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

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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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The authors thank the Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resource (IPR) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul for the infrastructure, the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) for the research scholarships, and the environmental municipal secretary of Osório city for the partnership. João Marcelo Medina Ketzer thanks the National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq).

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    Pâmela de Medeiros Engelmann, Victor Hugo Jacks Mendes dos Santos, Letícia Isabela Moser, Eduardo do Canto Bruzza, Adolpho Herbert Augustin, Flávio Soares Goudinho, Clarissa Lovato Melo, João Marcelo Medina Ketzer & Luiz Frederico Rodrigues

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de Medeiros Engelmann, P., dos Santos, V.H.J.M., Moser, L.I. et al. Environmental monitoring of water resources around a municipal landfill of the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 21398–21411 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9725-7

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  • Landfill
  • Leachate
  • Water quality
  • Environmental monitoring