Efectos de los mecheros de gas en el bienestar de las familias del Barrio Marianita del cantón Lago Agrio, provincia de Sucumbíos durante el año 2025.

Abstract

In this document, we analyze the health, social, and economic effects of pollution from flares installed by oil companies in the Marianita neighborhood, located in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Sucumbiós province, Lago Agrio city. To do so, we conducted qualitative research using ecological theory and found that, despite the neighborhood being small, the health impacts are more alarming than the other effects on families. We concluded that the most common illnesses in families are respiratory illnesses. We identified one case of cancer and a person who had suffered two consecutive miscarriages. Regarding the social effects, access to food for people who rely on local products is limited by soil contamination. Economically, because some families depend on the sale of local products, as they are surrounded by a polluted environment, their crops are not prosperous and their economy is at risk. In addition, we noticed that there is a greater influx of diseases when families live more than 35 years than those who live less time in the neighborhood.