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LA GRANJA. Revista de Ciencias de la Vida

On-line version ISSN 1390-8596Print version ISSN 1390-3799

Abstract

MACHORRO ROMAN, Areli et al. SUSTAINABILITY AND EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT CAUSED BY THE LANDFILL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CARMEN, CAMPECHE, MÉXICO. La Granja [online]. 2020, vol.32, n.2, pp.72-92. ISSN 1390-8596.  https://doi.org/10.17163/lgr.n32.2020.06.

The sustainability indicators allow the evaluation of the environmental impacts related to the sustainable development strategy. The research was conducted in ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, whichis considered a barrier island that is located at the southeast of Mexico. The municipality channels the final disposal of solid urban waste (MSW) through a sanitary landfill which is located in a mangrove area, having a negative impact on the environment, which negatively affects the sustainable development. This research identified a sequence of carbonated sands by means of subsoil sediment analysis, which allowed to define a porosity of 20.2 to 40.1% and a permeability of ±10-2-10-4 m/s, i.e., the sediments have good porous and high permeability. On the other hand, and with respect to water quality, concentrations of BOD. and COD in the mangrove were 63.06 and 1338.13 mg/L, respectively, as well as the presence of trace concentrations of some heavy metals. These values allowed to classify it as a strongly contaminated body of water.

Keywords : Mexico; sustainability; waste; leachate; pollution; water; sediments.

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