A influência das atividades antrópicas na qualidade da água na sub-bacia do ribeirão das Araras
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This work presents a study of the influence of land use and occupation on water quality in the sub-basin of Araras stream, based on the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) and the adoption of quality indexes. This study aimed to identify whether anthropic activities carried out in the sub-basin significantly affect local water quality, since their monitoring is paramount for identifying environmental degradation spots. The methodology was based on case study. To enable the study, two points of interest were defined in the sub-basin, one located in the county's water collection dam and other located 6.5 km upstream near to the Araras’ spring. From this point two other sub-basins were delimited, where land use and occupation were studied from visual interpretation of satellite images, defining the land use classes that would be considered, as cultivation areas, pasture and native vegetation. To evaluate the water quality, from December/2018 to April/2019 two water samples were collected from each point of interest, totaling eight samples on four different dates, and laboratory analysis were performed. Their results were used to calculate the Water Quality Index (IQA) and the Raw Water Quality Index for Public Supply (IAP). The research has shown that the rainy period had a negative influence on the results of total solids, turbidity, dissolved aluminum and thermotolerant coliforms. However, the overall classifications of the IQA and of the IAP showed relatively slight variations at both points of study indicating that the water from Araras stream is appropriate for public supply and does not require advanced treatment. These results indicated that, in general, the anthropic activities carried out in the sub-basins does not have a significant impact in the water quality classification, despite the existence of many pasture and cultivation areas.
