Ferrol Bay is considered one of the most polluted areas of the Peruvian coast, mainly due to the residues of the industrial fishing and iron and steel industry. Added to this are domestic waste, oil spills caused during loading and unloading operations and the activities of the port, causing a deterioration of recreational beaches, affecting fishing resources and human health. Anoxic conditions were observed in the bay of Ferrol in the spring of 1994 and the summer of 1966, with an average dissolved oxygen of 0.20 and 0.18 ml / l, respectively. The most contaminated area is the one located near the liquid effluent discharges of Petro Perú - Pesca Perú, with values ​​greater than 250 mg / l of DB05, 0.00 ml / l of dissolved oxygen, temperature of 18.00 ° C and very low chlorophyll "a" values, in the winter of 1998. The El Niño phenomenon 1997-98 had great negative effects on the m...

Ferrol Bay is considered one of the most polluted areas of the Peruvian coast, mainly due to the residues of the industrial fishing and iron and steel industry. Added to this are domestic waste, oil spills caused during loading and unloading operations and the activities of the port, causing a deterioration of recreational beaches, affecting fishing resources and human health. Anoxic conditions were observed in the bay of Ferrol in the spring of 1994 and the summer of 1966, with an average dissolved oxygen of 0.20 and 0.18 ml / l, respectively. The most contaminated area is the one located near the liquid effluent discharges of Petro Perú - Pesca Perú, with values ​​greater than 250 mg / l of DB05, 0.00 ml / l of dissolved oxygen, temperature of 18.00 ° C and very low chlorophyll "a" values, in the winter of 1998. The El Niño phenomenon 1997-98 had great negative effects on the m...

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