Title
Water quality in areas surrounding mining: Las Bambas, Peru
Date Issued
01 October 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication
Abstract
Nowadays, it is known that water is a critical issue for human life. For this reason, research in this category is a complex subject. The case chosen for this work is in the district of Tambobamba, Cotabambas province, in the region of Apurimac. This is where Las Bambas mine is operating and the area of influence includes the Challhuahuacho and Ferrobamba rivers. Based on six monitoring points, carried out between February 2017 and March 2019 by ANA, it was possible to know if these rivers would have a low or high degree of contamination. Therefore, the methodology used in this work was the Grey Clustering Method. This method includes vital water parameters established by Peruvian D.S. N° 004-2017-MINAM. The results of these studies show that the Ferrobamba River has a high water quality while the Challhuahuacho River has a poor water quality, which could be associated with spills in the area.
Start page
4427
End page
4432
Volume
8
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos hídricos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85073954746
Source
International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering
ISSN of the container
22783075
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus