Impact of Fires at Illegal Waste Storage Sites on Soil Contamination—A Study of Five Cases from Poland
Łukasz Kuta,
Justyna Hachoł,
Aleksandra Wdowczyk
et al.
Abstract:In recent years in Poland, there has been an increasing issue with waste management. Despite waste sorting and fees paid by residents for waste collection, many of these waste materials are illegally disposed of. Such formally unclassified waste poses a significant threat to the surrounding residents and exerts toxic effects on soil and as well as surface- and groundwater and also fauna and flora in the vicinity. Due to the significant number of illegal storage site fires in Poland, the authors of this article… Show more
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