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The Influence of a Fire at an Illegal Landfill in Southern Poland on the Formation of Toxic Compounds and Their Impact on the Natural Environment

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  • Wojciech Rykała

    (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Będzińska 60 Str., 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland)

  • Monika J. Fabiańska

    (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Będzińska 60 Str., 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland)

  • Dominika Dąbrowska

    (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Będzińska 60 Str., 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland)

Abstract

Landfill fires pose a real threat to the environment as they cause the migration of pollutants to the atmosphere and water sources. A greater risk is observed in the case of wild landfills, which do not have adequate isolation from the ground. The aim of this article is to present the results of studies on the toxicity of waste from a fire in a landfill in Trzebinia (southern Poland). Both soil and waste samples were investigated. The samples were analyzed using the GC-MS method and the leachates using ICP-OES. A total of 32 samples of incinerated waste and soil were collected. The organic compounds included naphthalene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, acenaphthene, acenaphthylene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo (c) phenanthrene, benzo (a) anthracene, chrysene, benzo (ghi) fluoranthene, benzo (b + k) fluoranthene, benzo (a) fluoranthene, benzo (c) fluoranthene, benzo (a) pyrene, benzo (e) pyrene, perylene, indeno[1,2,3-cd] pyrene, benzo (ghi) perylene, and dibenzo (a + h) anthracene. Among the inorganic parameters, sulfates, chlorides, arsenic, boron, cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc were taken into account. Phenanthrene reached values exceeding 33 mg/L. Fluoranthene dominated in most of the samples. Sulfates and chlorides were present in the samples in concentrations exceeding 400 and 50 mg/L, respectively. Compounds contained in burnt waste may have a negative impact on soil and water health safety. Therefore, it is important to conduct research and counteract the negative effects of waste fires.

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  • Wojciech Rykała & Monika J. Fabiańska & Dominika Dąbrowska, 2022. "The Influence of a Fire at an Illegal Landfill in Southern Poland on the Formation of Toxic Compounds and Their Impact on the Natural Environment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-22, October.
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