Disposal of solid waste and its impacts on surface water quality

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2236499491527

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Landfill, Brazilian savannah, Dump

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Waste disposal can contaminate surrounding surface waters. In this study, we analyzed physicochemical, microbiological (Escherichia coli and total coliforms), and toxicological (Allium cepa test) parameters of water samples collected from water sources upstream and downstream of five landfills and five dumps in Central Brazil, totaling 20 collection points. The parameters evaluated were associated with the use and occupation of the soil in the microbasins near the collection points. The physicochemical analysis showed that most of the points studied presented values outside those permitted by Brazilian legislation. The microbiological analysis showed contamination with total coliforms and E. coli at all collection points. The toxicological analysis revealed toxic potential in the surface waters of the collection points near the five landfills evaluated and two of the five dumps evaluated. The combination of the analyzed parameters revealed no significant differences between the areas of landfills and dumps and between waters upstream and downstream of solid waste deposits. The association with land use showed that urbanization contributes more to the worsening of surface water quality than the presence of landfills/dumps alone. Therefore, public policies need to be developed to promote the controlled growth of cities and constant monitoring of the quality of urban surface waters.

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Rodrigo da Costa Andrade, Goiás State University

He holds a degree in Agronomy from the Federal University of Goiás (1999), a specialization in Environmental Management from Uni-Anhanguera (2011), a specialization in Recovery of Degraded Areas - RAD from the Federal University of Viçosa (2016) and a master's degree in Natural Resources of the Cerrado (Renac) from the State University of Goiás (2022). He is currently an Environmental Analyst at the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources. He has experience in the area of ​​Agronomy. Acting mainly on the following topics: contamination, water, solid waste.

Elisa Flávia Luiz Cardoso Bailão, Universidade Estadual de Goiás

Elisa Flávia Luiz Cardoso Bailão holds a degree in Biomedicine from the Federal University of Goiás (2007), a Master's degree in Biology from the Federal University of Goiás (2010), and a PhD in Molecular Pathology from the University of Brasília (2014). A professor at the State University of Goiás, she works with cytogenotoxic and ecotoxicological assessments. In addition, she researches the presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, especially MRSA, in environmental matrices.

Luciane Madureira de Almeida, Goiás State University

Luciane Madureira de Almeida began her academic journey with undergraduate studies in Biology in the Universidade Estadual de São Paulo, followed by MSc and PhD in Genetics at the same institution. In 2006 she started post-doctoral fellow in University of Alberta working molecular diagnostic for prion in environment. In 2010 was appointed as Professor in the Universidade Estadual de Goiás and has been supervising in the Postgraduate Program in Natural Resources of the Cerrado. Her primary research interests encompass various aspects, including ecotoxicology, bioremedition and bioprospection.

Jéssica Rodrigues Silveira, Instituto Federal de Goiás

She holds a degree in Agroindustrial Chemistry (2013) and Civil Engineering (2018), both from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Goiás, a specialization in Teaching in Professional, Technical and Technological Education (2022) from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Goiás and a master's degree in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (2021) from the Federal University of Goiás. She currently works as an infrastructure advisor for the Infrastructure Superintendence of the State Secretariat of Education.

Poliana Nascimento Arruda, Instituto Federal de Goiás

She holds a degree in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering and in Environmental Sanitation Technology from IFG. She is a Specialist in Treatment and Final Disposal of Solid and Liquid Waste, has a Master's in Environmental Engineering and a PhD in Environmental Sciences from UFG. She develops studies involving water quality, contaminants of emerging concern in public water supplies, and the efficiency of water treatment processes for human consumption. She works on research projects related to sanitation conditions, self-purification of water sources, rural sanitation, and water resource management.

Mello-Andrade Mello-Andrade, Instituto Federal de Goiás

Francyelli Mello Andrade is a professor in the area of ​​biology, currently coordinating the Internal Committee of the Institutional Program for Scientific, Technological and Innovation Initiation Grants (PIBICTI) of IFG and the Environmental Studies Axis of the IFG Innovation Hub, and is a member of the IFMaker Multicampus Laboratory team at the same institution. She is a biologist, with a degree in Biological Sciences, a master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Area of ​​Concentration: Drugs and Medications) and a PhD in Biological Sciences (Area of ​​Concentration: Biochemistry and Genetics) with a sandwich period at the University of Kentucky in the United States. She completed her postdoctoral studies linked to the Postgraduate Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Federal University of Goiás, at the Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology (LaBAE/UFG). She works in scientific research and technological innovation, mainly in the area of ​​new oncological therapies. It develops scientific research and technological innovation in the context of One Health (human, animal and environmental), especially linked to the sector of advanced materials and biotechnologies for biomedical and environmental applications.

