Avaliação de impactos ambientais na extração de argila para a indústria de cerâmica vermelha em Guanambi / BA

Abstract

Among the countless mineral resources extracted in Brazil, clay stands out for the red ceramic industry, its mining takes place in deposits spread throughout all Brazilian states to feed factories of ceramic artifacts. However, despite its importance for socioeconomic development, mining activity is also responsible for causing various damages to the environment; thus, this work aimed to evaluate the environmental impacts caused by the extraction of clay in deposits located in the municipality of Guanambi / BA, as well as to propose mitigation and control measures. For the evaluation, a qualitative interaction matrix was applied, elaborated from the main environmental factors of the activity, subdivided into the physical, biotic and anthropic means, with the proposition of mitigating measures for the adverse impacts and measures that boost the beneficial effects, enabling the This study can be used as a reference to subsidize the environmental licensing process of new clay mining projects and as an environmental management tool for active clay mines.