Espinosa Lloréns Ma Del C, Torres Matilde López, Alvarez Haydee, Arrechea Alexis Pellón, García Jorge Alejandro, Aguirre Susana Díaz, Fernández Alejandro
Dpto. de Estudios sobre Contaminación Ambiental, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas, Ave. 25 y 158, Cubanacán, Playa, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.
Waste Manag. 2008;28(10):2013-21. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.07.004. Epub 2007 Sep 17.
The city of Havana, the political, administrative and cultural centre of Cuba, is also the centre of many of the economic activities of the nation: industries, services, scientific research and tourism. All of these activities contribute to the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW), which also impact other Cuban cities. Inadequate handling of waste and the lack of appropriate and efficient solutions for its final disposal and treatment increase the risk and possibility of contamination. The main difficulty in the development of a system of management of MSW lies in the lack of knowledge of the chemical composition of the waste that is generated in the country as a whole, and especially in Havana, where solid waste management decisions are made. The present study characterizes MSW in Havana city during 2004. The Calle 100, Guanabacoa and Ocho Vías landfills were selected for physical-chemical characterization of MSW, as they are the three biggest landfills in the city. A total of 16 indicators were measured, and weather conditions were recorded. As a result, the necessary information regarding the physical-chemical composition of the MSW became available for the first time in Cuba. The information is essential for making decisions regarding the management of waste and constitutes a valuable contribution to the Study on Integrated Management Plan of MSW in Havana.
哈瓦那市作为古巴的政治、行政和文化中心，也是该国许多经济活动的中心，包括工业、服务业、科研和旅游业。所有这些活动都会产生城市固体废物（MSW），这也对古巴的其他城市产生影响。垃圾处理不当以及缺乏合适且高效的最终处置和处理解决方案，增加了污染的风险和可能性。城市固体废物管理系统发展的主要困难在于缺乏对整个国家，尤其是做出固体废物管理决策的哈瓦那所产生垃圾化学成分的了解。本研究对2004年哈瓦那市的城市固体废物进行了特征描述。选择了卡勒100号、瓜纳巴科亚和奥乔维亚斯垃圾填埋场进行城市固体废物的物理化学特征分析，因为它们是该市最大的三个垃圾填埋场。总共测量了16项指标，并记录了天气状况。结果，古巴首次获得了有关城市固体废物物理化学成分的必要信息。这些信息对于做出垃圾管理决策至关重要，并且对哈瓦那城市固体废物综合管理计划研究做出了宝贵贡献。
