Past environmental changes: using sedimentary photosynthetic pigments to enhance subtropical reservoir management

This study underscores eutrophication's complexity across subtropical reservoirs. Photosynthetic pigments associated with specific algal groups were informative, especially when correlated with nutrient data. The trophic increase, notably in the 1990s, may have been influenced by neoliberal policies. Integrated pigment and geochemical analysis offers a more precise understanding of eutrophication changes and their ties to human factors. Such research can aid environmental monitoring and sustainable policy development.PMID:38413525 | DOI:10.1007/s11356-024-32574-w

Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - February 27, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sheila Cardoso-Silva Juliana Soares Silva Mizael Daniele Frascareli Paulo Alves de Lima Ferreira Rubens C ésar Lopes Figueira Marcelo Pomp êo Eduardo Vicente Viviane Moschini-Carlos Source Type: research