter the condition of any part of this water body. The authors conclude that the Espí rito Santo Bay is only moderately polluted, and some elements are virtually absent. |
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