Author(s)

Walter Ramírez-Meda, José de Jesús Bernal-Casillas, Luis Alberto López-Tejeda, Gilberto Íñiguez-Covarrubias^*

Departamento de Ingeniería de Proyectos, Universidad de Guadalajara, CUCEI, Guadalajara, México.

This research analyzed nine casting industries located in western Mexico and their waste streams, including slags, sand, dust and sludge. All of these are considered dangerous by Mexican Legislation due to their concentrations of heavy metals. Analytical results show that lead is the main problem in these wastes. Field sampling showed that these industries do not have any protocol for waste handling and storage.

Dangerous Waste, Metal Casting, Slag, Sand, Mexican Legislation, TCLP

Ramírez-Meda, W. , Bernal-Casillas, J. , López-Tejeda, L. and Íñiguez-Covarrubias, G. (2017) Characteristics of Toxic Waste from Nine Casting Industries According to Mexican Standards: Prospective Study of West Mexico. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 5, 43-49. doi: 10.4236/gep.2017.53004.