Análisis ambiental del rio Peripa debido a descargas agroindustriales en la zona de influencia de la parroquia Puerto Limón de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas

Abstract

This project focuses on analyzing the negative impacts in Tsáchila Peripa community, due to agroindustrial discharges in the river, adjacent to community, mainly hog farming activities. For the environmental analysis of the area, were evaluated physico-chemical, biological and biotic river parameters, were evaluated also changing land use in the study area, additionally, through a survey, was analyzed the community perspective about river pollution, according to the different activities in the sector. Based on the results, it was determined that the river water at different sampling points has a degree of contamination medium to high; the analysis of the quality of the river water before and after hog farms, located within the community, show that this activity is not the most relevant in terms of pollution, since the most polluting foci waters are located upstream the community, mainly due to demographic/Industrial expansion, poor land use planning and neglect by the municipality in terms of sewerage and waste management.