scholarly journals CIANOBACTÉRIAS E CIANOTOXINAS EM AMBIENTES AQUÁTICOS: uma breve revisão sobre os principais métodos detecção, remoção e impactos sobre a saúde humana = CYANBACTERIA AND CYANOTOXINS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS: a short review on the main methods of detection, removal and impacts on human health

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Henrique Costa Rodrigues ◽  
Bruno Paes De-Carli ◽  
Aline Martins Vicentin ◽  
Marcelo Luiz Martins Pompêo ◽  
Viviane Moschini Carlos

Muitos corpos hídricos têm sido degradados devido à interferência humana. A poluição causada pelas atividades antrópicas vem comprometendo a qualidade da água e promovendo eventos de eutrofização, afetando toda estrutura trófica do ambiente, podendo assim acarretar na proliferação de cianobactérias tóxicas. Nesse sentido, o conhecimento sobre esses organismos é de grande importância, principalmente em corpos hídricos com usos múltiplos. Esta pesquisa representa uma revisão de trabalhos publicados envolvendo qualidade ambiental e ecolotoxicologia aquática, tendo como foco estudos relacionados às cianobactérias e cianotoxinas. Para o trabalho foram analisados livros textos e artigos publicados entre 2010 e 2020 em periódicos nacionais e internacionais. Na literatura publicada nos últimos anos são apresentadas as principais metodologias envolvidas na detecção e remoção de cianotoxinas, além de bioensaios ecotoxicológicos. Fica evidente a importância do tratamento de efluentes e controle das fontes de poluição difusas e pontuais no ecossistema promovendo a melhoria da qualidade da água e controle de cianobactérias.ABSTRACTCyanobacteria play an important role among producers in aquatic ecosystems, however when associated with eutrophication they become an ecological and public health problem. The problem involving cyanobacteria is the blooming of potentially toxic strains. The present work aims to present and discuss the problems related to the proliferation of cyanobacteria in limnological environments, and its consequences for dynamics in the environment and effects on environmental health. In this sense, knowledge about these organisms is of great importance, especially in water bodies with multiple uses. This research represents a review of published works involving environmental quality and aquatic ecotoxicology, focusing on studies related to cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins. For the present work, textbooks and articles published between 2010 and 2020 in national and internationaljournals were analyzed. In the literature published in recent years, the main methodologies involved in the detection and removal of cyanotoxins are presented, in addition to ecotoxicological bioassays. The study of cyanobacteria and their metabolites comprises an area of interest that reaches a greater dimension when impacts on the quality of water supply are evident, thus the importance of treating effluents and controlling pollution sources in the ecosystem is evident, promoting improvement and maintenance the quality of the water bodies.  

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Goda

The management and status of public water bodies in Japan is discussed. The environmental quality standards which have been set and the levels of compliance with these standards are shown. The water quality of Japanese rivers, lakes, reservoirs, wetlands and coastal waters is described, and eutrophication problems are mentioned. The effects of changes in population density and levels of recycling of industrial wastewaters on the quality of water bodies are discussed. Almost 75% of industrial wastewater is now recycled. Per capita availability of freshwater in Japan is comparatively low, and the construction of 530 dams, in addition to the 2393 dams already in operation, is planned. Irrigation effluents from paddy fields are a major factor which influences river water quality in Japan. The improvement of water quality using various methods is discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
V. Zaslonovsky ◽  
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N. Sharapov ◽  
M. Bosov ◽  
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...  

The paper is devoted to the development of proposals concerning the improvement of surface water bodies and the appointment of target indicators of the natural waters’ quality. The paper considers a variety of problems of preserving, restoring and improving the quality of natural surface waters: from regional features of the formation of natural water composition, to differences in the requirements for the quality of water consumed. The object of the study is the qualitative indicators of the waters of natural water bodies, and the subject of the study is the methodological approaches to the normalization of these indicators. The purpose of the work is to identify the main shortcomings in the domestic system of rationing the quality of natural waters, and to form appropriate proposals. For this purpose, the following tasks were set and solved: to review the methodological approaches to assessing and rationing the quality of natural waters used in some foreign countries and in the Russian Federation, to identify the main causes and shortcomings; to make proposals for improving the current system of water quality rationing. The result of this work is the conclusions about the lack of impact of the strategy operating in Russia in the development of schemes of complex use and protection of water objects, standards of permissible impact on water bodies, the appointment of permissible discharge limits in terms of maintaining and improving the water quality of natural water bodies. The reasons that led to this are indicated. The necessity of taking into account, in addition to the physical and chemical composition, also hydrobiological parameters is shown. It is concluded that instead of fisheries management standards, environmental standards should serve as the basis for target indicators of water quality of natural water bodies, which determine the well-being of humans and the stable functioning of aquatic ecosystems, taking into account regional factors. Proposals were made to adjust the methodological approaches to the implementation of this strategy. According to the authors, these proposals will speed up the solution of the main objectives of the strategy – the ecological improvement of water bodies, the preservation of unique aquatic ecosystems and the environmentally safe development of territories that previously experienced relatively small anthropogenic impacts (Eastern Siberia and the Far East)


Author(s):  
Andrius Litvinaitis ◽  
Lina Bagdžiūnaitė-Litvinaitienė ◽  
Laurynas Šaučiūnas

On preparing of the first management plans of River Basin Districts have been found that diffuse agricultural pol-lution is one of the most important causing factor and the most significant impact on the quality of water bodies. Diffuse agricultural pollution can be from 45% to 80% of nitrate nitrogen pollution load of water bodies. Pollution is transported by water surface and subsurface runoff through sediments from agricultural territories. This article aims at evaluating of relation between the Quaternary sediments and Land use dissemination. The lithological factor (sandy, loamy, argillaceous) of the basin was calculated based on Quaternary map of Lithuania M 1:200000 and Lithuanian river map M 1:50000. The land-use factor of the basin was calculated based on Corine Land cover M 1:100000 using ArcGis software. In order to carry out more thorough analysis of the determination of relation between the Quaternary sediments and Land use dissemination in given territories, sections of 0–50 m, 50–200 m, 200–500 m, 500–800 m, 800–1000 m and >1000 m were established, calculating the distance in meters from the riverbank.


