Environmental monitoring of water resources around a municipal landfill of the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

In Brazil, landfills are commonly used as a method for the final disposal of waste that is compliant with the legislation. This technique, however, presents a risk to surface water and groundwater resources, owing to the leakage of metals, anions, and organic compounds. The geochemical monitoring of...

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Published in:	Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 24; no. 26; pp. 21398 - 21411
Main Authors:	de Medeiros Engelmann, Pâmela, dos Santos, Victor Hugo Jacks Mendes, Moser, Letícia Isabela, do Canto Bruzza, Eduardo, Barbieri, Cristina Barazzetti, Barela, Pâmela Susin, de Moraes, Diogo Pompéu, Augustin, Adolpho Herbert, Goudinho, Flávio Soares, Melo, Clarissa Lovato, Ketzer, João Marcelo Medina, Rodrigues, Luiz Frederico
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-09-2017 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Alkali metals Ammonia Ammonia - analysis Ammonia pressure leaching Anions Aquatic Pollution Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Brazil Contamination Earth and Environmental Science Ecotoxicology Environment Environmental Chemistry Environmental Health Environmental monitoring Environmental Monitoring - methods Environmental Science Geochemistry Groundwater Groundwater - chemistry Landfill Landfills Leachates Legislation Metals - analysis Miljövetenskap Municipal solid waste Organic compounds Parameter identification Physicochemical properties Refuse Disposal - methods Research Article Surface water Surface-groundwater relations Waste disposal Waste Disposal Facilities Waste disposal sites Waste Water Technology Water Management Water monitoring Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Water Pollution Control Water Resources Brazil Environmental monitoring Landfill Leachate Water quality
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Summary:	In Brazil, landfills are commonly used as a method for the final disposal of waste that is compliant with the legislation. This technique, however, presents a risk to surface water and groundwater resources, owing to the leakage of metals, anions, and organic compounds. The geochemical monitoring of water resources is therefore extremely important, since the leachate can compromise the quality and use of surface water and groundwater close to landfills. In this paper, the results of analyses of metals, anions, ammonia, and physicochemical parameters were used to identify possible contamination of surface water and groundwater in a landfill area. A statistical multivariate approach was used. The values found for alkali metals, nitrate, and chloride indicate contamination in the regional groundwater and, moreover, surface waters also show variation when compared to the other background points, mainly for ammonia. Thus, the results of this study evidence the landfill leachate influence on the quality of groundwater and surface water in the study area.
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ISSN:	0944-1344 1614-7499 1614-7499
DOI:	10.1007/s11356-017-9725-7