Indigenous collective health and analysis of technogenic deposits of the Ikpeng community: Xingu indigenous park

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the technogenic deposits built in the Ikpeng indigenous community, located in the Xingu Indigenous Park in the northeastern state of Mato Grosso. Method: cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study carried out through laboratory analyzes of the soil in relation to the existing deposits in terms of characteristic, nature and dimension. Results: They indicate that the wastes are formed mainly by residues resulting from the lifestyle of the community, especially batteries and packaging. In the microbiological analyzes of the soil, the presence of nematodes (parasites) that were harmful to the population's health was not evidenced. contagious. Chemical analyzes showed that the nutrients: potassium, phosphorus and zinc are above average in all samples.Conclusion: The presence of technogenic deposits in the soil may in the future pollute and weaken the health of the indigenous population.