Evaluación del estado trófico en aguas superficiales de uso agrícola de la microcuenca del Río Palenque

Abstract

The River Palenque form splits of the slopes of the peaceful that originates between the mountain ranges of Chilla and Campo Real which has an approximate length of 23 km before forming part of the Estero Motuche, being his final disposal, the channel of Jambelí. His discharge is allocated for agricultural use or irrigation, although it also resupplies of water to rural communities like Real Field or the parish Palenque. The river characterizes for possessing a little deep basin, be under the influence of the agricultural sector and especially the pollution caused by the download indiscriminada of waters no debugged originated in the lagoons of oxidation of the sector La Sabana, and El Cangrejo of Pasaje city. The aim of the study consists in comparing the parameters analyzed with the rule of environmental quality and of downloads of effluents of the resource waters established in the TULSMA, edition Number 387 of the year 2015, as well as evaluate the state trófico in each one of the stations of sampling of the microcuenca, selected strategically using the application google Maps. The study was divided in 6 campaigns of sampling during the coldest period in the province of El Oro, selected 5 stations of sampling along the route of the microcuenca, taking in account the points of download, or channels manifolds of populated like Campo Real, Palenque, of urban zones of Pasaje city and the agricultural sector that converge in the microcuenca causing environmental alterations.