ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DA CONTAMINAÇÃO DA ÁGUA POR AGROTÓXICO NOS MUNICÍPIOS DE RIO VERDO - GO E JATAÍ - GO, ENTRE 2014 À 2017

Abstract

Pesticides are chemical, physics or biologics substances that are used in rural or urban areas, for the purpose to help in the pest control, weeds, soil recoveryand in increasing agricultural productivity. Its use without correct conditions in the agricultural production causes irreversible damage for the environment and for the human´s health, for example, chronic diseases, contamination of groundwater and surface water, soil degradation, contamination of food, among others. Agrochemicals have increased and improved since the Green Revolution, where it had government incentives to improve its technologies and increase its use in agricultural production, and its increase has caused contamination in the water everywhere it is used. This project aims to analyze what are the main types of pesticides found in the water oh Rio Verde and Jataí in the Goiás – GO southwest, and their relationship with the main agricultural products in the region, such as soy, cotton and corn. The cities of Rio Verde and Jataí together have a total of 1.174,900 hectare of planted are according to the IBGE. In these cities, 16 pesticides were found in the water, 7 of them with prohibited sales Brazil and 8 related to chronic diseases.

In the last few years, the number of rural properties that use pesticides has increased significantly, contributing to Brazil becoming the world champion in the use of these products. The impacts of using agrochemicals are felt in the most diverse environments. According to data from the Ministry of Health, water in most Brazilian municipalities is contaminated with substances that can cause serious diseases