Alessandra Marques Cardoso, PUC

Biomedical graduate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, PhD and Master in Tropical Medicine and Public Health with a concentration in Microbiology from the Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health of the Federal University of Goiás. Affiliated with the Regional Council of Biomedicine - CRBM-3, she works in the Unified Health System as a Biomedical by public examination of the State Secretariat of Health of Goiás, assigned to the Superintendence of the School of Health of Goiás, where she was Special Manager of the State School of Public Health Cândido Santiago through a meritocracy process of the Government of the State of Goiás, was Coordinator of the Specialization Course in Management of Health Systems and Services and Professor of Active Methodologies in the Specialization Course in Public Health, currently part of the Research and Innovation Management Team and Coordinates the Project "Science and Research at SES-GO: Daily Life of the SUS". She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Scientific Journal of the Cândido Santiago State School of Public Health - RESAP (ISSN 2447-3405), the Brazilian Military Science Journal - RBMC (ISSN 2447-9071) and the Brazilian Journal of Clinical Analysis - RBAC (2448-3877). She was a tenured professor of Bacteriology at the Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health at UFG. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at the School of Medical and Life Sciences at the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, Adjunct Professor at the Military Police College and Professor at INCURSOS in the Specialization Course in Microbiology Applied to the Clinical Laboratory. She has published 52 complete scientific articles in national and international journals and two book chapters; she has received 26 awards and honorary titles; He supervised 20 Specialization Course Conclusion Papers (TCC), 55 Undergraduate Course Conclusion Papers and eight Scientific Initiation Research Papers. He participated in Boards of 151 students as an Evaluating Member of Undergraduate Course Conclusion Papers, Specialization Papers, Master's Dissertations and Doctoral Theses. He has experience in the areas of: Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Clinical Analysis, Epidemiology, Public Health, Blood Bank & Hemotherapy, Clinical Immunology, Body Fluids, Biosafety, Healthcare-Associated Infections (IRAS), Ecology, Physicochemical and Microbiological Analysis in Environmental Sanitation, Scientific Writing, Research and Innovation, Health Education, Health Management and Academic Management, among others.

Carlos de Melo e Silva Neto, Universidade Federal de Goiás

I work in botany, forestry, vegetation and agroecosystems. I currently seek to answer questions related to the Cerrado, in particular, that contribute to its conservation and sustainable production. I am a biologist, with a master's degree in plant biodiversity, and a doctorate and post-doctorate in agronomy.

Leonardo Luiz Borges, Goiás State University

He holds a degree in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Goiás (2008), a master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Federal University of Goiás (2012) and a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Brasília (2014). He is currently a professor, category I, at the State University of Goiás and an adjunct professor at the School of Medical and Life Sciences of the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás. He works as a professor and advisor in the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Natural Resources of the Cerrado (RENAC-UEG) and coordinator of the Program and the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences and Health (PPGCAS) at PUC Goiás. He has experience in the area of ​​natural products, working mainly in the analysis and chemical variability of secondary metabolites of plants, identification of new molecules with biological potential, phytosanitary technology and experimental design with application in pharmaceutical sciences. He also works with ab initio theoretical calculations of molecular and supramolecular structures, involving Density Functional Theory, Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) and Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM). He is currently the coordinator of the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences and Health at PUC Goiás. He is an affiliate member of the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ).

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Andrade, R. da C., Bailão, E. F. L. C., Madureira de Almeida, L. M. de, Rodrigues Silveira, J. R., Nascimento Arruda, P. N., Mello-Andrade, F., Marques Cardoso, A. M., Silva Neto, C. de M. e, & Luiz Borges, L. L. (2026). Disposal of solid waste and its impacts on surface water quality. Geografia Ensino & Pesquisa, 30, e91527. https://doi.org/10.5902/2236499491527

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