Groundwater quality on a waste disposal area due to sand mining activities in São Paulo state, Brazil

dc.contributor.authorBonotto, Daniel Marcos [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira, E. G. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:26:15Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:26:15Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-01
dc.description.abstractThis investigation reports the results of a study realized in an area related to the development of sand mining activities, which belongs to Sibelco Mineração Ltd. The site is located around Analândia municipality, nearly in the center of São Paulo State, Brazil. Hydrochemical analyses of groundwater were realized under different periods of time, with the aim of evaluating the possibility of release of several constituents to the liquid phase, which may be a source of pollution of the surface hydrological resources and of the deeper Guarani aquifer. This is because the site is located at the recharge area of Guarani aquifer and some tributaries from Corumbataí river may also be suffering contamination, implying on the impoverishment of the water quality that are very important resources in the region, as they are extensively used for drinking purposes, among others.© 2011 WIT Press.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Petrologia e Metalogenia Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas-UNESP, Rio Claro
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Geologia Aplicada, Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas-UNESP, Rio Claro
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Petrologia e Metalogenia Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas-UNESP, Rio Claro
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Geologia Aplicada, Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas-UNESP, Rio Claro
dc.format.extent279-289
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2495/EHR110251
dc.identifier.citationWIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health, v. 15, p. 279-289.
dc.identifier.doi10.2495/EHR110251
dc.identifier.issn1743-3525
dc.identifier.lattes7430102726026121
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84865129372
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/72898
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofWIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,102
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectElemental concentrations
dc.subjectGroundwater
dc.subjectSão Paulo state
dc.subjectSand mining activities
dc.subjectTrace and heavy metals
dc.subjectWater quality
dc.subjectGround-water qualities
dc.subjectGuarani aquifer
dc.subjectHydrochemical analysis
dc.subjectHydrological resources
dc.subjectLiquid Phase
dc.subjectRecharge area
dc.subjectSand mining
dc.subjectAquifers
dc.subjectEnvironmental engineering
dc.subjectGroundwater resources
dc.subjectHeavy metals
dc.subjectRiver pollution
dc.subjectWaste disposal
dc.subjectGroundwater pollution
dc.titleGroundwater quality on a waste disposal area due to sand mining activities in São Paulo state, Brazilen
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unesp.author.lattes7430102726026121
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Rio Claropt

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