Open AccessThe Forecasting of Air Pollution in an Ecological Landfill for Urban Waste
Author(s) -
Eleonora Daniela Ciupeanu C Lug Ru,
Ilie Mur Ri A
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bulletin of university of agricultural sciences and veterinary medicine cluj-napoca. agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1843-5386
pISSN - 1843-5246
DOI - 10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:5177
Subject(s) - environmental science , pollution , municipal solid waste , air pollution , population , waste management , environmental engineering , waste collection , environmental protection , environmental planning , engineering , ecology , environmental health , medicine , biology
Waste management is one of the major problems facing Romania in terms of environmental protection. This refers to the activities of collection, transport, treatment, recovery and disposal (Apostol, T., 1999). Waste from cities and towns and rural areas are most frequently discharged into the nearest landfill or illegally dumped in remote locations. Due to lack of facilities and poor operation, waste landfills are among the recognized risk generators on environmental impact and public health. The main types of impact and risk caused by urban and industrial waste landfills perceived by the population are: pollution of surface waters; air pollution, visual, changes in the composition of soil fertility and adjoining biocoenoses. In this paper we present a study case regarding the forecasting of air pollution in an ecological landfill for urban waste.