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0518/2016 - A protocol for evaluating the probability of recreational use of streams and its application in risk analysis
Protocolo de avaliação da probabilidade de uso recreativo de rios e sua aplicação para análise de risco

Author:

• Tatiana Figueiredo Oliveira - Oliveira, Tatiana Figueiredo - Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Biology - <tatibio@ioc.fiocruz.br>

Co-author(s):

• Daniel Forsin Buss - Daniel Forsin Buss - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Biology - <dbuss@ioc.fiocruz.br> +

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Ambiente

Abstract:

Contaminated waters may offer health risks not only due to consumption, but also by recreational use. Risk analysis strategies aim to reduce the number of contaminations, and must incorporate people’s perceptions and willingness to assume risks. We developed a rapid and simple method to evaluate the probability of use of recreational waters. We conducted interviews in municipalities with different ecological conditions, in order to define the factors used by people to decide to use, or not, river waters. After analyzing the results, we elaborated and tested the Índice de Probabilidade de Uso Recreativo de Águas (I-PURA). Then, the index was applied in 26 river locations representing five of the nine hydrographic regions of Rio de Janeiro state. We also measured the frequency of use, water contamination and a Habitat Assessment Visual Index (IAH). The I-PURA was correlated with the frequency of use. Besides, I-PURA was not correlated with IAH, showing that user’s perceptions are different from purely ecological aspects. This tool offer useful information for risk assessment and environmental management. Sites with a high probability of use – or observed use – and highly contaminated should be prioritized for interventions.

Keywords:

risk analysis risk percewater quality recreational water illnesses environmental management

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Vol. 23 N.11 - NOVEMBER/2018

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Oliveira, Tatiana Figueiredo, Daniel Forsin Buss. A protocol for evaluating the probability of recreational use of streams and its application in risk analysis. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Nov). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/a-protocol-for-evaluating-the-probability-of-recreational-use-of-streams-and-its-application-in-risk-analysis/15944



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