Environmental monitoring of the North Porto Alegre landfill, Brazil

From: Water Environment Research | Date: September 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT: In 1990, the administration of Porto Alegre, Brazil, declared a state of public emergency because its large landfills were not fit for operation. Almost 1000 t/d of domestic, industrial, and hospital wastes were being sent to the Porto Alegre landfill. Potential hazards to the local water resources have resulted because the landfill, besides receiving these wastes indiscriminately, was not equipped with a drainage or leachate treatment system. In addition, the waste disposal was not conducted orderly, thus rendering monitoring of the area practically unfeasible. Because of the ...

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