EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE TIDES ON THE PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS PRESENT IN THE WATERS OF THE GUARAGUACU RIVER PR

The Guaraguacu River is an important Paranaense coastal ecosystem. As this water body approaches the mouth of the river, fresh water is gradually mixed with the salt water of the ocean by the action of the tidal cycle, thus characterizing the estuarine environment. In this study gravimetric tests were carried out to determine the concentration of total solids dissolved in the samples of said river. These values were compared with those of electrical conductivity and the salinity of the samples. Sixteen samples were collected in each of the two sampling periods, with the first period being high tide and the other with low tide. For the homogeneity of the results, the distance between the sampling points was 1100m, making the total of 18km. By evaluating the results obtained, one can notice that in the mixing of the waters three very distinct zones are formed: the first is the one in which there is predominance of continental water; the second is where the mixture of continental and oceanic waters occurs and the third is where there is predominance of oceanic water. In the second sampling zone, the increase in the values of the obtained results is clearly observed, the closer they are to the mouth of the river.