Contamination in Rimac River

Huarochiri, Lima and Callao. This originates from the melting of snow at 5,100 m Uco in Junin and has principal tributaries to the river San Mateo and Santa Eulalia. Then be explained the causes that encourage pollution in the watershed based on factors such as industry, population and the state. Rimac River is best known as the trash; of the surrounding industries. Here the discharge of mining wastes, which pollute a lot in the area. This comes from mining and metallurgical industries, mainly, affecting air, water and earth. In this specific case, the water is being polluted considerably due to waste, both mineral and organic. Waste mineral composed mainly by the discharge of cadmium, lead, zinc and copper, have high levels of pollution, which are found among the permissible limits of the general law of water in Peru. Between the bridge and the bridge Huáscar centennial in Santa Eulalia station, is the largest concentration of these minerals. This is a 0.14 ppm and 0.10 ppm of lead cadmium in more than 64% of the study area. As for organic waste, these stools are composed of both human and animals, polluting the river water, being unable to be ingested as drinking. Some companies that are located around the basin are Casapalca, San Mateo and Aururi. People living in the respective area also play an important role in the polluted river. This is due to many factors, such as using the river as a public utility. When washing your clothes in the water, use different types of detergents, which, no matter what brand they are, pollute the river, when discharging chemical waste are not suited for water. Another factor caused by the population of the area is the discharge of sewage into the waters. These contain garbage, feces, among other wastes, which pollute the watershed and soil clearly. This discharge of waste is largely confined to the bridge Ricardo Palma, located in the Km.42, to bypass the plants Atarjea. Finally, not only industries and population are pollutants, the state is partly responsible for this contamination. This has the duty to dictate laws to protect the ecosystem of Peru; they say laws like the Organic Law for the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, the Organic Law of Regional Governments, the Framework Law for the Modernization of State Management and Code of Environment and Natural Resources. In the case of water, apply the General Water Law, which charges the state to impose a standard level of pollution for each zone, which must be respected. This law, unfortunately, is not respected. Like most countries laws, should be fine the company or system responsible for the pollution. In the Rimac River, the laws are not met and there are no effective laws to improve their situation. This makes the state has even less interest in improving the area and increase pollution. In conclusion, the Rimac river pollution is due to three important actors: industries, population and the state. The level of such contamination could be reduced if these three players to take more conscientious in their actions and better conserve ecosystems in their country. Thus, the laws would be fulfilled, industries don’t through waste into the river and people would have a better standard of living, next to the area as well.