Methodology of the geoecological functional zoning of territories subjected to anthropogenic disturbance due to waste disposal

Abstract

In the present contribution, the geochemical relationships of territorial units (landscapes), namely sewage sludge disposal sites and historical municipal solid waste landfills, that can be considered as chemical elements migration models and as dynamic components of ecological-geological systems (landfill site - adjacent area - recreation area)., is described. Since the study of pollutants migration in multicomponent systems is extremely time-consuming, the development of theoretical methods, able to simulate these processes, is of particular relevance. Therefore, in the present study, a geochemical model for substance migration in anthropogenically modified geoecological bodies and their surrounding was conceived, making use of complex mathematical processes and data analysis methodologies (parallel use of factor, cluster, canonical and discriminant analysis tools), and considering both geochemical specialization/composition of parent rocks and land use (functional geoecological zoning).