Perturbações antrópicas e poluição por lixo marinho no litoral sul de Aracaju: comportamento social e ações públicas como fatores de degradação ambiental.

Abstract

Irregular waste dumping in marine or terrestrial environment, environmental contamination, rampant urbanization and vehicles traffic on the sand strip represent risk to human beings and marine animals’ life and health. This study aimed to quantify and classify anthropic marine debris stranded on the beach, also identify, qualitatively, other anthropic disturbances sources on the south coast of Aracaju (Sergipe, Brazil). Results point to an increase of 229.8% in the volume of anthropic solid waste in the sand strip in periods without restrictions on access to the beach related to the pandemic of covid-19, compared to restricted access period; Plastic waste represents 88,6% of all marine garbage and tourism and recreation activities on the beaches are the main dumping source. Other anthropic impacts related to social behavior could be identified, such as vehicles traffic on the beaches and Inefficient public service actions that contributed to the accumulation of solid waste in the coastal area. All of the mapped records have in common acts of disorder that generated the perception of deterioration and absence of laws, normalizing harmful behaviors of great impact on the degradation of the marine ecosystem.