Groundwater quality assessment in a kaolin mining area: environmental impacts and remediation prospects, Mogi das Cruzes county, SP / Avaliação da qualidade da água subterrânea em área de mineração de caulim: impactos e perspectivas de remediação, município de Mogi das Cruzes, SP

AUTOR(ES)

Deborah Terrell

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

The objective of this research was to evaluate the quality of groundwater in a kaolin mining in the municipality of Mogi das Cruzes/SP. The mining is inserted in the Water Catchment Protection Area of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo and according to past descriptions, presented geochemical anomalies associated with aluminum, iron, manganese, zinc and sulphate. The work was planned as follows: (a) literature review and characterization of the study area; (b) hydrogeology and hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater and hydrochemical characterization of superficial waters; (c) reading of all the available analysis reports in order to establish a profile of the variation of the elements that presented anomalies for monitoring until november of 2005 and (d) analysis and interpretation of the results. The results indicated that an inadequate disposal of the waste produced in the industrial process caused the contamination, by sulphate and zinc, of the groundwater and of the waters of the artificial lagoons. As related to anomalies by aluminum, iron and manganese there are evidences that these elements are inherent to the area, but the production and disposal of acid effluents may be associated with the liberation of free ions found in groundwater. It was possible to get a general picture of the environmental characteristics of the area as well as to suggest alternatives for the recovery and remediation, based on the main characteristics observed. Amongst the most suitable alternatives to the case, which showed good results on similar cases the following are suggested: reforestation techniques based on agro-forestry systems; use of phytoremediation for metal removal; improvement of the industrial effluent treatment station and an effective correction of the pH of the superficial waters from the lagoons.

ASSUNTO(S)

impactos ambientais mining environmental impacts remediation remediação groundwater mineração Água subterrânea

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