Contaminated soils in Southeastern Brazil: Review of the current scenario and opportunities for improvement / Solos contaminados no Sudeste do Brasil: revisão do cenário atual e oportunidades de melhoria

• Autor(a) principal: Milagres, Vitor Augusto Cordeiro
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Veras
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BRJD/article/view/35263
• topic: Rehabilitated areas; soil management; FEAM

The objective of this work is to present the management actions carried out by the states in southeastern Brazil after the creation of CONAMA Resolution No. 420, and to propose points of improvement for the management of these regions. This work was prepared from a literature review based on reports and data provided by the State Environmental Foundation of Minas Gerais (FEAM), by the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo (CETESB) and by the State Environmental Institute of the State of Rio de Janeiro de Janeiro (INEA). In São Paulo and Minas Gerais, the states that have older records, the numbers of rehabilitated areas have gone through constant growth, unlike Rio de Janeiro, which has a younger record. The lack of standardization in the provision of state data makes it difficult to understand the process at regional and national level. It is worth noting the activities of gas stations due to the high number of contaminated areas. The presence of landfills and dumps has the potential to be better addressed in the states of Southeastern Brazil. This region, in addition to being the most populous, has numerous illegal dumps scattered throughout the cities. The role of public bodies in managing these areas is important and encouraging the correct disposal of waste.