Ecological Risk Assessment in Sediments from the Urbanized Lagoon of the Olympic Park

Rodrigues, I. Y. D. C.; Campos, J. D. C.; Cavalcante, R. M.; Coutinho, A. C.; Netto, A. T.; Salomão, A. L. D. S.

doi:10.5829/ijee.2020.11.04.06

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2020.11.04.06

Abstract

The Jacarepaguá Lagoon (JPAL) is part of a lagoon complex, located in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro city, and has largest drainage area of the complex. JPAL constantly receives the clandestine release of domestic and industrial effluents, in addition to diffuse contributions from drainage waters from different sources, with high pollution load. Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) is an important tool with a more global view of the risks for the management of contaminated areas, including the identification of adverse effects of contaminants on the environment. This study aimed to develop an ERA for the JPAL, using two lines of evidence (LoE): Ecotoxicological and Ecological. The sediments samples were collected in four sampling points. The Ecotoxicological LoE was based on chronic ecotoxicity assays (Chlorella vulgaris and Ceriodaphnia dubia) to estimate the Ecotoxicological Risk. The Ecological LoE was based on the analysis of the richness and abundance of local algae species to estimate the Ecological Risk. The Environmental Risk was estimated by integrating the Risks of the two LoE. The Ecotoxicological Risk was 0.80±0.12, classified as very high risk. The Ecological Risk was 0.746±0.01, classified as high risk. The estimated Environmental Risk was 0.78±0.08, which was a very high risk. In summary, JPAL had an advanced stage of contamination, with a high content of organic matter in the sediment, caused by irregular effluents released. JPAL's current environmental risk exposes the urgent need for more inspection actions to prevent the release of sewage before the total degradation of the local ecosystem.

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Ecological Risk Assessment in Sediments from the Urbanized Lagoon of the Olympic Park

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Volume 11, Issue 4
December 2020
Pages 287-291

Ecological Risk Assessment in Sediments from the Urbanized Lagoon of the Olympic Park

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Volume 11, Issue 4December 2020Pages 287-291

Volume 11, Issue 4
December 2020
Pages 287-291