Efeitos do petróleo e da limpeza por jateamento em costão rochoso da praia de Barequecaba, São Sebastião, SP. / Effects of oil and cleanup by high pressure flushing on a rocky shore at Barequeçaba beach, São Sebastião, Brazil.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1994

RESUMO

Rocky shores of São Sebastião region are vulnerable ecosystems to oil spills, due to the proximity of the Petroleum Terminal Almirante Barroso (TEBAR) from PETROBRÁS. It was documented 144 spills in the last 14 years, at the area. Few studies were done about the community structure of rocky shores on São Sebastião Channel, specially including the effects of petroleum on the biota. The cleaning procedures employed on these shores have been defined, mainly, on aesthetical basis and not ecological basis, generating additional impacts sometimes bigger than those caused by the oil itself. The present study focused the evaluation of the oil effects, when applied experimentally, and evaluated the community recovery process after high pressure water flushing. It was intended to compare the cleanup procedures on an ecological point of view. It is intended to define criteria ecologically coherent for the cleanup of rocky shores on the region. The study area is on Barequeçaba beach, São Sebastião, S.P., were one shore area, previously studied, received 50 liters of crude oil during 7 consecutive days. From the seven permanent study transects, 3 remained with oil, 2 were flushed with a 2500 PSI pressure. 2 transects were the controls. The sampling period was of 2 and a half year. It is concluded that the applications of crude oil didnt caused visible impact on the studied community, and the natural variations were responsible for the observed fluctuations, except for Siphonaria hispida, Acmaea subrugosa and Crassostrea rhizophorae, species that presented variations that could be related to the contact with the oil. To confirm these conclusions it must be done more accurate studies with these species. The flushing was a very destructive method to the community, which needed more than 2 years to return to the equilibrium state. It is concluded that this method, like the other mechanical cleanup techniques, with similar effects, must be avoided.

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canal de são sebastião métodos de limpeza impactos rocky shore impacts high pressure flushing oil costão rochoso óleo cleanup methods são sebastião channel jateamento

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