Abstract

DURAN, Alejandra; PARIS, Marta; MAITRE, María Inés  and  MARINO, Fernanda. Environmental diagnosis in the farming belt of Santa Fe city. Rev. Fac. Cienc. Agrar., Univ. Nac. Cuyo [online]. 2016, vol.48, n.1, pp.129-143. ISSN 1853-8665.

The farming belt of Santa Fe city is located North of the urban area. There is no water supply or sewer system in the area. Water is withdrawn from private wells drilled in households, coexisting with septic tanks and orchards. The activities developed constitute serious contamination threats; contamination hazards could increase due to a rise in the levels of groundwater and/or fluvial or rain floods. The environmental diagnosis presented was made gathering information from previous research studies, interviews to professionals, surveys among producers, as well as by field and laboratory analysis. Agricultural practices, cultivated species, agrochemicals use and irrigation practices, as well as socio-cultural aspects, residents' lifestyle and characteristics related to drainage, use of resources and commitment to the environment by the population were reported. On the basis of the results obtained, some guidelines for the management and protection of the groundwater resources are outlined, in order to contribute to an environmentally sustainable development of the region.

Keywords : Groundwater; Agrochemicals; Farming; Contamination.

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