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Lozano LP, Taleb MFA, Ibrahim MM, Gonçalves JO, Neckel A, Schmitz GP, Bodah BW, Korcelski C, Maculan LS, Silva LFO. Geochemistry and the optics of geospatial analysis as a preposition of water quality on a macroscale. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:32614-32636. [PMID: 38656718 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33409-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The water treatment depends exclusively on the identification of residues containing toxic chemical elements accumulated in NPs (nanoparticles), and ultrafine particles sourced from waste piles located at old, abandoned sulfuric acid factories containing phosphogypsum requires global attention. The general objective of this study is to quantify and analyze the hazardous chemical elements present in the leachate of waste from deactivated sulfuric acid factories, coupled in NPs and ultrafine particles, in the port region of the city of Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Samples were collected in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Corresponding images from the Sentinel-3B OLCI satellite, taken in the same general vicinity, detected the levels of absorption coefficient of Detritus and Gelbstoff (ADG443_NN) in 443 m-1, chlorophyll-a (CHL_NN (m-3)), and total suspended matter (TSM_NN (g m-3) at 72 points on the marine coast of the port region. The results of inductively coupled plasma atomic-emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) demonstrate that the leaching occurring in waste piles at the port area of Imbituba was the likely source of hazardous chemical elements (e.g., Mg, Sr, Nd, and Pr) in the environment. These leachates were formed due to the presence of coal pyrite and Fe-acid sulfates in said waste piles. The mobility of hazardous chemical elements potentiates changes in the marine ecosystem, in relation to ADG443_NN (m-1), CHL_NN (m-3), and TSM NN (g m-3), with values greater than 20 g m-3 found in 2021 and 2022. This indicated changes in the natural conditions of the marine ecosystem up to 30 km from the coast in the Atlantic Ocean, justifying public initiatives for water treatment on a global scale.
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Affiliation(s)
- Liliana P Lozano
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de La Costa, CUC, Calle 58 #55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
- Postgraduate Doctoral Program in Society, Nature and Development, Universidade Federal Do Oeste Do Pará, UFOPA, Paraná, 68040-255, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, 11942, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, 21944, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de La Costa, CUC, Calle 58 #55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo, RS, 30499070-220, Brazil.
- Universidade Do Minho, UMINHO, 4710-057, Porto, Portugal.
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- Thaines and Bodah Center for Education and Development, 840 South Meadowlark Lane, Othello, WA, 99344, USA
- Workforce Education & Applied Baccalaureate Programs, Yakima Valley College, South 16 Avenue & Nob Hill Boulevard, Yakima, WA, 98902, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de La Costa, CUC, Calle 58 #55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
- Postgraduate Doctoral Program in Society, Nature and Development, Universidade Federal Do Oeste Do Pará, UFOPA, Paraná, 68040-255, Brazil
- CDLAC-Data Collection Laboratory and Scientific Analysis LTDA, Porto Alegre, 90670-090, Brazil
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Castro A, Bodah BW, Neckel A, Domeneghini J, Maculan LS, Goellner E, Silva LFO. Nanoparticles in terrestrial sediments and the behavior of the spectral optics of Sentinel-3B OLCI Satellite images in a river basin of UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:28040-28061. [PMID: 38526712 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The dangerous chemical elements associated with nanoparticles (NPs) and ultra-fine sediment particles in hydrological bays have the capacity to move contaminants to large oceanic regions. The general objective of this study is to quantify the major chemical elements present in NPs and ultra-fine particles in aquatic sediments sampled from Guanabara Bay and compare these data to values determined through spectral optics using the Sentinel-3B Satellite OLCI (Ocean Land Color Instrument) during the winter and summer seasons of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. This is done to highlight the impacts anthropogenic environmental hazards have on the marine ecosystem and human beings. Ten aquatic sediment field collection points were selected by triangulated irregular network (TIN). Samples were subjected to analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron dispersion spectroscopy (EDS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which enabled a detailed analysis using scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Geospatial analyses using Sentinel-3B OLCI Satellite images considered Water Full Resolution (WFR) at 300 m resolution, in neural network (NN), normalized at 0.83 µg/mg. A maximum average spectral error of 6.62% was utilized for the identification of the levels of Absorption Coefficient of Detritus and Gelbstoff (ADG443_NN) at 443 m-1, Chlorophyll-a (CHL_NN) (m-3), and Total Suspended Matter (TSM_NN) (g m-3) at 581 sample points. The results showed high levels of ADG443_NN, with average values as high as of 4444 m-1 (summer 2021). When related to the analyses of nanoparticulate sediments and ultrafine particles collected in the field, they showed the presence of major chemical elements such as Ge, As, Cr, and others, highly toxic to human health and the aquatic environment. The application of satellite and terrestrial surveys proved to be efficient, in addition to the possibility of this study being applied to other hydrological systems on a global scale.
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- Alex Castro
- Postgraduate Program in Society, Nature and Development, Federal University of Western Pará, UFOPA, Paraná, 68040-255, Brazil
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- Thaines and Bodah Center for Education and Development, 840 South Meadowlark Lane, Othello, WA, 99344, USA
- Workforce Education & Applied Baccalaureate Programs, Yakima Valley College, South 16Th Avenue & Nob Hill Boulevard, Yakima, WA, 98902, USA
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- ATITUS Educação, 304 - Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, 99070-220, RS, Brazil.
- University of Minho, UMINHO, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
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- Postgraduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, UFRGS, 110 - Porto Alegre, Paraná, RS, 90040-060, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Society, Nature and Development, Federal University of Western Pará, UFOPA, Paraná, 68040-255, Brazil
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de La Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
- CDLAC - Data Collection Laboratory and Scientific Analysis LTDA, Nova Santa Rita, Paraná, 92480-000, Brazil
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Silva LFO, Bodah BW, Lozano LP, Oliveira MLS, Korcelski C, Maculan LS, Neckel A. Nanoparticles containing hazardous elements and the spatial optics of the Sentinel-3B OLCI satellite in Amazonian rivers: a potential tool to understand environmental impacts. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27617-7. [PMID: 37193793 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27617-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The Amazon River is the longest river in the world. The Tapajós River is a tributary to the Amazon. At their junction, a marked decrease in water quality is evident from negative impacts from the constant activity of clandestine gold mining in the Tapajós River watershed. The accumulation of hazardous elements (HEs), capable of compromising environmental quality across large regions is evident in the waters of the Tapajós. Sentinel-3B OLCI (Ocean Land Color Instrument) Level-2 satellite imagery with Water Full Resolution (WFR) of 300 m was utilized to detect the highest potential for the absorption coefficient of detritus and gelbstoff in 443 m-1 (ADG443_NN), chlorophyll-a (CHL_NN) and total suspended matter concentration (TSM_NN), at 25 points in the Amazon and Tapajós rivers (in 2019 and 2021). Physical samples of riverbed sediment collected in the field at the same locations were analyzed for NPs and ultra-fine particles to verify the geospatial findings. The riverbed sediment samples collected in the field were studied by Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), with selected area electron diffraction (SAED), following laboratory analytical procedures. The Sentinel-3B OLCI images, based on the Neural Network (NN) were calibrated by the European Space Agency (ESA), with a standard average normalization of 0.83 µg/mg, containing a maximum error of 6.62% applied to the sampled points. The analysis of the riverbed sediment samples revealed the presence of the following hazardous elements: As, Hg, La, Ce, Th, Pb, Pd, among several others. The Amazon River has significant potential to transport ADG443_NN (55.475 m-1) and TSM_NN (70.787 gm-3) in sediments, with the possibility of negatively impacting marine biodiversity, in addition to being harmful to human health over very large regions.
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- Luis F O Silva
- CDLAC - Coleta de Dados Análises Laboratoriais E Científicas LTDA, Nova Santa Rita , 92480-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Doutorado Em Sociedade Natureza E Desenvolvimento, Universidade Federal Do Oeste Do Pará, UFOPA, Paraná, 68040-255, Brazil
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de La Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Thaines and Bodah Center for Education and Development, 840 South Meadowlark Lane, Othello, WA, 99344, USA
- Yakima Valley College, Workforce Education & Applied Baccalaureate Programs, South16th Avenue & Nob Hill Boulevard, Yakima, WA, 98902, USA
- ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo, RS, 30499070-220, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Doutorado Em Sociedade Natureza E Desenvolvimento, Universidade Federal Do Oeste Do Pará, UFOPA, Paraná, 68040-255, Brazil
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de La Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- CDLAC - Coleta de Dados Análises Laboratoriais E Científicas LTDA, Nova Santa Rita , 92480-000, Brazil
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de La Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina-UFSC, Florianópolis, 88040-900, Brazil
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- ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo, RS, 30499070-220, Brazil
- Universidade Do Minho, UMINHO, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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