EVALUACIÓN DE ASPECTOS E IMPACTOS AMBIENTALES DE LOS CENTROS DE FAENAMIENTO DEL GUAYAS

Abstract

Processing of meat is done in slaughtering centers, vital installations in modern society to ensure population`s food security. However, this activity generates serious environmental aspects and impacts. Therefore, the objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental aspects and impacts of the process of slaughtering cattle and pigs in three slaughtering centers of Guayas Province, using the methodology of identification of environmental aspects and the Leopold matrix, in order to mitigate them. The slaughtering centers evaluated were those of Guayaquil, Daule and Samborondón,resulting that the Wastewater generation is the most significant environmental aspect of production processes of the three slaughtering centers and that the environmental impacts: Alteration of water quality, soil quality, life quality, groundwater quality and flora and fauna quality must be managed as a priority, as their importance and magnitude was 68 and 63 points respectively, the highest of the evaluation. In addition, none of the inspected centers fully complies with the national legislation, being Samborondón the most critical case.