2020 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
pp. 114434
Author(s):  
Julieta Peluso ◽  
Carolina M. Aronzon ◽  
María del Carmen Ríos de Molina ◽  
Dante E. Rojas ◽  
Diego Cristos ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabiru Abdullahi Ahmad ◽  
Mohd Ezree Abdullah ◽  
Norhidayah Abdul Hassan ◽  
Hussaini Ahmad Daura ◽  
Kamarudin Ambak

Purpose Porous asphalt has been used for than 50 years, but it was originally developed in 1970 at Franklin institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1974 the first formalized procedure was created by the federal highway administration to design mixtures. Many researches on porous asphalt mixture have been conducted for the past two decades. However, there remains some concern about the potential adverse impacts of infiltrated surface water on the underlying groundwater. The purpose of this paper is to presents a short review on the application of porous asphalt pavement stormwater treatment. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, a critical review on history and benefits is presented followed by review of general studies of using porous asphalt pavement, and some recent scientific studies that examine potential contamination of soil and groundwater because of infiltration systems. Findings This paper indicates that porous asphalt pavement is more efficient than conventional pavements in terms of retaining pollutants, improving the quality of water and runoff while maintaining infiltration. Originality/value This paper may also help reduce land consumption by reducing the need for traditional storm-water management structures. However, on the other hand, the priority objectives which is minimizing increased flooding and pollution risks while increasing performance efficiency and enhancing local environmental quality-of-life is achieved.


2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 2309-2316
Author(s):  
J. Y. Lin ◽  
C. F. Chen ◽  
F. R. Lei ◽  
C. D. Hsieh

Hot springs are important centers for recreation and tourism. However, the pollution that may potentially be caused by hot spring wastewater has rarely been discussed. More than half of Taiwan's hot springs are located in areas where the water quality of water bodies is to be protected, and untreated wastewater could pollute the receiving water bodies. In this study, we investigate hot spring wastewater in the Wulai area, one of Taiwan's famous hot spring resorts. Used water from five hot spring hotels was sampled and ten sampling events were carried out to evaluate the changes in the quality of used water in different seasons, at different periods of the week, and from different types of hotels. The concentrations of different pollutants in hot spring wastewater were found to exhibit wide variations, as follows: COD, 10–250 mg/L; SS, N.D.−93 mg/L; NH3-N, 0.01–1.93 mg/L; TP, 0.01–0.45 mg/L; and E. coli, 10–27,500 CFU/100 mL. The quality of hot spring wastewater depends on the operation of public pools, because this affects the frequency of supplementary fresh water and the outflow volume. Two management strategies, namely, onsite treatment systems and individually packaged treatment equipment, are considered, and a multi-objective optimization model is used to determine the optimal strategy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-177
Author(s):  
M J Jadhav ◽  
J H Sawdekar

Present study deals with the physicochemical assesment of Khelna reservoir water. Life in water depends upon the physicochemical conditions prevailing in that water. A total of 20 parameters were analyzed at seasonal intervals. Results of present study reveals that all selected physicochemical parameters were found in normal range as per the guidelines of WHO. The water is potable and safe for drinking and irrigation purpose. In order to maintain better quality of water, regular monitoring of quality of water and protection and conservation of water bodies is required. A proper awareness among society has to be created about protection and conservation of water resources.


2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 661-668
Author(s):  
I. Malagi ◽  
S. C. Sampaio ◽  
F. G. S. Pinto ◽  
D. M. Rosa ◽  
R. R. dos Reis

Abstract Aquatic ecosystems of urban rivers are contaminated through waste disposal, which poses a public health problem. The objective of this research was to evaluate the quality of water used for recreation and public supply of six rivers in the city of Cascavel - Paraná, including Cascavel, Quati, Bezerra, Antas, Clarito and Amambay. Samples were collected every 4 months in 2017, and their physicochemical and microbiological parameters, as well as resistance profiles of strains of Escherichia coli to antimicrobials distributed by pharmacies of the primary healthcare network, were evaluated. Parameters such as water temperature, turbidity, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total coliforms and thermotolerant coliforms showed significant differences. The allowed limit for thermotolerant coliforms, which was set by National Environment Council, Resolution 357/2005, was exceeded in all of the six analyzed rivers. It was determined that 48.1% of E. coli strains showed resistance to nine antimicrobial tested. The highest levels of resistance were found for ampicillin (27.7%), tetracycline (27.7%) and amoxicillin (24.0%). The results of this study contribute to the understanding of the hazards associated with the contamination of springs in urban centers with wastewater containing resistant bacteria. Therefore, recovery work is necessary in these areas because of the importance of these water sources for the entire western region of Paraná state.


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