Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 112, Issue 1-2, Pages 91-97Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.037
Keywords
Oil; Remediation; Oil-suspended particulate material aggregates (OSA); Todos os Santos Bay
Funding
- CNPq
- CAPES
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Recent studies have revealed the occurrence of a natural process of interaction between oil droplets and suspended particulate material, resulting in the formation of aggregates which are dispersed in the water column, known as oil-suspended particulate material aggregates (OSAs). The experiments aimed to investigate the contribution of OSAS in indicating where most likely is the oil sedimentation in the Sao Paulo river, Todos os Santos Bay, Brazil, in order to predict possible ecotoxicological risks caused by oil spills. The results showed that salinity and MPS concentration interfere on the formation of aggregates. In addition, the point 3 was nominated as the most vulnerable area to the potential ecotoxicological impacts of oil spills and should be treated as a priority area for the application of preventive and mitigating techniques. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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