Relationship Between Water Quality and Land use Along a Stretch of the Sorocaba River (SP)

Authors

  • Alexandre Marco da Silva Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
  • A. H. Rosa Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
  • F. M. Antunes Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
  • D. P. Nogueira Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
  • S. da S. Lessa Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5132/jbse.2009.01.009

Keywords:

water contamination, water quality indicators, environmental analysis, Sorocaba River

Abstract

Considering that the land use activities have direct impacts on water resources, the aim of this paper is presenting the spatial variation of the following parameters: pH, apparent color, true color, turbidity, conductivity and chemical oxygen demand along a stretch of the Sorocaba River, located in Sorocaba Municipality. Field incursions were done in order to survey in-situ the conductivity and pH. Water samples were collected and transported to the laboratory for analysis of the remnant parameters. Conductivity and chemical demand of oxygen were the parameters that more closely revealed the degradationof the water quality. It was verified that the urban region was the main responsible by degradation of water quality and that vegetation patches did not improve the water quality patterns, just estilizaded them. Thus, although the Sorocaba River has been trying to control its levels of contamination, an extended work must be done in order to get better the water quality and its surroundings.

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Published

20-06-2009

How to Cite

Silva, A. M. da, Rosa, A. H., Antunes, F. M., Nogueira, D. P., & Lessa, S. da S. (2009). Relationship Between Water Quality and Land use Along a Stretch of the Sorocaba River (SP). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Contamination, 4(1), 65–71. https://doi.org/10.5132/jbse.2009.01.009

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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