Environmental conditions on the eastern part of the Caparaó Range National Parc and its sourroundings, Espírito Santo State, Brazil
Résumé
This study is characterized by defining the natural state of water resources facilitating the definition of
contaminated sites (naturally) and polluted areas (human influence), establishing the concentration of chemical
elements such as Al, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Co , F, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Ti, Zn, and physicochemical characteristics such
as pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, micro resistivity, dissolved oxygen. Fifty selected points along the Sierra
Caparaó were used for this portable multipara meter to realize field evaluation and filtering chemicals, and the
results were determined by ICP-OES analysis. The results of the chemical elements measurements were consistent
with the limits given in the resolution 357/05 for the classification of special water, but in areas influenced by
human activities the physical-chemical parameters do not attend this specification. It is possible to ensure that
changes in water quality outside the PARNA Caparaó area have anthropogenic reasons.