Evaluación de la Contaminación en agua y suelo causada por cementerios en los cantones Quito, Mejía y Rumiñahui : Evaluación de la Contaminación Ambiental en el Suelo ocasionada por cementerios en la provincia de Pichincha - Ecuador.

Abstract

Currently, studies carried out on the evaluation of contamination in cemetery soils due to the natural decomposition of corpses are relatively scarce at the national and global level. This Curricular Integration Work project has the objective of evaluating the contamination of soil samples from 12 cemeteries located in two cantons of Pichincha such as Quito and Mejía, which in turn are classified into five critical categories, slightly suitable, moderately suitable, very suitable and completely suitable of which the parameters of organic matter, nitrates, texture, pH and (Cr and Pb) metals will be analyzed. To do this, samples will be taken in two dry and rainy seasons at three depths: 2 m, 2.5 m and 3 m before the cemetery, within this site and after the establishment. Once the samples were taken, the aforementioned parameters were analyzed in the laboratory and subsequently a comparative analysis was carried out with the regulations established in Annex 2 of the Unified Text of Secondary Environmental Legis