Azevedo, A.P.C.B.; Cardoso, T.A.O.; Cohen, S.C. Could Necroleachate Be the Cemetery’s Sewage? A Panorama from Brazilian Legislation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20, 6898.
Azevedo, A.P.C.B.; Cardoso, T.A.O.; Cohen, S.C. Could Necroleachate Be the Cemetery’s Sewage? A Panorama from Brazilian Legislation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6898.
Azevedo, A.P.C.B.; Cardoso, T.A.O.; Cohen, S.C. Could Necroleachate Be the Cemetery’s Sewage? A Panorama from Brazilian Legislation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20, 6898.
Azevedo, A.P.C.B.; Cardoso, T.A.O.; Cohen, S.C. Could Necroleachate Be the Cemetery’s Sewage? A Panorama from Brazilian Legislation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6898.
Abstract
Cemeteries can be compared to landfills since their leachate, also known as necroleachate, can be transported and pollute groundwater, surface waters, and soils. In Brazil, the cemeteries management is the responsibility of states and municipalities, to ensure that they do not generate negative environmental impacts and risks to public health. This article aims to discuss Brazilian sanitary-environmental legislation relating to cemetery waste management. Among the Brazilian states, half have sanitary-environmental legislation for cemeteries, and between the municipalities, only 19 have specific legislation. The legislation is broad and has many gaps, leading to environmental vulnerability and risk of contamination for the people who live in the surrounding area.
Keywords
cemetery; waste management; legislation; public health; Brazil
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Water Science and Technology
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
