The social costs of water pollution in the microbasin of Las Cañas River

Abstract

In at least 50% of cases, the ESRD morbidity in Las Cañas River microbasin is explained by environmental factors such as the concentration of nitrogen (nitrate and nitrite) in sources of water for human consumption, and the discharge rate evidenced in the municipalities of Apopa, Soyapango and Tonacatepeque. However, the relationship between the concentrations of (chemical and organic) substances and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) morbidity is explained, 95% of the time, by the association of age-related variables and water consumption of the affected population. The social cost of ESRD morbidity attributable to the concentration of pollutants identified in water sources is equivalent to US $ 271.870.272.6o per year.

Entorno, august 2015, issue 59: 123-141