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Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 3/2009

01-08-2009 | Original Paper

Environmental degradation related to mining, urbanization and pollutant sources: Poços de Caldas, Brazil

Authors: Lázaro V. Zuquette, Osni J. Pejon, Marcilene Dantas-Ferreira, Janaina B. Palma

Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Issue 3/2009

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Abstract

The paper considers the environmental problems associated with development within a volcanic depression at Poços de Caldas, Brazil, which was undertaken without appropriate investigation and planning. Engineering geological mapping was carried out to characterize the area and identify the main environmental problems. The results allowed the division of the region into geological and geotechnical zones. Decommissioned and abandoned mines, agricultural uses, point and non-point pollutant sources and urban land use were identified as the main causes of erosion, siltation, soil and surface water pollution and changes in geomorphology, infiltration rates, groundwater recharge conditions, groundwater pollution, runoff and channel density.
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Metadata
Title
Environmental degradation related to mining, urbanization and pollutant sources: Poços de Caldas, Brazil
Authors
Lázaro V. Zuquette
Osni J. Pejon
Marcilene Dantas-Ferreira
Janaina B. Palma
Publication date
01-08-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1435-9529
Electronic ISSN: 1435-9537
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-009-0187-0

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