Avaliação das condições de balneabilidade do Rio Atalaia, em Santa Filomena Piauí - PI

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the environmental degradation of the Atalaia resort, located in the municipality of Santa Filomena-Piauí. To carry it out, bibliographic studies on environmental degradation were used, "in loco" visits were made and water samples were collected, in order to know if its quality is in accordance with the parameters of the National Council for the Environment (CONAMA) . In addition, the areas of the study site were photographed, especially those with a high rate of irregular solid waste disposal. The degradation of this place can bring numerous health problems to its regulars, as there was the presence of fecal coliforms in samples collected in stretches of the water body, in addition to the presence of plastics, cardboard and other waste. Therefore, the public power must create public policies aimed at the conservation of this place, as well as lectures on environmental education must be given so that the bathhouse visitors become aware of this environmental problem, since, as provided for by the 1998 federal constitution, the right to the environment ecologically balanced is a right and responsibility of the whole community