Subaé River

Subaé River
Subaé River is located in Brazil
Subaé River
Native nameRio Subaé (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFeira de Santana
Mouth 
 • location
Baía de Todos os Santos
 • coordinates
12°33′44″S 38°41′45″W / 12.562354°S 38.695873°W / -12.562354; -38.695873
Length55 kilometres (34 mi)

The Subaé River (Portuguese: Rio Subaé) is a river in Bahia state of Brazil. It has its source in the city of Feira de Santana and runs 55 kilometres (34 mi) to the mouth at the Baía de Todos os Santos. The river was used by the Portuguese to create a large-scale sugarcane production in the Recôncavo region. The city of Santo Amaro was built on terraced land above the river. It has a single tributary, the Serjimirim River.[1][2][3]

Pollution

The Subaé River is polluted along much of its course, notably by lead, zinc, and cadmium. Lead pollution originated in industrial sewage of a processing facility owned by the Companhia Brasileira de Chumbo, now defunct.[4][3]

References

  1. ^ Ormindo de Azevedo, Paulo (2018). "Santo Amaro". Lisbon, Portugal: Heritage of Portuguese Influence/Património de Influência Portuguesa. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. ^ Motta, Paula Núbia Soares Dalto (2015). Bacia Do Rio Subaé, Bahia: Características Hidrográficas, Geomorfológicas E Hidroquímicas (PDF). Cruz Das Almas, Bahia: Universidade Federal Do Recôncavo Da Bahia. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  3. ^ a b Moura, Antonio Jorge (2009-01-23). "A POLUIÇÃO DO RIO SUBAÉ". Bahia Já. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  4. ^ Andrade, Maiza Ferreira de; Moraes, Luiz Roberto Santos (2013). "Contaminação por chumbo em Santo Amaro desafia décadas de pesquisas e a morosidade do poder público". Ambiente & Sociedade. 16 (2): 63–80. doi:10.1590/S1414-753X2013000200005. ISSN 1414-753X.