HEAVY METALS FROM THE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL OF CUIABÁ-MT AND IMPACTS ON SURFACE WATERS IN THE RIBEIRÃO DO LIPA BASIN
Environmental contamination
Mitigation
Monitoring
Slurry is a liquid of different chemical and microbiological composition formed by the moisture contained in the waste and the contribution of precipitations and other types of infiltrations that seeps into the landfill cells. It carries degradation products, such as heavy metals, capable of contaminating the soil, surface and groundwater, compromising human health and the economy. The heavy metals Lead (Pb), Copper (Cu), Mercury (Hg), Chromium (Cr), Manganese (Mn), Cadmium (Cd) and Zinc (Zn) are chemical elements that generate great concern when reaching water resources, due to its high levels of toxicity to organisms, associated with its relative ease of entering and accumulating along the food chains for a long time. The study area is located in the municipality of Cuiabá, being delimited by the coordinates 15º30’05.26 ”S and 56º06’90” O. In view of the natural particularities and anthropic characteristics, the present study evaluated, in two distinct seasonal periods, pH, temperature, electrical conductivity and the concentration of heavy metals in surface waters at three points in the Ribeirão do Lipa stream, located upstream and downstream of the leachate launch, theoretically treated by the ETE of the Cuiabá municipal landfill and; in three dams built for the purpose of animal drinking, located in the drainage area of Ribeirão do Lipa. The values obtained were compared with the limits established by CONAMA Resolution 357/2005, for class 2 rivers, MS Ordinance No. 2914/2011 and North American Environmental Protection (USEPA) and will guide the proposal for a protocol for monitoring heavy metals dissolved in water bodies adjacent to solid waste disposal areas, as well as to carry out an environmental education initiative with the affected community.