Balneabilidade da praia do Cabo Branco: uma avaliação do monitoramento de controle ambiental – João Pessoa/PB

Abstract

The microbiological quality of the beach of Cabo Branco, mainly because they are located in a noble area of great concentration and tourist development. It is imperative that public bodies inspect more closely the sewage galleries of the border and special care is taken in this matter, since several diseases may be added to seawater, because of the risks are great for bathers who are exposed and in constant contact with sea water.The State, through SUDEMA - Superintendency of Environmental Management, has been monitoring the water quality of the white cable beach João Pessoa -PB.The objective of this study is to examine this monitoring, according to the bathing assessments of Cabo Branco beach, based on the database of weekly seawater quality assessment programs. This work has been followed up by the monitoring from January to October 2018. The variables of the points collected regarding the water quality of the white cape beach were evaluated to give a good quality index of the beach. The results obtained during these monitoring periods revealed that the Cabo Branco beach presents collecting points with instability in relation to the quality of the water in the places where the monitoring was done, the criterion of balneability presented own quality in some periods and in other periods it presented water improper for the recreation and bath of the regulars. Regarding the methodology, the body evaluated does not comply with all the recommendations of CONAMA resolution 274/2000. Given the results we respect that structural and socio-educational measures should be adopted in order to improve the bathing conditions of Cabo Branco beach.