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Keywords
Beaches
Cleaning
Day
High angle view
KWCI (GPI)
Marine pollution
Oceans (campaign title)
Oil (fossil fuel)
Oil (Industry)
Oil booms (containment)
Oil spills
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Oil in the Northeast - Piracanga Community (Bahia)
Ecovillage residents in Piracanga, Maraú peninsula beach, in southern Bahia, perform cleaning efforts. Daily tasks include cleaning the filters of a crude oil filtration system that leaked all along the northeastern coast and part of the southeastern coast of Brazil in the second half of 2019. Made with materials found in the region, such as coconut fibers and Pet bottles, the filter system contains oil-absorbing floats and filters water entering the mouth of the river during high tide. This avoids the contamination of the mangrove swamp, an ecosystem located in humid regions between the sea and the rivers, present throughout the Brazilian coast.
In original language:
Óleo no Nordeste - Comunidade Piracanga (Bahia)
Moradores de ecovila em Piracanga, praia da península de Maraú, no sul da Bahia, realizam mutirões de limpeza. As tarefas diárias incluem a limpeza dos filtros de um sistema de filtragem do petróleo cru, que vazou por todo o litoral nordestino e parte do litoral do sudeste do Brasil no segundo semestre de 2019. Feito com materiais encontrados na região, como fibras de coco e garrafas pet, o sistema de filtros contém bóias que absorvem o petróleo e filtram a água que entra pela foz do rio durante a maré alta. Isso evita a contaminação do manguezal, ecossistema localizado em regiões úmidas entre o mar e os rios, presente em todo o litoral brasileiro.
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Oil in the Northeast of Brazil - Piracanga Community (Bahia)
Ecovillage residents in Piracanga, Maraú peninsula beach, in southern Bahia, perform cleaning efforts. Daily tasks include cleaning the filters of a crude oil filtration system that leaked all along the northeastern coast and part of the southeastern coast of Brazil in the second half of 2019. Made with materials found in the region, such as coconut fibers and Pet bottles, the filter system contains oil-absorbing floats and filters water entering the mouth of the river during high tide. This avoids the contamination of the mangrove swamp, an ecosystem located in humid regions between the sea and the rivers, present throughout the Brazilian coast.
Related Collections:
Expedition - Oil Spills in Northeast Brazil (All Photos)
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Unique identifier:
GP0STU9L3
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
15/11/2019
Locations:
Bahia
,
Brazil
,
South America
Credit line:
© Nilmar Lage / Greenpeace
Size:
3648px × 5472px 14.73 MB
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)