Oil impact on the environment and aquatic organisms on the coasts of the states of Alagoas and Sergipe, Brazil - A preliminary evaluation

Emerson Carlos Soares; Mozart Daltro Bispo; Vivian Costa Vasconcelos; João Inácio Soletti; Sandra Helena Vieira Carvalho; Maria Janaína de Oliveira; Mayara Costa Dos Santos; Emerson Dos Santos Freire; Aryanna Sany Pinto Nogueira; Francisco Antônio da Silva Cunha; Rafael Donizete Dutra Sandes; Raquel Anne Ribeiro Dos Santos; Maria Terezinha Santos Leite Neta; Narendra Narain; Carlos Alexandre Borges Garcia; Silvânio Silvério Lopes da Costa; Josué Carinhanha Caldas Santos

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112723

Oil impact on the environment and aquatic organisms on the coasts of the states of Alagoas and Sergipe, Brazil - A preliminary evaluation

Mar Pollut Bull. 2021 Oct:171:112723. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112723. Epub 2021 Jul 21.

Authors

Emerson Carlos Soares¹, Mozart Daltro Bispo², Vivian Costa Vasconcelos³, João Inácio Soletti², Sandra Helena Vieira Carvalho², Maria Janaína de Oliveira⁴, Mayara Costa Dos Santos⁴, Emerson Dos Santos Freire⁴, Aryanna Sany Pinto Nogueira⁴, Francisco Antônio da Silva Cunha⁴, Rafael Donizete Dutra Sandes⁵, Raquel Anne Ribeiro Dos Santos⁵, Maria Terezinha Santos Leite Neta⁵, Narendra Narain⁵, Carlos Alexandre Borges Garcia⁶, Silvânio Silvério Lopes da Costa⁶, Josué Carinhanha Caldas Santos⁷

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Water Analyzes and Aquaculture (LAQUA), Agricultural Science Center, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), CECA, 57100-000 Rio Largo, Brazil.. Electronic address: emerson.soares@ceca.ufal.br.
² Laboratory of Separation System and Process Optimization (LASSOP), Research Laboratory in Chemistry of Natural Products (LPQPN), Technology Center, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, Alagoas 57072-970, Brazil.
³ Laboratory of Water Analyzes and Aquaculture (LAQUA), Agricultural Science Center, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), CECA, 57100-000 Rio Largo, Brazil.
⁴ Laboratory of Instrumentation and Development in Analytical Chemistry (LINQA), Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Campus A.C. Simões, 57072-900 Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.
⁵ Laboratory of Flavor and Cromatographic Analysis (LAF), Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil.
⁶ Laboratory of Technology and Environmental Monitoring (LTMA), Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil.
⁷ Laboratory of Instrumentation and Development in Analytical Chemistry (LINQA), Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Campus A.C. Simões, 57072-900 Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Electronic address: josue@iqb.ufal.br.

PMID: 34303055
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112723

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.

Keywords: Brazilian northeast; Environmental impact; Oil contamination; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

MeSH terms

Animals
Aquatic Organisms
Brazil
Petroleum Pollution*
Petroleum*
Water Pollutants, Chemical* / analysis

Substances

Petroleum
Water Pollutants, Chemical