Degradação ambiental na área do lixão de Parelhas – RN.

Abstract

The improper disposal of waste is an old practice that causes significant damage to the environment, and its presence is common mainly in municipalities that have open-air dumps, where waste produced in the city is destined, which puts at risk the environment and public health. In this research, it was aimed to assessment the environmental degradation process in the landfill area of the municipality of Parelhas-RN. In the methodological development, georeferencing of the study area was carried out, a survey of human activities, an environmental diagnosis of the area, the identification and analysis of the environmental impacts caused by the dump, through the Ad Hoc methods, Check Lists and Interaction Matrix, the identification and typology of environmental degradation and the proposition of environmental control measures. Based on the results, it was possible to notice that the biotic and anthropic environmental components were the most impacted and degraded, mainly affecting the soil, water and the social environment. Among the proposed environmental control measures, the following stand out: the deactivation and closing/closure of the dump, the removal of solid waste and the surface layer of soil, the elaboration and implementation of environmental education programs, solid waste management plans by public and private companies and organizations and, mainly, the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan in the municipality of Parelhas-RN.