Environmental diagnosis of springs of the rising algodoais basin inserted in the area of influence of the Suape Port Industrial Complex
Environmental monitoring; Land use and occupation; Multivariate analysis; Water resources.
The Suape Industrial Port Complex (CIPS) is made up of a set of infrastructures and industries for development, production and commercial flow that are a reference in the state of Pernambuco due to their economic potential. Within its region, there are several areas, including: Economic Development Macrozone – MADE and Environmental and Sociocultural Protection Macrozone – MAAS, the latter containing the Ecological Preservation Zone - ZPEC, which includes an abundance of springs surveyed through the Suape Springs Project in 2018. Springs are important water bodies for maintaining ecological balance. In the area of influence of Suape, the predominance of springs, components of the Algodoais Stream Microbacteria, has an important social, environmental and economic vision, since it represents a means of obtaining water for multiple uses and its environmental quality must be evaluated. Quantitative and qualitative parameters were analyzed and compared with legislation and scientific publications, in search of a general understanding of the current situation of the area of interest. Four strategic points were selected, located in the municipalities of Ipojuca and Cabo de Santo Agostinho, in the state of Pernambuco, with volumetric flow measurement and water sampling collection over a period of 06 campaigns with monthly frequency. The collected samples underwent laboratory analysis to obtain data on dissolved oxygen, thermotolerant coliforms, hydrogen potential (pH), biochemical oxygen demand, temperature, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, turbidity and total residue, which make up the technical report of the Water Quality Index (WQI). From the bibliometric review, the relevance of research on this topic, which has still been little explored in Brazil in the last 5 years, is obtained. Regarding land use and occupation, through geoprocessing and remote sensing, from 2002 to 2022, it is proven that the Suape territory is constantly advancing urbanized areas and reducing the class of water bodies, which reflects the possibility of compromising natural resources. The quantitative evaluation, with the IQA and the Spring Impact Index (IIAN), allowed the classification of the four points with release characteristics due to the presence of thermotolerant coliforms in all samples presented, framed in ranges that do not allow use for human consumption. Multivariate statistics were used as a tool for processing the analyzed data and the flow measured in the field, seeking novelties and characterization of the variables, parameters and related properties, which helped in the deduction of several environmental issues and, in the end, suggesting a model for management and environmental monitoring of springs, to maintain both their quality and their availability, with a view to rational use. Finally, it was possible to promote a review and consolidation of the quantitative, qualitative and spatial analysis methods of the springs of interest, generating a collection of fundamental data for the management of these water resources and for making important decisions for all interested parties.