La afectación del nivel de vida socio-económico en el Departamento del Chocó, por la contaminación ambiental a causa de la actividad minera.

Abstract

Mining as one of the main activities in the Colombian economy in especially for the department of Chocó, is generating environmental alterations that ultimately affect the socio-economic standard of living in this region. It is noteworthy that some 10 years ago, these affectations did not represent greater relevance, because these factors were not perceived as a risk in the future of the region, however, today it has been done It is necessary to establish rules and laws that adequately regulate the activity, due to the abuse of extractive activity. The most relevant environmental aspects to take into account are the following: affectation of the climate, loss of soil properties, contamination of water sources and the consequences of the affectation of these three aspects on the level socio-economic life of a specific region. In this work, the main environmental impacts resulting from mining activity and its influence on the standard of living of the region of the department of Chocó. For this analysis, studies of other authors who have broadened the panoramic vision of this work. within the fundamental aspects, it is concluded that mining is one of the important activities in the country's economy, but in its wake aggressively modifies the customs of a region.