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Item type:Publication, Water quality analysis in Mantaro River, Peru, before and after the tailing's accident using the Grey clustering method(Insight Society, 2021-01-01)Problems with environmental accidents are increasing worldwide, which generates great damage to the environment. In fact, in July 2019, a tailing spill occurred that flowed into the Mantaro River, contaminating it with thousands of liters of waste. This had environmental consequences and social ones since there were people for and against mining, which is the principal economic activity in the area. In this way, this study proposes to quantify the damage caused by the tailing spill using the grey clustering method, which is based on grey systems theory. For this purpose, two sampling points were chosen for data collection and evaluation both before and after the accident, which allowed to measure the impact of metal concentrations and other physical-chemical parameters caused by accident. The results obtained from the study revealed increases in the concentration levels of metals such as aluminum, arsenic, among others, in some cases very high that exceeded the maximum permitted limits. Such findings could help local and national government authorities, people living and transiting near the river, and activities related to the use of the water in this river; since the quality of the river water can be lethal if the necessary measures are not taken. In addition, the method used in this study showed to be very practical and efficient during its application. Finally, it is advised that future research investigate each point along the Mantaro River and show the areas where the disaster had the most impact to develop some mitigating techniques. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Evaluation of water quality in the lower Huallaga River watershed using the Grey clustering analysis method(Science and Information Organization, 2021-01-01)Currently, the evaluation of water quality is a topic of global interest, due to its socio-cultural, environmental and economic importance, but in recent years this quality is deteriorating due to inadequate management in the conservation, disposal and use of water by the competent authorities, private-state entities and the population itself. An alternative to determine the quality of a water body in an integrated manner is the Grey Clustering Method, which was used in this study taking as an indicator the Prati Quality Index, with the objective of making an objective analysis of the quality of the water bodies under study. The case study is the Lower Watershed of the Huallaga River, located between the region of Loreto and San Martin, along which 12 monitoring stations were established to evaluate its surface water quality, through the analysis of 7 parameters: pH, BOD, COD, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Ammonia Nitrogen, Substrates and Nitrates. Finally, it was determined that the water quality of eleven monitoring stations in the Lower Huallaga River Watershed are within the "Uncontaminated" category, while one monitoring station is within the "Highly Contaminated" category of the Prati Index, this due to its proximity to a landfill. The results obtained in this study, could be useful for the authorities responsible for the protection and sustainable conservation of the Huallaga River Watershed, in order to propose appropriate measures to improve its quality, additionally, this study could be a reference for future studies since the proposed method allowed to prioritize the quality level of the water bodies and identify critical areas. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Grey clustering method for water quality assessment to determine the impact of mining company, Peru(Science and Information Organization, 2021-01-01)Mining operations have a significant impact on environment, where the quality of water is an important affected issue that need to be controlled. In that way, the Grey Clustering Method based on center-point triangular whitenization weight (CTWF), is an artificial intelligence criterion that evaluates water samples according to selected parameters, in order to realize an effective water quality assessment. In the present study, the analysis is made on the Crisnejas River Basin, by using fifteen monitoring points based on an investigation realized by the National Water Authority (ANA) in 2019, based on the Peruvian law (ECA) about water quality standards. The results reveal that almost all of the monitoring points on the Crisnejas River Basin were classified as “irrigation of vegetables unrestricted”, but only one point was classified as “animal drink”, which is ubicated in an urbanized area. This implies that mining discharges are being well treated by the company, but another deal is the contamination generated in towns. Further, the present study might be helpful to audit processes made by the state or companies, to justify the quality of surface waters using a more accurate methodology. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Comparative analysis of the impact on air quality due to the operation of La Oroya Metallurgical Complex using the Grey clustering method(Science and Information Organization, 2021-01-01)Air pollution is one of the biggest problems worldwide due to the increase of burning of fossil fuels by industries around the world. In the present work, the air quality study will be carried out with the grey clustering method, since the data obtained presents a certain level of uncertainty. In order to obtain a correct analysis of air quality, the comparison was made in two different years with the same monitoring stations. The air quality assessment was carried out in three monitoring stations located in three different districts of the province of La Oroya (La Oroya Antigua, minor town of Huari and Santa Rosa de Sacco), in which, they installed sampling equipment for the evaluation on the basis of 10 particulate matter (PM10) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). In each point of study a positive result was obtained, where an improvement in air quality can be seen, this it is due to the reduction of mining activity in the study area. These results show the improvement over the years. Finally, this method can also be used by any organization in the nation for water or air quality studies.