Environmental accountancy: Characterization of the environmental liability generated by dumpsite in Jussara – Brasil

Authors

  • GRACIELE CAETANO
  • Stephany Alves Pereira de Araújo Faculdade de Jussara
  • Graciele Araújo de Oliveira Caetano Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Pammela Ribeiro Bonfim de Lima Faculdade de Jussara
  • Denise Gomes Barros Cintra Faculdade de Jussara
  • Francillu Moura Leite Faculdade de Jussara
  • Nubia Reis de Paulo Faculdade de Jussara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V11N6.616-637

Keywords:

Environmental liability, dumpsite, disposal of solid waste

Abstract

Environmental problems are part of the human experience for many years due to the uncontrolled extraction of natural resources, and the disposal of materials considered being unserviceable to the use and consumption of society. Law 12.305/2010 provides that government, companies and society must act in the management of solid waste, since the disposal of waste in inappropriate places causes harm to both society and the environment. The municipality of Jussara-GO faces problems to comply this law. In this study, was demonstrated how the environmental liabilities arising from the dump, result of past events, but with the responsibility in the present and how the liquidation is done through the exit of resources that can generate economic benefits, since the trash disposal affects Throughout the region causing various environmental problems. The research shows, through photos, the various materials discarded in the Jussara city dump, such as cardboard boxes, plastics, PET and glass bottles, batteries, florescent bulbs, among other materials that harm air, soil and water resources. The reader will be invited to know, through reading this article, how the environmental issue has an effect on the economy through the study of the environmental liability generated by the dumpsite.

Published

2017-06-02

Issue

Section

Meio ambiente

How to Cite

Environmental accountancy: Characterization of the environmental liability generated by dumpsite in Jussara – Brasil. (2017). Pubvet, 11(06). https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V11N6.616-637

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