Environmental vulnerability in artisanal tanneries: a study about the municipality of Cabaceiras, Paraíba, Brazil

Authors

  • Ana Cecília Feitosa de Vasconcelos Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Ana Alice Lima dos Santos Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte - Campus Nova Cruz
  • Luziana Maria Nunes de Queiroz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Sueli Aparecida Moreira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Eliza Maria Xavier Freire Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/2177-4560.v12n22018p260-274

Keywords:

Leather, Water use, Turner, Residues, Life Quality

Abstract

The tannery generates great environmental impact and damages to the health of the workers and disruption to the surrounding residents. Thus, the objective is to analyze the environmental vulnerability of artisanal tanneries in Cabaceiras (Brazil). This study is based on the model of Turner et al. (2003) and field research. After analyzing the three dimensions, it was verified that the activity has a great impact on the environment due to the lack of proper structure. Moreover, the human actions are incipient without being able to reverse the degradation caused by the generated impacts. Therefore, the leather tanning activity presented a negative analysis regarding the environmental vulnerability in the studied municipality.  

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Author Biographies

  • Ana Cecília Feitosa de Vasconcelos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
    Doutoranda em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (UFRN). Professora da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande/PB-Brasil.
  • Ana Alice Lima dos Santos, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte - Campus Nova Cruz
    Mestra em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (UFRN). Auxiliar em Administração do Instituto federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte-Campus Nova Cruz, Nova Cruz/RN-Brasil.
  • Luziana Maria Nunes de Queiroz, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
    Doutoranda em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (UFRN). Professora da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Caicó/RN-Brasil.
  • Sueli Aparecida Moreira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
    Doutora em Ecologia (USP). Professora da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN-Brasil.
  • Eliza Maria Xavier Freire, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
    Doutora em Ciências Biológicas (UFRJ). Professora da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN-Brasil.

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Published

31-12-2018

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Original articles

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Environmental vulnerability in artisanal tanneries: a study about the municipality of Cabaceiras, Paraíba, Brazil. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 2, p. 260–274, 2018. DOI: 10.19180/2177-4560.v12n22018p260-274. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/11523.. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.