Influence of urban area on the water quality of the Campo River basin, Paraná State, Brazil

Abstract

The Campo River basin is located on the third plateau of the Paraná State or trap plateau of Paraná, at the middle portion between the rivers Ivaí and Piquiri, southern Brazil, between the coordinates 23° 53 and 24° 10' South Latitude and 52° 15' and 52° 31' West Longitude. The basin has 384 Km² area, being 247 km 2 in the municipality of Campo Mourão and 137 km 2 in the municipality of Peabiru, in Paraná State. The Campo River is a left bank tributary of the Mourão River, which flows into the Ivaí River. The objective of this study was to monitor water quality in the Km 119 River and the Campo River, tributaries of the Mourão River, with monthly collection of water samples to determine pH, temperature, turbidity, biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliforms, total solids, total nitrogen, ammoniacal nitrogen, nitrite, nitrate and total phosphorus. The results obtained were compared with the indices established by the environmental legislation and applied in the determination of the Water Quality Index (WQI) used by the Water Institute of Paraná State, regulating environmental agency. Poor water quality in these rivers presents a worrying scenario for the region, since this river is the main source of water supply for the public system. Results of organic matter, fecal coliforms and total phosphorus were higher than the limits established by Resolution CONAMA 357/2005 to river class 2, specially at downstream of the Km 119 River and the Campo River, due to the significant influence of the urban anthropic activity by the lack of tertiary treatment and also rural by the lack of basic sanitation in this area. Results of WQI of Km 119 River and do Campo River indicated that water quality can be classified as average in 71% and good in 29% of the sites evaluated.Keywords: water quality, water resources, Anova, Tukey. Influência da área urbana na qualidade das águas na Bacia do Rio do Campo River, estado do Paraná, Brasil ResumoA Bacia Hidrográfica Rio do Campo está situada no terceiro planalto paranaense, na porção média entre os rios Ivaí e Piquiri, Sul do Brasil, entre as coordenadas 23° 53' e 24°10' de Latitude Sul e 52°15' e 52°31' de Longitude Oeste. A bacia ocupa área de 384 Km 2 , sendo 247 km 2 no município de Campo Mourão e 137 km 2 no município de Peabiru, no estado do Paraná. O Rio do Campo é um afluente da margem esquerda do Rio Mourão, que deságua no Rio Ivaí. O objetivo deste trabalho foi monitorar a qualidade da água do rio Km 119 e rio do Campo, afluentes do Rio Mourão, com coletas mensais de amostras de água para determinação do pH, temperatura, turbidez, demanda bioquímica de oxigênio, oxigênio dissolvido, coliformes fecais, sólidos totais, nitrogênio total, nitrogênio amoniacal, nitrito, nitrato e fósforo total. Os resultados obtidos foram comparados aos limites estabelecidos na legislação ambiental vigente para poluentes na água e aplicados na determinação do Índice de Qualidade das Águas (IQA) usado pelo Instituto das Águas do Paraná, órgão ambiental fiscalizador. A má qual...

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