Analysis of the disposal of solid urban waste in Minas Gerais and in medium-sized cities of the Bambuí Group

• Autor(a) principal: Varela, Isabela Dalle
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Travassos, Luiz Eduardo Panisset
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Ateliê Geográfico
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/65182

Minas Gerais has approximately 580,000 km2, and about 29,000 km2 developed in carbonate rocks. With 853 municipalities and environmental problems, a severe issue is the disposal of solid urban waste, particularly in medium-sized cities. Since 2000, legal instruments have been published to discipline the subject, although the reality is far from ideal. Therefore, the researchers analyzed the disposition of urban waste in Minas Gerais, from 2008 to 2015, specifically in the medium-sized cities developed on the Bambuí Group. A relationship is established between the fundamental right to health and the need to protect karst and its aquifers to maintain environmental quality. Of the 167 municipalities developed on covered or exhumed karst, 34 have medium-sized cities. Preliminary results demonstrate that the right to health and sanitation may be compromised due to the lack of studies on the importance of karst in maintaining environmental quality and how medium-sized cities should develop when it comes to this fragile geosystem. Keywords: Environment, Karst, Minas Gerais, Mid-sized Cities, Right to Health.