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      Problemática geológico-ambiental de los tiraderos de la Cuenca de Cuitzeo, norte del estado de Michoacán Translated title: Geological and environmental issues about the landfills in the Cuitzeo Basin, northern State of Michoacán

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          La Cuenca de Cuitzeo forma parte de la macro-cuenca del Lerma. Cubre un área de 4,000 km² que es ocupada por más de 1,100,000 habitantes que viven en una depresión de origen tectónico que ha sido rellenada por depósitos volcanosedimentarios. Los paisajes están conformados por lomeríos pequeños, edificios y mesetas volcánicas, y depósitos de origen fluviolacustre. Los sitios de vertido de basura han operado sin un diseño de ingeniería que permita el control de lixiviados y de biogases generados por las actividades urbanas, agrícolas e industriales; estas últimas incluyen residuos peligrosos asociados con industrias de pequeña escala establecidas en la cuenca de Cuitzeo. El tiradero más grande, localizado al este de la ciudad de Morelia, funciona desde 1985 y produce 700 toneladas por día de residuos que se integran a un total de 562,000 toneladas en la cuenca. Los resultados indican que la mayoría de los sitios de confinamiento carecen de un substrato impermeable siendo también la porosidad del substrato relativamente alta, ya que consiste en flujos de lava muy fracturados, depósitos de caída no consolidados, diatomitas y depósitos fluviales. Todas estas fitologías son vías de migración de aguas contaminadas hacia la cuenca. El presente trabajo geológico-ambiental permite comprender las características de la Cuenca de Cuitzeo, con el objeto de establecer métodos de ingeniería y de gestión para minimizar el impacto ambiental y de salud pública de los tiraderos en zonas urbanas y periurbanas.

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          The Cuitzeo basin is part of the Lerma basin, located in west central Mexico. It covers an area of ca. 4,000 km² that is occupied by over 1,100,000 inhabitants living in a tectonic basin where the main infill consists of volcano-sedimentary materials. Landforms comprise small hills, volcanic edifices and plateaus, and tilted blocks of fluviolacustrine sediments. Waste disposal sites are operating without engineering design plans that would allow for the control of leachates and bio-gas generated by the urban, agricultural and industrial activities, which in this last case include hazardous waste associated with small-scale industries established in the Cuitzeo basin. The biggest dump, located east of the city of Morelia, has been operating since 1985 and admits 700 tons of waste per day that have added to a total of around 562,000 tons of solid wastes already deposited in the basin. The results of this study indicate that most of the sites lack impermeable subsurface strata. The porosity of the subsurface strata at many of the sites is relatively high, since it consists mainly of highly fractured basaltic lava flows, unconsolidated volcanic fall deposits, diatomites and fluvial deposits. All these lithologies provide ways for the migration of contaminated waters towards the basin. This article aims to provide a better understanding of the characteristics of the Cuitzeo basin in order to establish the engineering methods for minimizing the environmental and public health impact in urban and periurban areas.

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                Journal
                bsgm
                Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana
                Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex
                Sociedad Geológica Mexicana A.C. (Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico )
                1405-3322
                2008
                : 60
                : 2
                : 203-211
                Affiliations
                [01] Morelia Michoacán orgnameUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo orgdiv1Instituto de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas orgdiv2Departamento de Geología aisrade@ 123456zeus.umich.mx
                [02] Morelia Michoacán orgnameUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo orgdiv1Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales
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                S1405-33222008000200006 S1405-3322(08)06000200006
                95bbcea9-63c7-4b0d-a8d7-6eac195e76e7

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                History
                : 14 October 2008
                : 05 November 2008
                : 10 August 2008
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                fractured lavas,fluviolacustrine environments,urban residues,dumps,Cuitzeo Basin,lavas fracturadas,ambientes fluviolacustres,residuos urbanos,tiraderos,Cuenca de Cuitzeo

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