HYDROCARBON POLLUTION STUDIES OF UNDERWATER SINKHOLES ALONG QUINTANA ROO AS A FUNCTION OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEXICAN CARIBBEAN

 

S.A. Medina-Moreno, A. Jiménez-González, M. Gutiérrez-Rojas, M.A. Lizardi-Jiménez

 

 

  • Phenanthrene, naphthalene and benzene were found in underwater sinkholes in Quintana Roo.

  • Well-developed tourism poles show mayor hydrocarbon pollution.

  • "High season" shows mayor hydrocarbon pollution than "Low season".

  • Holbox, which is a recent tourism development pole, no shows hydrocarbon pollution.

  • Airlift bioreactor, using indigenous microbial, was used in ex-situ remediation.