INFLUENCE OF LAND USE IN THE QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER IN WATERSHEDS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF ESPIRITO SANTO, BRAZIL

Publicado
2011-12-21

    Autores

  • Ana Paula Almeida Bertossi Universidade Federal de São Paulo Campus Diadema
  • João Paulo Cunha de Menezes Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
  • Elziane Favoreto Elves Firmino Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
  • Mirna Aparecida Neves Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
  • Giovanni de Oliveira Garcia Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
  • Roberto Avelino Cecílio Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)

Resumo

The groundwater has assumed an increasingly important source of supply, so studies should be directed to this type of water resource. Thus, the objective was to identify the alterations in the quality of groundwater in watersheds occupied by different agroforestry uses (forest, coffee and pasture) in the south of Espirito Santo. The area with coffee had a higher pH than the others areas in the two study periods and the area under pasture had a higher electrical conductivity. The nitrate and nitrite levels remained below the maximum allowed by Brazilian National Council legislation (CONAMA) 396/08 and in some cases had become so low that the equipment failed to detect them, as well as ammonia nitrogen.

Como Citar
Bertossi, A. P. A., de Menezes, J. P. C., Firmino, E. F. E., Neves, M. A., Garcia, G. de O., & Cecílio, R. A. (2011). INFLUENCE OF LAND USE IN THE QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER IN WATERSHEDS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF ESPIRITO SANTO, BRAZIL. Águas Subterrâneas. Recuperado de https://aguassubterraneas.abas.org/asubterraneas/article/view/28052