Correlation of water quality to land use and slope in Arroio Doze Passos, Ouro, SC

Authors

  • Charles Seidel Epagri/Gerência Regional de Caçador
    • Adroaldo Dias Robaina UFSM/Centro de Ciências Rurais
      • Marcia Xavier Peiter UFSM/Centro de Ciências Rurais
        • Rafael Camargo Ferraz UFSM/Centro de Ciências Rurais Doutorando
          • Angelo Mendes Massignam Epagri/Ciram

            DOI:

            https://doi.org/10.52945/rac.v27i2.574

            Keywords:

            Recursos hídricos, poluição hídrica, microbacia rural

            Abstract

            Water is the main factor for the development and growth of communities, especially the rural ones. The objective
            of this study was to evaluate the relation of soil use and slope steepness with the water quality of the Arroio Doze Passos. This
            study was conducted in the watershed Arroio Doze Passos in the Midwest region of Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil, from
            November 2004 to October 2009. This watershed has an area of 17.78 km², where intensive agriculture is developed (mainly
            corn and wheat) and livestock (mainly pigs, dairy cattle and poultry). It was observed that the stream water has low quality
            due the high values of total P, ortho P, turbidity, total coliform bacteria, and fecal coliforms. The main factor of poor water
            quality is the presence of organic-origin manure, which is caused by land use out of its fitness ability, coupled with inadequate
            management of waste, and lack of environmental planning. However, water quality, in general, improved from the stream’s
            spring to its mouth.

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            Published

            2014-04-28

            Issue

            Vol. 27 No. 2 (2014)

            Section

            Scientific article

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            How to Cite

            Correlation of water quality to land use and slope in Arroio Doze Passos, Ouro, SC. (2014). Agropecuária Catarinense Journal, 27(2), 62-69. https://doi.org/10.52945/rac.v27i2.574