“…The industrial and mining activity carried out in the Amazon has evoked global interest due to possible environmental damage and on the health of the local population, especially when it involves soil pollution with potentially toxic elements [ [1] , [2] , [3] ]. In the municipality of Barcarena, Pará state, Brazil, industries have been involved in the processing of kaolin and bauxite, with emphasis on one of the largest alumina refineries in the world, as well as in port activity [ 4 , 5 ]. The municipality has low levels of sanitation, social development and a good part of the solid waste is deposited in open dumps, factors aggravated by the uncontrolled population growth.…”