ANDRADE, S. O.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0846389166580231; ANDRADE, Sanduel Oliveira de.
Abstract:
Water quality has been seriously impacted mainly caused by human actions. Because
of this, the water quality is becoming a scarce commodity. This fact is compounded
in the Brazilian semi-arid northeast, where water availability is quite limited
because of its climatic conditions. Much of the Northeast economy is focused on the
rural sector, where the agricultural industries are located. Much of the waste generated
by agro-industries are eventually leached up to a water body receptor, causing
the expense of quality of its waters. Faced with the above objective is through this
research to evaluate the potential polluter of family farms on the Piancó river, municipality
of Pombal-PB. The research was conducted from May 2014 to December 2015
in two agricultural industries, a slaughter of poultry and other cheese production,
which were collected sample of the raw wastewater and Piancó river waters adjacent
agro-industries and forwarded to Water Analysis Laboratory for evaluation of physical,
chemical and microbiological parameters. It can be concluded that the two agribusinesses
cited, despite being small, have a high pollution potential for this high organic
load as well as the launch directly into the environment without any prior treatment
and contaminate underground water bodies. It was also concluded that the effluent
not yet directly reaches the Piancó river possibly caused by severe drought
hitting the region. However, in rainy periods, rises the chances of this pollutant to be
leached into the river. Thus, it is necessary training activities and awareness of producers
and employees of agricultural industries in order to optimize water usage and
promote viable treatment systems, as well as the possible reuse of these effluents.
