Eutrofização em regiões semiáridas e potenciais efeitos na qualidade da água

Abstract

Eutrophication is a process of nutrient enrichment in bodies of water, caused by artificial or natural causes, inducing the growth of plants, altering the aquatic ecosystem, which results in damage to water resources for human consumption and changes in the ecology of the environment. aquatic. In view of the above, the aim of this research was to carry out a scientometric analysis of the eutrophication process in semi-arid regions. The articles were acquired from the bibliographic database – Scopus. The eutrophication process can be an anthropic or natural process, both of which generate negative consequences for aquatic ecosystems, influencing the fauna and flora of the environment, and altering the quality of water for consumption. However, the increase in nutrients in water bodies is largely due to anthropogenic contamination, resulting in the proliferation of certain groups of biodiversity, thus causing contamination in water for human use, with cyanobacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton being the most common in reservoirs in the Brazilian semi-arid region.