Evaluación ambiental a la explotación no metálica en la cantera León 1 con la implementación del método Leopold, cantón Pasaje

Abstract

Mining in Ecuador represents one of the most important activities today, as a result of the generation of resources used in different industrial sectors, with non-metallic mining being the one with the highest production volume and the largest concession areas. The following study was carried out in the Puente León Febres Cordero sector, El Progreso parish, Pasaje canton, an area under concession for the extraction of aggregates and stone that presents alterations towards environmental factors as a result of the actions implemented in the phases of the activity, for which was proposed to evaluate the environmental impacts generated by the actions carried out in the LEON 1 quarry, using the Leopold methodology in order to establish the impact on environmental factors. The environmental impact assessment in the area was carried out under a mixed approach, and a deductive method, establishing general conceptions of the study, until we focused on the research area, taking into consideration the actions generated by the activity in its different phases and the environmental factors present in the environment, to apply the Leopold matrix the evaluation of the criteria magnitude and intensity would be given in a range of 1 - 3, obtaining as a result the effect on environmental factors: Alteration of the landscape, Surface waters, Risks - Human Health, and Health quality, for which an action plan was implemented with complementary measures to be carried out within the area, concluding that the project administration is not satisfactory.