Water quality in the agricultural and livestock sectors / some considerations.

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Dear readers, the agricultural sector has become one of the major scenarios when talking about contamination due to the excessive use of synthetic chemical products, this situation is globalized and for any type of crop that you want to produce, our country Venezuela does not escape from this reality despite the shortages of such products in recent years. The inadequate use of pesticides, as well as the poor management of organic waste from livestock and agricultural activities, can influence water bodies, affecting public health in the geographical area.

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When there is an indiscriminate use of these products, the water reservoirs collect a diversity of substances coming from the surface by runoff, in this sense, according to some specialists of the chemical area of Universidad Nacional Experimental Sur del Lago de la Unesur, these substances degrade in the water bodies or are transported without suffering any alteration, generating an excessive accumulation that can have a contaminating effect. Although this is known, in some sectors there is no monitoring to determine the salubrious conditions of the water bodies.

The inadequate use of fertilizers or any type of synthetic pesticide can increase the concentrations of certain elements such as nitrates and nitrites, as well as phosphorus and phosphates. This situation has been evidenced in some agricultural sectors of the region south of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, according to some studies carried out by the Chemical Analysis Laboratory of UNESUR. For the above mentioned, it would be beneficial to evaluate the quality of water in some agricultural sectors and rural areas, to rule out any contamination by hazardous substances or pathogenic microorganisms.

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In order to collect this information, it is most appropriate to carry out random water sampling in the area, as recommended by specialists in the chemical area, sampling should be done from the network that distributes water to obtain an average value of the mixture of water from the different aqueducts and from each of the sampled sites, the concentrations found of any substance found can be averaged with their respective minimum and maximum values.

The chemical analysts recommend the determination of nitrites, nitrates, phosphorus, cadmium and a microbiological analysis. The determination of nitrite, nitrate, phosphorus and cadmium ions can be carried out by means of a UNICO 4800 spectrophotometer, according to the scientists. On the other hand, microbiological analyses allow the detection of microorganisms that are indicators of contamination, mainly of fecal origin, by counting total coliforms and fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, in order to evaluate the quality of the water in relation to the content of pathogenic microorganisms.

Final considerations
Dear readers, we decided to share this interesting information with you, because water is another fundamental link in our agricultural ecosystems. It is satisfying to observe how professionals from areas other than agriculture direct their knowledge to solve ecological problems, because the results obtained will allow comparisons with national and international standards in terms of water quality, in order to obtain a diagnosis of the level of contamination present in the area. Once the water quality in the sector has been determined, the respective recommendations will be made to the community and to the respective state institutions.

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Water is definitely an important resource, and it is now clear a lot of mistakes have been done in the past. Unfortunately, a lot of mistakes are still being done, and behaviours are not easy to change. I am wondering to which extent it is really possible to make the community changing its behaviour and to care more about water...

Cheers!

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Hello dear friend @lemouth, it is very true what you mention, water is essential for human development and maintenance of biodiversity that surrounds us, contamination by excessive use of pesticides is very common in sectors, therefore, make these analyzes and educate people about the safe use of pesticides would be a great start, and then show them the advantages of organic products.

See you later, have a great weekend.

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Thank you for your valuable support, have a great weekend.

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Felicidades su publicación ha Sido elegida entre las mejores del día.

SIGA CREANDO BUEN CONTENIDO.

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Thank you dear friends for supporting our content.

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In most production units this parameter is not taken into account, an element that ends up being a mistake, since water quality will determine not only the quality of our crops, but will also affect the growth, development and productivity of the cultivated plants. Thank you for this nice publication.

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Hello friends of @agrovision, without a doubt the quality of water is a parameter that we must take into account the production of our crops, the contamination of the same can generate alterations in the soil that would seriously affect the yield and quality of crops.

See you later, have a good weekend.

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