Análise do aporte, da taxa de sedimentação e da concentração de metais na água, plâncton e sedimento do reservatório de Salto Grande, Americana - SP. / Analysis of the input, sedimentation rate and metal concentration on the water, plankton and sediment of Salto Grande reservoir, Americana - SP.

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2002

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Salto Grande reservoir is located in the city of Americana, São Paulo state, in a region with high industrial and agriculture activity and elevated demographic density, witch caused on the last decades, changes in the landscape, natural resources and water quality, including eutrophication and contamination by metals. The goal of this work is to determine the concentration of metals (iron, manganese, zinc, copper, chromium and cadmium) in Salto Grande reservoir, as well, the deposition along the system and the bioavailability for the plankton community. To asses the situation of the reservoir, the present study was carried out to determine the metals concentrations on the water (30 and 70% of the total depth), plankton (higher than 20 µm), suspended matter (sedimentation traps placed at 30 and 70% of the total depth) and sediment (core sampling), in four months at 2000 (February, May, August and November), representing dry and wet season, as well the intermediate periods. The data for water analysis demonstrated high concentrations of iron, manganese, copper and cadmium, exceeding the limits of CONAMA 20/86 for water in Class 2. The data for metals on plankton was very low, do not demonstrating a possible bioaccumulation. The sedimentation rate was extremely high, mainly on dry season (May and August), with 2,4 mg.cm-2.day-1 for iron, 0,25 mg.cm-2. day -1 for manganese, 0,024 mg.cm-2. day -1 for zinc, 0,018 mg.cm-2. day -1 for copper, 0,027 mg.cm-2. day -1 for chromium and 0,003 mg.cm-2. day -1 for cadmium. The data for metal concentration in the sediment (61906,0 mg.kg-1 for iron, 623,0 mg.kg-1 for manganese, 178,0 mg.kg-1 for zinc, 70,0 mg.kg-1 for copper and 75,0 mg.kg-1 for chromium) demonstrated a polluted system. These data shows the consequences of the land use on Atibaia’s river watershed, mainly in the 70’s, with the increase of agriculture and industrial activities, resulting in a elevated input of potentially toxic substances on Atibaia river, affecting the water quality and sediment of this system.

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salto grande reservoir sedimentation rate reservatório de salto grande sedimento taxa de sedimentação metals metais sediment

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