Water Quality in Micro-watersheds Under Different Land Uses in the Municipality of Alegre, Espírito Santo

AUTOR(ES)

Pastro, Milena Scaramussa, Cecílio, Roberto, Zanetti, Sidney, Amaral, Atanásio, Garcia, Giovanni

FONTE

Floresta Ambient.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

28/05/2018

RESUMO

ABSTRACT The present study aimed to evaluate water quality attributes in micro-watersheds under different soil uses. Therefore, four micro-watersheds under the following vegetation cover were selected: pasture, primary forest reforestation, forest, and coffee plantation. Surface and underground water sampling was performed bimonthly between February and December 2014, where thermotolerant coliforms, dissolved oxygen, total nitrogen, phosphorus, turbidity, temperature, pH, biochemical demand for oxygen and total solids were analyzed. Descriptive analyses of each variable were performed during dry and rainy periods, and the values were compared with the normative standards established by Brazilian legislation. Water Quality Indices (WQIs) were also calculated for each collection site. All sites presented some type of nonconformity with human consumption standards. The highest WQI values were found in the forest area micro-basin, followed by the coffee plantation and pasture area micro-basins, highlighting the importance of forested areas for water quality.

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