Determinación de la calidad del agua en la zona marino-costera mediante análisis fisicoquímicos y microbiológicos en Playa Tamarindo, cantón de Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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2023-01
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Cordero Campos, Luis Gabriel
Angulo Quintero, Jorge Enrique
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, Campus Liberia
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Durante los últimos ochenta años, en Costa Rica se ha presentado un crecimiento
turístico que trajo consigo el aumento demográfico, la demanda de servicios y múltiples
actividades comerciales, principalmente en la zona costera.
También ha habido un aumento en los vertidos de aguas residuales sin tratamiento a
cuerpos de agua superficial y zonas costeras. El caso de Tamarindo, Guanacaste, es uno de
los más importantes, dado que son muchas las alcantarillas que descargan aguas en la playa
con importantes concentraciones de bacterias y contaminantes fisicoquímicos, lo cual es
común observarlo en la zona, pese a que eso afecta directamente al turismo.
Siendo así, los vertidos de aguas residuales en Tamarindo podrían llegar a generar
una problemática de salud pública en la zona, pues el grado de contaminación también puede
llegar a afectar la salud de los bañistas como consecuencia del deterioro de la calidad del
agua.
El objetivo es determinar la calidad fisicoquímica y microbiológica de la zona marina
costera en Playa Tamarindo, asociada con los contaminantes vertidos al alcantarillado, con
el fin de contribuir con la planificación de actividades de gestión en la zona.
In Costa Rica, during the last 80 years there has been a growth in tourism that brought with it demographic growth, the demand for services and commercial activities, mainly in the coastal zone. The situation has also generated an increase in untreated wastewater discharges into bodies of surface water and coastal areas. The case of Tamarindo, Guanacaste, is one of the most important, given that there are many sewers that discharge water with significant concentrations of bacteria and physicochemical contaminants onto the beach, which is common to observe in the area, affecting tourism. Wastewater discharges in Tamarindo could generate a public health problem in the area, since the degree of contamination can affect the health of bathers, in response to the deterioration of water quality. The objective is to determine the physicochemical and microbiological quality of the coastal marine zone in Tamarindo beach, associated with the pollutants discharged through the sewage, in order to contribute to the planning of management activities in the area.
In Costa Rica, during the last 80 years there has been a growth in tourism that brought with it demographic growth, the demand for services and commercial activities, mainly in the coastal zone. The situation has also generated an increase in untreated wastewater discharges into bodies of surface water and coastal areas. The case of Tamarindo, Guanacaste, is one of the most important, given that there are many sewers that discharge water with significant concentrations of bacteria and physicochemical contaminants onto the beach, which is common to observe in the area, affecting tourism. Wastewater discharges in Tamarindo could generate a public health problem in the area, since the degree of contamination can affect the health of bathers, in response to the deterioration of water quality. The objective is to determine the physicochemical and microbiological quality of the coastal marine zone in Tamarindo beach, associated with the pollutants discharged through the sewage, in order to contribute to the planning of management activities in the area.
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HIDROLOGIA, CALIDAD DEL AGUA, ZONAS COSTERAS, AGUAS RESIDUALES, CONTAMINACION, PLAYA TAMARINDO (GUANACASTE), SANTA CRUZ (GUANACASTE), COSTA RICA, HYDROLOGY, WATER QUALITY, COASTAL ZONES, WASTEWATER, POLLUTION