MONITORING OF THE FAUNISTIC COMPONENTS OF THE WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM OF A THERMELECTRIC PLANT IN NORTHEAST OF BRAZIL

Larissa Felix de LUCENA; Mucio Luiz Banja FERNANDES; Renata Laranjeiras GOUVEIA; Midia da Silva RODRIGUES; Andrea Karla Pereira da SILVA

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

MONITORING OF THE FAUNISTIC COMPONENTS OF THE WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM OF A THERMELECTRIC PLANT IN NORTHEAST OF BRAZIL

Larissa Felix De Lucena, Mucio Luiz Banja Fernandes, Renata Laranjeiras Gouveia, Midia Da Silva Rodrigues, Andrea Karla Pereira Da Silva

Abstract :

Environmental monitoring is an important management tool used by enterprises that seek to comply with current environmental standards. This paper deals with the case of the Thermoelectric Power Plant of Pernambuco, and studies the biological components retained in the rotating screens to monitor the biota conditions in its area of influence. The material is collected at the Plant and taken to the laboratory where it is screened and its wet and dry weights are obtained. These data are correlated with the total biomass of the sample and the percentage of each group is found. During 2016, thirteen species were found in the collected material, with varied distribution throughout the months. The percentages found for them were small, with the largest portion corresponding to decomposing organic matter, leaves and mangrove propagules. These results demonstrate the importance of monitoring in the verification and evaluation of possible impacts to the marine biota in the region.