Percepção quanto à qualidade da água consumida por moradores da área urbana do Município de Alto Alegre/RR

Abstract

The quality of river water is increasingly inadequate for human consumption, requiring treatment prior to multiple uses. This is due to the pollution of rivers, arising from agricultural production, mineral extraction, oil spills, sewage, among others. Throughout the history of the occupation of territories, mankind has chosen riverbanks to establish itself. In this sense, environmental perception is the way each individual perceives or sees the environment around him, so that from this he becomes aware of his relationship with the environment, especially with natural resources such as water, which in the municipality of Alto Alegre, RR is captured from the Mucajaí River. Thus, this research aimed to analyze the perceptions of the residents of the municipality of Alto Alegre-RR about the quality of the water they consume. The research is of the case study and exploratory qualitative-quantitative nature, with primary and secondary data collection and literature review. Primary data collection involved site visits and interviews. The research included residents of Alto Alegre-RR, CAER employees and mineral water distributors, totaling 35 participants who represent 0.67% of the population of the urban area of Alto Alegre, RR. The results revealed that the municipality has suffered from water supply problems due to the difficulties faced by the Water and Sewage Company of Roraima (CAER), the lack of energy was also one of the problems detected. The employees of the company responsible for the water supply in the city consider that the water distributed to the population is of excellent quality and fit for human consumption, although the residents report that the water that reaches their homes presents color, odor and taste. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt measures to improve the quality of the water that supplies the city, such as periodic physical-chemical and microbiological analyses in order to avoid contamination and waterborne diseases to the residents who consume it.