Case study of the Gorutuba River environmental degradation in the municipality of Francisco Sá

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Maria Tereza Pereira dos
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Ferreira , Expedito José, Ferreira, Maykon Fredson Freitas
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Cerrados (Montes Claros. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.periodicos.unimontes.br/index.php/cerrados/article/view/1361
• topic: Bacia hidrográfica; Degradação Ambiental; Rio Gorutuba.; Hydrographic basin. Ambiental degradation. Gorutuba River.; Cuenca hidrográfica; La degradación ambiental; Rio Gorutuba.

This work was carried out in the area of ​​the Gorutuba River basin, in the municipality of Francisco Sá - MG, and aims to analyze the state of conservation and preservation of the upper third of its main watercourse. Observations at the local level were carried out at its source and along the water course until its encounter with the Água Quente River, on the border of the municipalities of Francisco Sá, Janaúba and Riacho dos Machados. The methodological procedures include bibliographical and documentary research, field observations and the elaboration of maps that allowed to carry out the analyzes on the studied area. From the analyzes, it was observed that the study area presents a high level of pollution of its waters and the occurrence of the process of degradation of the ciliary forest, present both in the spring and also along the water course, in both the margins. It was also observed the need to adopt adequate measures to be developed by the public power, with the massive participation of the population, as well as environmental education campaigns on the need for preservation and on the reduction of negative environmental impacts present in the studied area.