Anthropogenic sources and distribution of phosphorus in sediments from the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE, Brazil
This paper estimates annual P emission to the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE Brazil, responsible for approximately 30% of the country's farmed shrimp production. Emissions increased three times between 2001 and 2006 and reached 43.9 t.year-1. These emissions make aquaculture the third main source...
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description | This paper estimates annual P emission to the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE Brazil, responsible for approximately 30% of the country's farmed shrimp production. Emissions increased three times between 2001 and 2006 and reached 43.9 t.year-1. These emissions make aquaculture the third main source of P for this estuary and are much smaller than emissions from agricultural sources and slightly lower than emissions from wastewater. Their relative contribution also increased from 10.5% to 20.5%. Temporal variability of P concentrations in estuarine bottom sediments also suggest an increase, but not as evident as the emissions. The spatial distribution and speciation of P (total P and inorganic P) in sampling stations located upstream and downstream from the main aquaculture area confirmed the importance of this source. Inorganic P was the dominant form present in sediments downstream and showed an increase from 67% to 75% of the total P present in the sediment. |
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spelling | doaj.art-58270b42013d4143b9b7fb4ba60b68fb2022-12-22T02:41:48ZengInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology1678-437571367367810.1590/S1519-69842011000400011S1519-69842011000400011Anthropogenic sources and distribution of phosphorus in sediments from the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE, BrazilRV. MarinsFJ. Paula FilhoSA. EschriqueLD. LacerdaThis paper estimates annual P emission to the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE Brazil, responsible for approximately 30% of the country's farmed shrimp production. Emissions increased three times between 2001 and 2006 and reached 43.9 t.year-1. These emissions make aquaculture the third main source of P for this estuary and are much smaller than emissions from agricultural sources and slightly lower than emissions from wastewater. Their relative contribution also increased from 10.5% to 20.5%. Temporal variability of P concentrations in estuarine bottom sediments also suggest an increase, but not as evident as the emissions. The spatial distribution and speciation of P (total P and inorganic P) in sampling stations located upstream and downstream from the main aquaculture area confirmed the importance of this source. Inorganic P was the dominant form present in sediments downstream and showed an increase from 67% to 75% of the total P present in the sediment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842011000400011&lng=en&tlng=ennutrientsemissionestuaryshrimp culturewastewaters |
spellingShingle | RV. Marins FJ. Paula Filho SA. Eschrique LD. Lacerda Anthropogenic sources and distribution of phosphorus in sediments from the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE, Brazil Brazilian Journal of Biology nutrients emission estuary shrimp culture wastewaters |
title | Anthropogenic sources and distribution of phosphorus in sediments from the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE, Brazil |
title_full | Anthropogenic sources and distribution of phosphorus in sediments from the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE, Brazil |
title_fullStr | Anthropogenic sources and distribution of phosphorus in sediments from the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE, Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Anthropogenic sources and distribution of phosphorus in sediments from the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE, Brazil |
title_short | Anthropogenic sources and distribution of phosphorus in sediments from the Jaguaribe River estuary, NE, Brazil |
title_sort | anthropogenic sources and distribution of phosphorus in sediments from the jaguaribe river estuary ne brazil |
topic | nutrients emission estuary shrimp culture wastewaters |
url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842011000400011&lng=en&tlng=en |
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