Análisis de la calidad del agua del tramo C del Estero Salado y su interrelación con el desarrollo urbano.

Abstract

Along with Rio Guayas, Guayaquil is best known for the waters of Estero Salado and the city that is built on its shore. The city's beauty is based on the influence of Estero, which has its flora and fauna in every direction; Its path is surrounded by magnificent mangroves, and its waters are popular with birds and other animals. Estero Salado is unquestionably an image that every person who enters the city will carry with them for the rest of their lives. with a journey of 30 kilometers of great benefit, such as hosting the nation's most important marine port and principal driver of the local economy's flow. The shores of Estero serve as a model for the city's growth, and large warehouses and factories have settled there to this day, both to the north and south, promoting its vicinity's urban growth. Between 1940 and 1950, Estero begins to lose its beauty, its shores begin to fill with garbage, its waters are full of sediment, and there are high levels of pollutants from industry and homes. Between 1950 and 2022, the contamination has not stopped, and the difference between the past and the present is obvious. Consequently, authorities who have attempted to stop contamination and achieve partial regeneration are concerned.