title: Assessment of liquid disposal originated by uranium enrichment at Aramar Experimental Center São Paulo--Brazil.
abstract: This work presents a liquid disposal monitoring originated from uranium enrichment process at Aramar Experimental Center from 1990 to 1998. Assessment of uranium, fluorides, ammoniacal nitrogen, chemical oxygen demand, and pH measurements were made in water samples and compared with results achieved in other countries, as North America and India. The liquid disposal evaluation, generated by uranium enrichment process, showed low levels, considering most parameters established by Federal and State Legislation, aiming environmental pollution control. However, uranium levels were above the limits established by Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente, Environment Protection Agency and mainly by the World Health Organization.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Universidade de Sorocaba, Av Dr Eugênio Salerrno, 100/140, 18035-430, Sorocaba, Brazil. marli.gerenutti@prof.uniso.br
authors.forename: Marli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerenutti
authors.forename: Marcos Moisés
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Sandra Regina
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rissato
authors.forename: José Martins
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Marco Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: dos Santos Reigota
authors.forename: Mário Sergio
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Galhiane
mesh_terms: D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D001938:Brazil; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014501:Uranium; D009584:Nitrogen; D005459:Fluorides