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Environmental Study of the Bragança City Landfill (Brazil) Applying Ground Penetrating Radar
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Near Surface Geoscience 2015 - 21st European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Sep 2015, Volume 2015, p.1 - 5
Abstract
The Brazilian municipalities, the majority of them, deposit solid residues without controlling measures, which occasionally causes air, soil, and subterranean and ground level water pollution. The case is particularly in need of attention in Bragança (Pará, Brazil), where the landfills are located close to aqueous systems of greatest importance, such as the basin of the Caeté River. In order to determine the impact caused by the location of the landfill in Bragança, this study presents the findings obtained through an application of the geophysical method Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). These results characterize the current levels of contamination of the area studied, showing the existence of determined plumes of contamination near ground level, cause by the previously mentioned landfill.