Determinación de la calidad de los recursos agua, suelo y social del área de influencia directa de la acequia Pumamaqui, ubicada en la Comunidad de Pesillo, cantón Cayambe, para establecer alternativas preventivas y de mitigación ambiental

Abstract

Through the current investigation, it was sought to determine the quality of the soil and water resources along the Pumamaqui canal, which is located in the Community of Pesillo, for this, the determination of reference sampling points, carried out in first place by the Military Geographical Institute (at the request of the directors of the Pesillo community) and later by (Caiza and Melendez, 2020), at the same time the identification of biological indicators present in the water resource was carried out to contribute to the data collected and findings found. The study carried out by (Caiza and Melendez, 2020), work with 16 sampling points, of which 5 were selected for the preparation of this work, it should be emphasized that they presented in the previous analyzes, the highest degree of contamination in the water resource. The properties surrounding these points were also identified and soil samplings were made to determine the degree of contamination in this resource; the parameters of pH, conductivity and pesticides (organochlorines and organophosphates) were included. For the water resource, the following were analyzed: pH, electrical conductivity, COD, BOD, fecal coliforms, turbidity, temperature and bioindicators. Once the data had been collected and the respective parameters were subsequently analyzed, they were compared with current Ecuadorian regulations and it was possible to establish that the activities carried out in the community of Pesillo do not significantly influence agricultural production and irrigation work, the level being optimal. quality of water and soil resources for such activities.