The influence of the intensity of use, rainfall and location in the amount of marine debris in four beaches in Niteroi, Brazil: Sossego, Camboinhas, Charitas and Flechas.
The presence of marine debris in coastal and oceanic regions is a worldwide and growing problem and own to different factors. In order to check the influence of some of these factors in the amount of debris in these areas, we quantified and identified marine debris found on sand of four beaches in the city of Niterói, RJ during dry and rainy seasons; two in oceanic region and two in Guanabara Bay, and observed the intensity of use of them by people. Our results showed that intensity of use and intensity of rain had influence in the presence and amount of solid waste collected. Environmental education campaigns and improvements in basic sanitation are extremely necessary to prevent the pollution of aquatic environments and get improvements on waste management in the cities of Niterói, RJ.
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil. Electronic address: melaniels_1@hotmail.com.
Melanie Lopes da
ML
Silva
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Formação de Professores, Brazil.
Alessandro Souza
AS
Sales
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Formação de Professores, Brazil.
Suzane
S
Martins
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil.
Rebeca de Oliveira
RO
Castro
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Formação de Professores, Brazil.
Fábio Vieira de
FV
Araújo
D001493:Bathing Beaches / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil; D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010969:Plastics / Q000032:analysis; D011891:Rain; D012621:Seasons; D062611:Solid Waste; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D010969:Plastics; D062611:Solid Waste; D014866:Waste Products; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
Beach; Marine debris; Niteroi; Pollution