Analysis of the factors contributing to environmental pollution in the subcarpathian province

• Autorzy: Kalda Galyna , Krokos Jolanta , Pietrucha-Urbanik Katarzyna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.7862/rb.2024.2

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The work presents an examination of Poland's environmental condition, with a focus on the contamination of air and surface waters by various chemical elements. The composition and quality of the air impact ecosystems, plant growth, the animal kingdom, and shape human living conditions. These factors play a significant role in driving global climate change. The repercussions of air pollution encompass phenomena such as smog, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, as well as impacts on industrial and municipal facilities, contributing to global warming. The article conducts an analysis of air pollution, surface water contamination, and electromagnetic radiation pollution in Subcarpathian, utilizing the city of Stalowa Wola and the Stalowa Wola county as case studies. This choice is informed by the fact that Stalowa Wola stands as one of the largest industrial cities in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, suggesting that environmental pollution levels in this county might surpass those in other regions. The article also delineates the features of air and surface water pollution, along with electromagnetic radiation characteristics. It scrutinizes pollution sources in the mentioned county, explicates the causes of such pollution, and proposes strategies for environmental amelioration. The analysis of the environmental status of Stalowa Wola county during the years 2018 to 2020 is presented, accompanied by recommendations for initiatives that could enhance its condition. The research findings indicate that the condition of uniform segments of surface waters, as evaluated through conducted studies, is deemed poor. The discharge of wastewater from specific pollution points, particularly wastewater from municipal origins, emerges as the predominant cause of subpar water quality.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

environmental pollution; air contamination; water contamination; global climate change; industrial pollution analysis

PL

zanieczyszczenie środowiska; zanieczyszczenie powietrza; zanieczyszczenie wody; globalne zmiany klimatu; analiza zanieczyszczeń przemysłowych

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Rzeszowskiej
• Czasopismo: Czasopismo Inżynierii Lądowej, Środowiska i Architektury / Journal of Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 71
• Strony: 19--31
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 11 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kalda Galyna

• Rzeszow University of Technology, al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów
• Khmelnitskiy National University, Institutska street, 11, Khmielnitskiy, 29016

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5142-0473

autor

Krokos Jolanta

• Rzeszow University of Technology, al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów; student

autor

Pietrucha-Urbanik Katarzyna

• Rzeszow University of Technology, al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1160-9009

Bibliografia

• [1] State Water Holding Polish Waters: Water is not a garbage dump; thus, let's preserve the purity of water - for us and for healthy ecosystems. https://www.wody.gov.pl/aktualnosci/2567-wody-to-nie-smietnik-dlatego-dbajmyoczystosc-wod-dla-nas-i-dla-zdrowych-ekosystemow, Accessed on: May 20, 2022.
• [2] The State of the Environment in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship: Report 2020.
• [3] Kuchcik M., Milewski P.: Air Pollution in Poland - State, Causes, and Effects. KPZK Studies. 2018, Volume 182, Part II.
• [4] Annual Assessment of Air Quality in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship: Provincial Report for 2020.
• [5] Tomasz Rybak: Electromagnetic Radiation. https://wios.rzeszow.pl/cms/upload/edit/file/stan_srodowiska_2011/raport_2011_r5.pdf.
• [6] Assessment of the Level of Electromagnetic Fields in the Environment in 2020 in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship - developed based on measurements made by the Environmental Protection Inspectorate.
• [7] The State of the Environment in the Stalowa Wola District in 2018, as Determined by Research Conducted as Part of the State Environmental Monitoring.
• [8] Regulation of the Minister of the Environment on the Permissible Levels of Electromagnetic Fields in the Environment and Methods of Verifying Compliance with These Levels (Journal of Laws of 2003 No. 192, item 1883).
• [9] The State of the Environment in the Stalowa Wola District in 2019, as Determined by Research Conducted as Part of the State Environmental Monitoring.
• [10] The State of the Environment in the Municipality and City of Nisko in 2019, as Determined by Research Conducted as Part of the State Environmental Monitoring.
• [11] The State of the Environment in the Stalowa Wola District in 2020, as Determined by Research Conducted as Part of the State Environmental Monitoring.