Abstract

DAVILA-SAMANO, Alma Regina; CASTILLO-SUAREZ, Luis Antonio; LINARES-HERNANDEZ, Ivonne  and  MARTINEZ-MIRANDA, Verónica. Municipal solid waste management and its effect on air, water and soil. Rev. Inv. Cs. Agro. y Vet. [online]. 2021, vol.5, n.15, pp.45-69. ISSN 2664-0902.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistaalfa.v5i15.128.

Solid waste (SW) and open dumps are responsible for significant generation of high amounts of leachate and gases that are incorporated into groundwater and the atmosphere, mainly volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, inorganic macro (N and P). Well-designed SW entail high installation, operation, and maintenance costs, then SW management remains at the level of controlled and uncontrolled sites. Such is the case of the Zinacantepec SW. In this work, the cause-effect methodology was applied through the Leopold matrix to analyze the environmental impact on air, water and soil in accordance with the municipal management method and private concession. The results indicated that the Zinacantepec SW lacks the necessary information on the quantification of leachates and gases emitted. As a conclusion, this study requires to monitor the physical and chemical characteristics of the groundwater and air in order to prevent damage to the health of workers and the surrounding population and the ecosystem.

Keywords : Cause-effect matrix; Environmental impact; Landfill; Mitigation measures; Municipal waste solids.

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