A relação da população de Panambi - RS com o rio Fiúza

Abstract

This work had the general objective to investigate the relationship of the population of Panambi with the Rio Fiúza, the importance they give to the river and water. With the specific objectives there were researched the environmental aggressions to the river, identifying pollutants and consequences of this pollution. We delimited the research from the bridge of BR 158 to the Bridge of Avenida Conrad Adenauer. We sought a theoretical referential on the importance of the water for the living beings and the diseases caused by the pollution and we conducted a field work with pictures of the researched area. We complemented the study with a qualitative research where the respondents were students and teachers of the eighth grade of the Ensino Fundamental at the Escola Estadual de Ensino Médio Pindorama, who through a questionnaire said what they think about Rio Fiuza. The study revealed that the way of land use, urban settlements, poor management of risk areas, lack of sewage treatment, destination of waste and little environmental education have contributed to the pollution of the river, as well as increased the effects of flooding in the wetlands, which has weakened and left the population exposed to serious health risks. The environmental education points to the importance of controlling the pollution of the Rio Fiuza, since this is the main source of water supply to the population.