agustina barros + sebastian rossi - aconcagua national park, human waste management
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ACONCAGUA PROVINCIAL PARKHUMAN WASTE MANAGEMENT
Exits Extrategies: Managing Human Waste in the Wild
July 30-31, August 1, 2010Sebastian RossiAgustina Barros
P.Betancourt P.Betancourt
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Mules Human waste Campsites TourismFeaturesIntroduction
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Aconcagua Provincial Park
Aconcagua
Provincial Park
Campsites
Localities
PeaksRailwayHighwayRivers
Natural Protected Area System
Mendoza, Argentina
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Villalba et al, (2003)
Andes Centralesde Chile-Argentina
Source: Ricardo Villalba, IPROMO COURSE 2010
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Climate
•Cold and dry (above 4000m below 0°C)
•Freezing days all year round
•Strong winds (200 km/h)
•Water
•Mountain rivers
•Under ground water
•Glacier lakes
•Wetlands in meadows
Geology and Soils
U- shaped valleys, moraine deposits
Mountain glaciers
Thin soils, sandy loam
Meadows soils: rich in organic matter
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Weather Forecast (July) Base Camp and High Altitude Campsites (2010) Source: weatherforecast.com
Horcones Lake
Mulas and Canada campsites
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•>30.000 day visitors
•8000 mountaineers and trekkers
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+ 250 private and Park personnel =120 days
+ 7000 mules
trampling
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Human Waste Management Zones
2400-30
00m
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4500m-
6962m
3000-350
0m3500
-4500m
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CAMPSITE SEASON # DAYS TOTAL
Horcones
Day visitors 30000 1 30000Climbers & Trekkers 7000 1 7000Park rangers 6 90 540 37540liters of water 12liters of sewage discharges 450480
Confluencia
Day visitors 0 0 0Climbers & Trekkers 5550 3 16650private personnel 10 90 900Park rangers 3 90 270 17820liters of waater 12liters of sewage discharges 213840
Pampa de Leñas
Day visitors 0 0 0Climbers & Trekkers 1028 2 2056private personnel 5 90 450Park rangers 2 90 180 2686liters of waater 12liters of sewage discharges 32232
P. Mulas & P. Argentina & High Altitude
Campsites
Day visitors 0 0 0Climbers & Trekkers 4548 4 18192private personnel 57 90 5130Park rangers 9 90 810 24132liters of waater 0.93liters of sewage discharges 22500
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Front country toilets
•leaching field is in a alpine meadow
•water extraction and pollution in a fragile ecosystem – priority conservation area
•Visitor Centre•30.000 visitors•700 people day•Toilets, shower and dishwasher
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MEADOWS (2%)
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septic tank pit
Low altitude toilets
toilets, shower and dishwashes exits connected to the septic tank.
•chemical products (liquids) affect the pit absorption capacity= new pits constructed
• lixiviation to the soil
• pollution of under ground water and river
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Toilets base camps
P.Betancourt
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Toilets high altitude
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1 hour= USD 1500Total= USD 315.540Human waste= USD 25500 = 10%
NO3 (mg/l) December= 6.30 February= 27.70
NO3 (mg/l) = Not detected
Campsite
Control
• percolation of urine and some faecal matter on permafrost soil •relative high cost
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Toilets high altitude
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•nutrient enrichment from faecas matter and urine scalds•parasite diseases • weeds invasion
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