Coroico River
| Coroica river | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Region | La Paz Department |
The Coroico River is a river of Bolivia. The catchment area comprises 5356 km². According to the 2012 census, it is home to 59 996 people.
Economic activity
[edit]Economic activities along the river are impacting its water quality.
Agriculture
[edit]Agricultural along the river is using agrochemicals, which are contaminating the water,.
Gold mining
[edit]Gold mining , mostly illegal, is difficult to control and leads to heavy pollution of the Río Coroico with mercury and other chemicals.
Waste water and solid waste
[edit]Evergrowing settlements in the watershed are facing a huge challenge to build waste infrastructure. As a result, the river gets to take the waste.
Waste water
[edit]The wastewater from the most densely populated settlements is also discharged untreated into the Río Coroico.
Solid waste
[edit]The disposal of solid waste exceeds the capacity of the local waste disposal system. disposal exceeds the capacity of the local waste disposal system.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
15°30′03″S 67°50′48″W / 15.5008°S 67.8467°W