Análise espaço-temporal da balneabilidade no litoral de João Pessoa e Cabedelo.

Abstract

The monitoring of water quality for balneability proposes at João Pessoa and Cabedelo coast is an important tool to guide the public policies aiming at minimizing the effects of sewage at urban spaces. Therefore the present work seeks to develop a spatiotemporal analyses based in samples collected by SUDEMA about the presence of thermotolerant coliforms as an important biomarker for feces presence in the water. More important than a simple recreational activity a good balneability of coastal waters is a source of income through tourism, so for these areas is pollution, damage to the environment, the city's economy and the health of bathers.