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An Overview of Potential Health Hazards in Recreational Water Environments and Monitoring Programme in Porto Belo Bay, Brazil

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The Porto Belo Bay region is formed by Itapema and Porto Belo cities, both considered important beaches from southern Brazil. During the summer, these cities welcome large numbers of tourists, fomenting their economies that are largely based on tourism activities. Given the poor sewage treatment in this region (60 % in Itapema City and none in Porto Belo City), a high population increase over the summer period can influence the water quality within Porto Belo Bay. The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiological, chemical, and physical aspects within this area. Water samples were collected from 14 sites in the Perequê-Áçu River (five sampling stations) and in nine beach sampling stations from October 2000 to March 2014. The physical parameters (pH, salinity, DO, temperature), inorganic nutrients (NH4+, PO4 3−), organic compounds (POC, TOP, SPM), and biological and microbiological indicators (BOD5, chlorophyll-a, total coliforms, and E. coli) indicated that areas close to the river discharge displayed lowest water quality, with a greater amount of inorganic and organic nutrients. On the other hand, better water quality was observed in two beach sites far from river or storm water discharges.

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  1. Universidade do Vale do Itajaí – UNIVALI, Rua Uruguai, n°458, Itajaí, SC, CEP: 88302202, Brazil

    Camila Burigo Marin, Katia Naomi Kuroshima, Lia Raquel de Campos Galuppo, Daniela de Souza Waltrick, Maria Letícia Biavatti, Giovana Faccio, Karoliny Fantim Fracalossi, Marcus Adonai Castro da Silva & Ana Lucia Zonta

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Marin, C.B. et al. (2016). An Overview of Potential Health Hazards in Recreational Water Environments and Monitoring Programme in Porto Belo Bay, Brazil. In: Shukla, P. (eds) Frontier Discoveries and Innovations in Interdisciplinary Microbiology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2610-9_10

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