Point sources of pollution in Pontezuelo river, Mayarí, Holguín

Authors

  • Marlen Torres-Beltrán Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico

Keywords:

Environmental impact assessment, hydrographic basins.

Abstract

The municipality of Mayari, province of Holguin, is facing a critical situation regarding domestic liquid waste management. The urban community of Mayari is the most critical situation of all. There is no treatment system in place for liquid wastes in the city. Most of the industries discharge their wastes to the rivers, filling them up with pollutants and toxic substances, suspended particles, acidic wastes containing heavy metals and heavy organic compounds with high DBP and DQO. This investigation included an environmental assessment of the impacts caused on the Pontezuelo river. The corrective actions were identified to reduce or eliminate the main point sources of contamination affecting water quality. 

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Author Biography

Marlen Torres-Beltrán, Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico

Ingeniería Geológica

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Published

2014-06-19

How to Cite

Torres-Beltrán, M. (2014). Point sources of pollution in Pontezuelo river, Mayarí, Holguín. Ciencia & Futuro Is a Peer-Reviewed Electronic Journal Published Quarterly by the University of Moa. Its Objective Is to Disseminate Scientific Research in Various Fields of Technical Sciences. It Is Aimed at Researchers, Professionals, Academics and Students. It Has an International Reach and Maintains an Ongoing Call for Papers., 4(2), 52–63. Retrieved from https://revista.ismm.edu.cu/index.php/revistacyf/article/view/967

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Ciencia Universitaria