The impact of illegal waste dumps on the environment: (on example selected cities in the west Pomeranian) Cover Image

Oddziaływanie dzikich wysypisk śmieci na środowisko naturalne: (na przykładzie wybranych miast województwa zachodniopomorskiego)
The impact of illegal waste dumps on the environment: (on example selected cities in the west Pomeranian)

Author(s): Monika Pradziadowicz
Subject(s): Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: illegal waste dumps; environment

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the effect of the impact of illegal waste dumps on the environment. Discussed the occurrence of illegal landfills in Western Pomerania based on selected cities. The study covers the period 2008–2011. To analyze was used statistical data from publications of GUS and the Regional Environmental Inspectorate in Szczecin (WIOŚ). Hazards caused by the illegal dumping of trash on the environment are mainly: soil contamination, groundwater, drinking water, epidemiological and reduced landscape values.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 331-340
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish