Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment




Vol 12, Issue 2,2014
Online ISSN: 1459-0263
Print ISSN: 1459-0255


Geoprocessing as a tool for verifying the suitability of soils at the disposal of swine wastewater


Author(s):

Alvaro Mari Junior, Elisandro Pires Frigo, Angelo Gabriel Mari, Ana Claudia Cabral, Jonathan Dieter, Akim Vladimir Theodorovitz, Willian Cézar Nadaletti

Recieved Date: 2014-02-05, Accepted Date: 2014-04-10

Abstract:

This study aimed at verifying the susceptibility of soil of large agricultural areas to the application of swine wastewater, using of GIS tools for analysis of slope features in the study area. Therefore, a case study was used. The city of Entre Rios do Oeste, in the State of Paraná, Brazil, is an agricultural region with intensive swine farming, so that the great production of wastewater requires large areas for its disposal. The municipality of Entre Rios do Oeste has swine farming as the main livestock activity in parallel with a strong agricultural potential.

Keywords:

Geoprocessing, effluents, swine farming, suitability of soils, disposal of swine wastewater


Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2014
Volume: 12
Issue: 2
Category: Environment
Pages: 1083-1086


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