Evaluación de toxicidad en muestras de aguas de la actividad bananera tradicional del Cantón Pasaje utilizando como bioindicador caenorhabditis elegans

Abstract

The province of Oro is an agricultural sector and its main source of income is the banana activity, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) in the province there are around 2,375 banana cultivation farms1, especially in tropical areas because they meet the appropriate climatic conditions such as Machala, Pasaje, Santa Rosa, Arenillas and El Guabo whose production is of good quality, to be economically profitable and maintain its viability in the market2, where large amounts of agrochemicals are used, such as organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides, which have the purpose of eliminating crop diseases and controlling them so that the entire production process is stable3. When using the pesticide, pollutants are generated that directly and indirectly affect the environment, due to constant handling and repeated application, pesticides are persistent in the soil and filter into the water, causing long-term adverse health damage4, being the water essential for the growth of the crop and the fruit production process.