Avaliação de nascentes do município de santa bárbara de goiás utilizando o método IIAN: índice de impacto ambiental de nascentes

Abstract

The study of springs is important to the conservancy and preservation of the water resources aiming at improvements both in quantity and quality of the water. This study has evaluated the environmental conditions of six springs located in the Santa Barbara of Goiás town using the Environmental Impact of Springs Index (IIAN) method. The results were related to the human intervention, the main cause of the vegetation degradation. Of the springs analyzed, 50% has suffered some kind of damage (Class C and E). The main impact causes identified were the lack of vegetation and the lack of protection in the surrounding of the springs. All of the analyzed points need mitigating mesures to protect or restore their degraded areas.