Sea pollution in

Portuguese coast
“Pollution is the forerunner of
perdition”
John Trapp
Authors:

Authors:
Diana Luzio
Francisco
Batista
João Pedro
Romano

"I do wonder whether there will come a time when we can no

longer afford our wastefulness - chemical wastes in rivers,
metal wastes everywhere, and atomic wastes buried deep in
the earth or sunk in the sea."
John Steinbeck
Index
Introduction
Objectives:
Understanding the reality on the Portuguese
maritime pollution;
Knowing the types of pollution;
Promoting international awareness of our
country;
Developing skills in group work.
Some definitions
Some definitions
Types of pollution
Noise pollution
IT IS GENERATED BY NOISE AND IT AFFECTS NEGATIVELY
OUR HEALTH.
Organic pollution
Organic pollution
These compounds are biodegradable and
can be decomposed by bacteria;
The organic pollutants are mainly
originated from the decomposition of plants
and animals.
This results in decreased levels of oxygen,
because the microorganisms use the
oxygen to dissolve organic material.
Organic
pollution
Organic pollution
Industrial processes throw toxic pollutants
that enter the food chain through animals
Chemical pollution
Chemical pollution is caused by launching
organic garbage excess without treatment in
the nature.

These pollutant materials, directly thrown into

rivers, lakes or bays, cause dangerous
contamination that can directly or indirectly
reach back good part of the population that
generated the garbage.

Chemical pollution
“...Chemical pollution of waters will affect them,
not only through the reduction of fish, but also
through the death or reduction of plankton in
seas and lakes.

The garbage and the leaked oil as a result of
ship clean up, shipwrecks, processing industries,
refineries, etc. remarkably contribute to pollute
the oceans
Radioactive pollution
What is a radioactive
element?
Radioactive Decay occurs
when an unstable nucleus
loses a particle and energy
by emitting radiation.
This decay produces a

daughter nuclide that may

also be unstable.
The decay of an unstable

nucleus is entirely random

and it is impossible to
predict when a particular
atom will decay. However, it
is equally likely to decay at
any time; the half-life is the
time taken for half the
Radioactive pollution

CONTAMINATION
OF THE
BIOSPHERE
Radioactive pollution
Thermal pollution
Thermal pollution consists of the heating of
natural waters through the return of the used
hot water in the refrigeration of power plants,
refineries, siderurgical and diverse industries
back to the natural environment.
Areas to be examined
thoroughly
Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz, also
known as Figueira for short,
is a city of the district of
Coimbra, in Portugal.
The salt evaporation
ponds of Figueira da Foz are
situated in the estuary of the
river Mondego.
The salt evaporation ponds
are one of the main
economic activities of
Ó mar salgado, quanto do teu sal
São lágrimas de Portugal!
Por te cruzarmos, quantas mães
choraram,
Quantos filhos em vão rezaram!
Quantas noivas ficaram por casar
Para que fosses nosso, ó mar!
Valeu a pena? Tudo vale a pena
Se a alma não é pequena.
Quem quer passar além do Bojador
Tem que passar além da dor.
Deus ao mar o perigo e o abismo deu,
Mas nele é que espelhou o céu.
Fernando Pessoa
Figueira da Foz
The Mondego Cape, a promontory in
the Serra da Boa Viagem, is located in
the Portuguese coast, which is bathed
by the Atlantic Ocean.
From the geological point of view, this
cape has a high scientific value and
is worldwide recognized, and
therefore it was classified as a
Natural Monument.
This cape is very important for
understanding the geological
history of Portugal.
Near the Natural Monument of Cabo
Mondego is a cement industry,
which crushes the local slope.
However, this industry has been the
Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz
The group Portucel Soporcel, which is one of the
strongest presences of Portugal in the world, has a
position of great prominence in the
international market for pulp and paper.
It is among the major producers of uncoated fine
papers in Europe.
It is also the largest European producer and one of
the largest in the world of white pulp of eucalyptus.
The processes adopted are also an example of
sustainable development and energy
efficiency in that it uses a renewable fuel, forest
biomass, as the main energy source,
Nazar
é
Nazaré
Waste resulting from human activity that are
released into the sea brings into question the
balance of marine ecosystems remaining on
the seabed for long decades, until its
deterioration.
Nazaré
The river (Liz) that crosses the area of Leiria
brings in its flow the pollutants resulting from
the pig industry that are taken to the sea.
Peniche
On 29th August of 2001, the domestic and
industrial sewers of Peniche had had a solution
of treatment, with the construction of a new
station for residual waters of agriculture
(ETAR).
The objective of the ETAR is to create good
conditions conditions for leisure , sailing and
cultural activities
Peniche
On 16th August of 2004, the beach of S.
Bernardino was affected by domestic
effluents.
According to the mayor of Peniche, the bad
quality of the water of the beach on the
island of the Berlengas is the result of sea-gull
dejects and not of lack of treatment of residual
waters
Conclusion
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