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Uncontrolled combustion of household wastes and vegetation remains in a rural community – questionnaire results
Geomatics and Environmental Engineering (2009)
  • Robert Oleniacz
  • Anna Tomkowicz
Abstract

Uncontrolled combustion of household wastes and vegetation remains makes a serious problem referring to the emission of many substances polluting atmosphere, including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans. Combustion of post-use wastes or garbage and burning grasses are also seen as one of the causes of air pollution in larger and larger number of communities in Poland. The awareness of the Polish society referring to this problem and related appearance of different air pollutants, including dioxins and furans, has still been low. It was studied in one of Polish rural communities, based on the results of the questionnaires. In the questionnaire studies both combustion of wastes in household stoves was included as well as on the open space.

Keywords
  • uncontrolled waste combustion,
  • domestic furnaces,
  • domestic stoves,
  • small boilers,
  • vegetation remains,
  • open burning,
  • rural areas,
  • Polish rural community,
  • ecological awareness
Publication Date
2009
Citation Information
Robert Oleniacz and Anna Tomkowicz. "Uncontrolled combustion of household wastes and vegetation remains in a rural community – questionnaire results" Geomatics and Environmental Engineering Vol. 3 Iss. 2 (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_oleniacz/4/