Immediate effects of the 2019 oil spill on the macrobenthic fauna associated with macroalgae on the tropical coast of Brazil

Craveiro, Nykon; Alves, Rodrigo Vinícius de Almeida; Silva, Juliana Menezes da; Vasconcelos, Edson; Alves-Júnior, Flávio de Almeida; Filho, José Souto Rosa

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112107

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“…No time-scale boundaries were imposed. To identify articles missed during the first step of selection, we also consulted the references cited in each relevant article and review (Goncalves et al 2020;Lourenço et al 2020;Magris and Giarrizzo 2020;Soares et al 2020a, b;Estevo et al 2021;Campelo et al 2021;Craveiro et al 2021;Soares et al 2021;Zacharias et al 2021a, b). All papers with an English title and abstract were manually screened for content, and the remaining papers were downloaded and examined individually.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition to this threatened fauna, recent research has provided information on the impact of spills on plankton food webs and benthic communities (Campelo et al 2021;Cerqueira 2021;Craveiro et al 2021;Gusmão et al 2021;Lira et al 2021). During the massive oil spill on the Pernambuco coast (Table 1), the highest percentage of affected zooplankton was recorded in the estuarine plume, followed by the tropical bay and coral reef areas.…”

Section: Ecological Impacts: Protected Areas Tropical Ecosystems and Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ecological Impacts: Protected Areas Tropical Ecosystems and Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Acute impacts were found on echinoderms (Cerqueira 2021), polychaetes (e.g., Branchiosyllis), and sponges (Craveiro et al 2021;Lira et al 2021) with evidence of ingestion of oil stains and droplets. Craveiro et al (2021) evaluated the effects of the oil spill on algae-associated (Jania capillacea and Penicillus capitatus) communities in shallow-water reefs on the Pernambuco coast. Their results detected a simplification of communities (reduction of species richness and abundance) after oil arrival, while opportunistic and stress-tolerant organisms flourished; for example, the polychaete Branchiomma luctuosum and the isopod Janaira gracilis increased tenfold after the disaster.…”

Section: Ecological Impacts: Protected Areas Tropical Ecosystems and Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The most extensive oil spill registered in tropical oceans (Brazil): the balance sheet of a disaster

Soares

Teixeira

Bezerra

et al. 2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This article presents a synthesis of information about the massive oil spill in Brazil (2019/2020). The event affected 11 states; however, the majority of the oil residue was collected (~ 5380 tons) near nine states (99.8%) in northeastern Brazil. This spill was not the largest in volume (between 5000 m 3 and 12,000 m 3 ) recorded in tropical oceans, but it was the most extensive (2890 km). This spill develops an overwashed tar that remains mostly in the undersurface drift (non-floating oil plume) below 17 m of depth while on the continental shelf. Ten ecosystems were impacted, with potentially more severe effects in mangroves and seagrasses. Certain negative effects are still understudied, such as effects on tropical reefs and rhodolith beds. A total of 57 protected areas in seven management categories were affected, most of which (60%) were characterized as multiple-use regions. The spill affected at least 34 threatened species, with impacts detected on plankton and benthic communities. Acute impacts were reported on echinoderms, coral symbionts, polychaetes, and sponges with evidence of oil ingestion. Socioeconomic impacts were detected in food security, public health, lodging, gender equality, tourism, and fishing, with reduced sales, prices, tourist attractiveness, gross domestic product, and employment. Moreover, chemical contamination was detected in some states by toxic metals (Hg, As, Cd, Pb, and Zn) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (acenaphthalene, fluoranthene, fluorene, naphthalene, and phenanthrene). This summary aims to aid in the design of science-based strategies to understand the impacts and develop strategies for the most extensive spill observed in tropical oceans.

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Section: Ecological Impacts: Protected Areas Tropical Ecosystems and Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ecological Impacts: Protected Areas Tropical Ecosystems and Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ecological Impacts: Protected Areas Tropical Ecosystems and Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The most extensive oil spill registered in tropical oceans (Brazil): the balance sheet of a disaster

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Teixeira

Bezerra

et al. 2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Besides that, the adverse impacts of the oil spill disaster upon Brazil's environment, economy and society were previously described mostly in Portuguese [4,7,[15][16][17] which unfortunately lacks international outreach and visibility. Fewer articles, with more impact [2,4,13,[18][19][20][21][22] have brought to attention information on the oil spill along Brazil's northeast and southeast seaboard, trying to find answers and fill data gaps on the geochemistry and identification of the source of the oily material. Discussion about environmental monitoring and response measures that must be implemented to minimize the ecological, economic, and social effects of the spill; which is particularly relevant in areas with high tropical biodiversity while experiencing high social inequality, which is presently the case of this northeastern accident in according to [3] .…”

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On the Impact of Brazil's Largest Recent Oil Spill on Regional Oceans

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In 2019, an oil spill in Brazil, of unknown origin, severely impacted coastal environs with the worst environmental disaster ever recorded in any tropical coastal region globally severely damaging South Pirangi Reef area in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN). Here we discuss acute and chronic impacts including chemical contamination and economic consequences all over the world and show some evidence of the oil spill in this biodiverse area. Moreover, the lapse between the moment of the disaster, and the action to manage it, was hampered by a political agenda coinciding with local and global tragedies that redirected public attention. Meanwhile almost 2 years have passed still without the offending party identification or culpability; and poor communities may continue to absorb its deleterious impacts for decades without consideration or compensation. This disaster occurred during the Brazilian government’s current issues involving extensive environmental mismanagement, resulting in a slow response from an inept system. It is with urgent necessity to spotlight this tragedy in this unique and sensitive reef habitat experiencing the ongoing damaging effects that include socio-economic losses not yet addressed.

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First Record of Malformation in Seahorses Attributed to the Oil Spill off the Brazilian Coast in 2019

Silveira,

Santos Silva,

da Silva

et al. 2024

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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In 2019, there was an environmental catastrophe in Brazil, when more than 5000 tons of unknown origin crude oil invaded beaches and mangroves. Two years later, two monitoring areas were selected to study seahorses’ offspring: Massangana River estuary (apparently healthy area) and Cocaia Island (affected area). Thirty‐six reproductive events of Hippocampus reidi (Syngnathidae) couples from these two areas were monitored to analyze the offspring. At the apparently healthy area, no newborns with malformations were found. However, the offspring from Cocaia Island showed a mean of 19.73% (±5.23) malformations in newborns. It is argued that the toxic/teratogenic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have affected the population in two ways: directly through the induction of mutations in the germ cells of the species and through a drastic reduction of the population (bottleneck effect) whose density observed today recovered through consanguineous couplings, potentiating deleterious genotypes in the offspring. Environ Toxicol Chem 2024;00:1–9. © 2024 SETAC

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Immediate effects of the 2019 oil spill on the macrobenthic fauna associated with macroalgae on the tropical coast of Brazil

Cited by 40 publications

References 51 publications

The most extensive oil spill registered in tropical oceans (Brazil): the balance sheet of a disaster

The most extensive oil spill registered in tropical oceans (Brazil): the balance sheet of a disaster

On the Impact of Brazil's Largest Recent Oil Spill on Regional Oceans

First Record of Malformation in Seahorses Attributed to the Oil Spill off the Brazilian Coast in 2019

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