Evaluation of the superficial water quality in the affected area of a waste dump
Improper disposal of solid waste in dumps can create various environmental problems, including risk of contamination of surface and groundwater by leachate, a fact which may have serious consequences for public health. In this context, the objective of this work was to evaluate the superficial water...
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| author | Anne Relvas Pereira Aldecy de Almeida Santos Welitom Ttatom Pereira da Silva José Cesar Frozzi Klenna Lívia Gomes Peixoto |
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| description | Improper disposal of solid waste in dumps can create various environmental problems, including risk of contamination of surface and groundwater by leachate, a fact which may have serious consequences for public health. In this context, the objective of this work was to evaluate the superficial water quality of the Juma River near the Apui/AM dump. Analyses were performed in dry and rainy seasons and at two points, one upstream and one downstream from the dump. The following physical, chemical and biological parameters that comprise the Water Quality Index (Portuguese acronym, IQA) were evaluated: thermotolerant coliforms, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5,20), total phosphorus, total nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residue, water temperature and turbidity. All of the parameters were within the range permitted by regulation, with the exception of pH, which was out of the minimum permitted value, due to the natural characteristics of the watershed. The IQA showed good quality, varying from 62% to 66% between the collection points, indicating that the dump has no influence on water quality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0affe063ea14218872298f8f052fd992022-12-22T00:22:52ZengInstituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi)Revista Ambiente & Água1980-993X2013-12-018323924610.4136/ambi-agua.1160Evaluation of the superficial water quality in the affected area of a waste dumpAnne Relvas Pereira0Aldecy de Almeida Santos1Welitom Ttatom Pereira da Silva2José Cesar Frozzi3Klenna Lívia Gomes Peixoto4Universidade Federal do Amazonas UFAMUniversidade Federal do Amazonas UFAMUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso UFMTUniversidade Federal do Amazonas UFAMUniversidade Federal do Amazonas UFAMImproper disposal of solid waste in dumps can create various environmental problems, including risk of contamination of surface and groundwater by leachate, a fact which may have serious consequences for public health. In this context, the objective of this work was to evaluate the superficial water quality of the Juma River near the Apui/AM dump. Analyses were performed in dry and rainy seasons and at two points, one upstream and one downstream from the dump. The following physical, chemical and biological parameters that comprise the Water Quality Index (Portuguese acronym, IQA) were evaluated: thermotolerant coliforms, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5,20), total phosphorus, total nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residue, water temperature and turbidity. All of the parameters were within the range permitted by regulation, with the exception of pH, which was out of the minimum permitted value, due to the natural characteristics of the watershed. The IQA showed good quality, varying from 62% to 66% between the collection points, indicating that the dump has no influence on water quality.http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/1160Solid wasteleachedwater resources |
| spellingShingle | Anne Relvas Pereira Aldecy de Almeida Santos Welitom Ttatom Pereira da Silva José Cesar Frozzi Klenna Lívia Gomes Peixoto Evaluation of the superficial water quality in the affected area of a waste dump Revista Ambiente & Água Solid waste leached water resources |
| title | Evaluation of the superficial water quality in the affected area of a waste dump |
| title_full | Evaluation of the superficial water quality in the affected area of a waste dump |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the superficial water quality in the affected area of a waste dump |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the superficial water quality in the affected area of a waste dump |
| title_short | Evaluation of the superficial water quality in the affected area of a waste dump |
| title_sort | evaluation of the superficial water quality in the affected area of a waste dump |
| topic | Solid waste leached water resources |
| url | http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/1160 |
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