CONCENTRAÇÃO DE FÓSFORO PRESENTE NOS RECURSOS HÍDRICOS: AVALIAÇÃO DO ÍNDICE DE ESTADO TRÓFICO DO BALNEÁRIO DE QUATÁ-SP

Abstract

Water can undergo natural physico-chemical changes, but it is often caused by anthropogenic action due to improper disposal of effluent. These changes lead to eutrophication, which results in a high index of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen, leading to vegetation growth. Other consequences may be fish mortality, dark water color of water, strong odor and transfer of pathogens, which endangers population health. The present work had as objective to perform analyzes of total phosphorus in the Municipal Spa of Quatá-SP. The method used for the analyzes was Phosphorus with Reactive Orthophosphate, adapted from the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and the results were compared with the trophic state classes and the parameters of the legislation. At the end of the analyzes, the values obtained from EIT were considered high, compromising the quality of the water in some points.