Author(s)

R. Gonzalez-Herrera & J. Frias-Tuyin

Abstract

The rapid growth and diversification of assembly plants in Yucatan, Mexico, has resulted in the predomination of industries that use significant quantities of hazardous substances. Untreated chemicals and toxic wastes have been injected directly to the karstic aquifer system using deep boreholes, caves and cenotes or artificial lagoons, but the disposition of the majority of generated waste from these industries is unknown. National legislation and regulations exist in Mexico that address waste generation and disposition but, even if industries comply with them, adequate facilities do not exist to properly treat, recycle, or dispose of the waste they generate. In Yucatan, although the entire population depends on g

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