Avaliação das condições de saneamento básico e lançamento de esgoto sanitário: um estudo de caso na Lagoa da Jansen em São LuísMa

Abstract

The Brazilian scene which concerns the pillars of basic sanitation has always been inconsistent, sometimes showing improvement, but always having some localities where the system is ineffective or often nonexistent, resulting in numbers getting worse every time. The study of the sanitary conditions aims to achieve its goal that is to evaluate the sanitariness of the Jansen Lagoon (Lagoa da Jansen), not only about raw sewage, but also about environmental management in regards to satisfy the legal requirements about sanitation, that still being irregular even though after several local interventions, with the purpose of improve the environmental conditions. Through a bibliographic review and local data collection, the area and the changes that had happened are characterized, and from that, an analysis is conducted about the sanitary conditions found on the Jansen Lagoon surroundings, mapping and observing directly the sewage systems, urban drainage systems and solid waste management. Therefore, given the situation, its shown perspectives of the constructions, especially the constructions of the sewage system, how these constructions are capable of fulfilling the needs of the whole sewage system.