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Peixe Guia Project

Period
Beginning End
17/12/2013 31/12/2015

Purpose

After two years of research, Instituto APLYSIA launched, on December 9, 2015, an original project in Brazil: the Guide for Environmental Effect Monitoring on Water Resources (Guia de Monitoramento dos Efeitos Ambientais em Recursos Hídricos). The document establishes a unified monitoring model for water quality and river depollution in Brazil.

The tool supports, for example, mapping priority water environments for recovery after contamination. Thus, activities for recovery of rivers affected by domestic and industrial waste pollution now have a standardized tool for impact evaluation, helping to categorize and recover them more objectively.

Currently, some federal regulations in place provide for the environmental monitoring but none standardizes what methods should be used or recommended by environmental control agencies to monitor waste disposal into rivers or prioritizes the impact on affected species.

With this guide, more effective measurements are established for aquatic ecosystems, which allows better assessment on whether animal and plant protection regulations applied in a region are sufficient or not.

The model was based on the Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM), an instrument developed by Environment Canada and by the Canadian Rivers Institute, a 23-year old institution. In Brazil, these methods were applied for the first time in an Instituto APLYSIA study on three rivers in the State of Espírito Santo: Benevente, Jucu, and Santa Maria da Vitória.

Specific Purposes

  • Adapting and implementing the methods used in the Canadian environment monitoring model to the Brazilian scenario;
  • Diagnosing and environmentally monitoring three important estuaries in the State of Espírito Santo (Benevente river estuary in Anchieta, Santa Maria da Vitória River estuary in Vitória, and Jucu river estuary in Vila Velha) using the Canadian model adapted to the Brazilian scenario;
  • Developing and disseminating to society a standardized guide on environmental effect monitoring.

Researchers Involved

Adriana Regina Chippari Gomes University of Vila Velha Technical Team
Antônio Sergio de Mendonça Federal University of Espírito Santo Technical Team
Clayton Perônico Federal Institute of Espírito Santo IFES Business Relations and Community Outreach Officer
Fabio Vieira Federal University of Minas Gerais Technical Team
Flávio Nascimento Coelho Municipal Department of the Environment in Vitória Technical Team
Francisco Candido Cardoso Barreto Federal University of Espírito Santo Technical Team
Gilberto Fonseca Barrroso Federal University of Espírito Santo Technical Team
Jacques Douglas Coimbra dias Federal Institute of Espírito Santo Technical Team
Joanne Louise Parrot Environment Canada Advisor
João Luiz Gaparini Federal University of Espírito Santo Technical Team
Jones Santander Neto Federal Institute of Espírito Santo Operational Coordination
Joselaine Broetto Lombardi Siqueira APLYSIA Soluções Ambientais Project Management
Juarez Coelho Barroso Federal Institute of Espírito Santo Operational Coordination
Karina de Oliveira Mendes APLYSIA Soluções Ambientais Technical Team
Karla Gonçalves da Costa Federal University of Espírito Santo Technical Team
Kelly Roland Leslie Herbert Munkittrick University of New Brunswick Advisor
Larry Mark Hewitt Environment Canada Advisor
Lucas Comasseto Federal Institute of Espírito Santo Technical Team
Marcelo Paes Gomes Federal Institute of Espírito Santo Operational Coordination
Marco César Cunegundes Guimarães Federal University of Espírito Santo Technical Team
Marcos Barreto Ramos APLYSIA Soluções Ambientais Technical Team
Mark Ervin McMaster Environment Canada Advisor
Mércia Barcellos da Costa Federal University of Espírito Santo Technical Team
Priscylla da Mata Pavione CNPq Industrial Technological Development Scholarship Holder Operational Coordination
Robson Melo Instituto APLYSIA Instituto APLYSIA Relations Officer
Tatiana Heid Furley Instituto APLYSIA General Coordinator
Thiago Holanda Basilio Federal Institute of Espírito Santo Operational Coordination
Victor Hugo Silva e Silva Federal Institute of Espírito Santo Technical Team

Partners