Effect of Community and their Inhabitant Activity on Water Quality in Protected Area in Thailand

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Ananya Popradit

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            Three factors come into play when considering agriculture activity and human wastes:  (1) Pesticides, fertilizers (2) the waste produced by farm animals and (3) non-existent sewage disposal systems. Human impact on water quality is from density and treatment of domestic sewage. The survey study found that 100% of household have disposed household waste near their resident without treatment. These can cause the depletion of oxygen from water column which can affect to the BOD. Domestic sewage, cattle and other livestock can produce pathogen and microbial contaminate. It can spread infectious disease through contaminate in stream, constituents of concern are E.coli and Fecal coliform. The effect of land management, pesticides from agrochemicals and nutrient from fertilizer and suspended solid from construction and clearing may be harmful and can cause various physical changes. Silt and suspended solid from natural soil erosion, agriculture, road building, deforestation, construction, and other land use change can reduce surface water quality and might be harmful to aquatic animal.

            

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Ananya Popradit

Doctor of Philosophy Program in Environmental Education, Collage of Innovative Management, Varaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University, Klong Luang, Prathum Thani 13180, Thailand.

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