Evaluation of environmental quality of sandy beaches in southeastern Brazil.

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Abstract
The effect of urbanization on the environmental quality of two sandy beaches was evaluated using metrics such as pH, dissolved oxygen, coliforms and solid waste. Urbanization effects on physicochemical metrics (pH and dissolved oxygen) were not significant. The coliforms concentration was below the established limit for primary contact, but it was significantly higher on beaches with highest recreational potential. Similarly, the abundance of solid waste was significantly higher in urbanized areas (~4.5 items/m), and it was higher than what was found for 106 beaches worldwide. Plastic represented 84% of the total number of items and recreational activities were the main sources of debris (80%). Therefore, a balance between recreation and conservation actions, based on short-term (e.g. fines) and long-term measures (e.g. educational policies) is recommended. We demonstrate that the use of multiple metrics provides more robust estimates of the environmental quality of sandy beaches than a single impact metric.
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Authors Suciu, Marjorie C;Tavares, Davi C;Costa, Leonardo L;Silva, Marianna C L;Zalmon, Ilana R;
Journal Marine pollution bulletin
Year 2017
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S0025-326X(17)30352-1
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Keywords
contamination urbanization marine debris plastic impact metrics

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