Indicadores microbiológicos e do fitoplâncton na avaliação da qualidade ambiental da Baía de Santos até o limite do Parque Estadual Marinho Laje de Santos.

The present study evaluated the environmental quality of Santos Bay up to the limits of the Laje de Santos Marine State Park by determining chlorophyll-a concentrations (phytoplankton biomass) and microbiological indicators (heterotrophic bacteria and Enterococcus), relating the results to trophic status and parameters established by environmental legislation. Most sampling sites were classified as hypereutrophic. No microbiological contamination was detected, as the results for the microbiological indicators remained below the limits established by environmental legislation.