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Integrating three tools for the environmental assessment of the Pardo River, Brazil

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    Identifier: imarina:3386810
    Authors:
    Machado, Carolina S.Alves, Renato I. S.Fregonesi, Brisa M.Beda, Cassio F.Suzuki, Meire N.Trevilato, Rudison B.Nadal, MartiDomingo, Jose L.Segura-Munoz, Susana I.
    Abstract:
    There is a growing need for strategic assessment of environmental conditions in river basins around the world. In spite of the considerable water resources, Brazil has been suffering from water quality decrease in recent years. Pardo River runs through Minas Gerais and São Paulo, two of the most economically important states in Brazil, and is being currently promoted as a future drinking water source. This study aimed at integrating three different tools to conduct a hydromorphological assessment focused on the spatial complexity, connectivity, and dynamism of the Pardo River, Brazil. Twelve sampling stretches were evaluated in four sampling campaigns, in dry and rainy seasons. In each stretch, permanent preservation areas (PPAs), hydromorphological integrity by rapid assessment protocol (RAP), and physicochemical parameters were qualified. The kappa coefficient was used to assess statistical agreement among monitoring tools. The PPA analysis showed that in all stretches, the vegetation was modified. RAP results revealed environmental deterioration in stretches located near human activities and less variability of substrates available for aquatic fauna and sediment deposition as well. Low values for dissolved oxygen in the river mouth were noted in the rainy season. Electrical conductivity was higher in stretches near sugarcane crops. The poor agreement (k < 0.35) between the RAP and physicochemical parameters indicates that the tools generate different and complementary information, while they are not replaceable. Potential changes of the hydromorphological characteristics and variations in physicochemical indicators must be related to extensive PPA modification.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Machado, Carolina S.; Alves, Renato I. S.; Fregonesi, Brisa M.; Beda, Cassio F.; Suzuki, Meire N.; Trevilato, Rudison B.; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose L.; Segura-Munoz, Susana I.;
    Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Nadal Lomas, Martí
    Keywords: Brazil
    Abstract: There is a growing need for strategic assessment of environmental conditions in river basins around the world. In spite of the considerable water resources, Brazil has been suffering from water quality decrease in recent years. Pardo River runs through Minas Gerais and São Paulo, two of the most economically important states in Brazil, and is being currently promoted as a future drinking water source. This study aimed at integrating three different tools to conduct a hydromorphological assessment focused on the spatial complexity, connectivity, and dynamism of the Pardo River, Brazil. Twelve sampling stretches were evaluated in four sampling campaigns, in dry and rainy seasons. In each stretch, permanent preservation areas (PPAs), hydromorphological integrity by rapid assessment protocol (RAP), and physicochemical parameters were qualified. The kappa coefficient was used to assess statistical agreement among monitoring tools. The PPA analysis showed that in all stretches, the vegetation was modified. RAP results revealed environmental deterioration in stretches located near human activities and less variability of substrates available for aquatic fauna and sediment deposition as well. Low values for dissolved oxygen in the river mouth were noted in the rainy season. Electrical conductivity was higher in stretches near sugarcane crops. The poor agreement (k < 0.35) between the RAP and physicochemical parameters indicates that the tools generate different and complementary information, while they are not replaceable. Potential changes of the hydromorphological characteristics and variations in physicochemical indicators must be related to extensive PPA modification.
    Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Pollution Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Nutrição Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Management, monitoring, policy and law Interdisciplinar Geografía Geociências General medicine General environmental science Farmacia Environmental sciences Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental science (all) Ensino Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Arquitetura, urbanismo e design Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 01676369
    Author's mail: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0002-0217-4827
    Record's date: 2024-09-07
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10661-015-4788-8
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Environmental Monitoring And Assessment. 187 (9): 569-
    APA: Machado, Carolina S.; Alves, Renato I. S.; Fregonesi, Brisa M.; Beda, Cassio F.; Suzuki, Meire N.; Trevilato, Rudison B.; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose (2015). Integrating three tools for the environmental assessment of the Pardo River, Brazil. Environmental Monitoring And Assessment, 187(9), 569-. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4788-8
    Article's DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4788-8
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2015
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Environmental Science (Miscellaneous),Environmental Sciences,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Medicine (Miscellaneous),Pollution
    Brazil
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Saúde coletiva
    Química
    Pollution
    Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia
    Odontología
    Nutrição
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Materiais
    Management, monitoring, policy and law
    Interdisciplinar
    Geografía
    Geociências
    General medicine
    General environmental science
    Farmacia
    Environmental sciences
    Environmental science (miscellaneous)
    Environmental science (all)
    Ensino
    Engenharias iv
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias i
    Enfermagem
    Educação física
    Educação
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciência de alimentos
    Ciência da computação
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Astronomia / física
    Arquitetura, urbanismo e design
    Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
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