Evaluation of the saving of drinking water that could be perceived in the nurseries when implementing a rainwater harvesting system in Panama City
Water scarcity is a growing problem, which we cannot ignore, because it negatively affects the social development of the population worldwide. One of the alternatives to face the lack of water is the efficient use of rainwater. The main objective of this research was to study the feasibility of usin...
| Autores Principales: | Arévalo, María, Martínez, Osvaldo, Rosales, Andrea, Pérez, Maribel, Barria, Nicole |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Idioma: | Español |
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Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
2020
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https://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/ric/article/view/2614 https://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/12176 |
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Water scarcity is a growing problem, which we cannot ignore, because it negatively affects the social development of the population worldwide. One of the alternatives to face the lack of water is the efficient use of rainwater. The main objective of this research was to study the feasibility of using a rainwater harvesting system and how it could save on a large scale the amount of drinking water consumed in dry season nurseries in Panama City. By applying a data collection instrument to the managers of the nurseries studied (Jardines Del Bonsái SA and Arboretum Genera Palmarum LTD SA), the measurements corresponding to theconsumption of drinking water in the months of January, February and March were obtained, with the purpose of comparing them with the average level of rainfall in Panama for those same months. Using the data provided by the Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica S.A. (ETESA), it was observed that the first three months of the year are the months with the least amount of rainfall, therefore, the demand for drinking water for plant irrigation increases. A system was proposed that consists of the installation of channels on the roofs of the nursery to collect rainwater in the last months of the year, which are the rainiest. With the implementation of this system, more than 2.98% could be saved from the use of drinking water in nurseries during the summer. |
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