Incidence of waste burning in the pollution of Posadas, Argentina: a challenge for climate change policies
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2022 |
| Descripción: | [Introduction]: This study poses a challenge for government climate change actions and discusses the emissions generated by burning waste in many neighborhoods of the city of Posadas (Argentina). Beyond the vehicular traffic and the industries that the city has, the unsafe air quality and the frequency of smog is related to one cultural practice: the burning of garbage. [Objective]: The objective of the work was to know and identify the residents’ burning practices, the management of risk and analyze the most critical areas in the southern outskirts of the city. [Methodology]: Information was obtained from a sampling of PM 2.5 particulate matter in a group of neighborhoods in the southern outskirts, as well as from interviews with neighbors. [Results]: It is analyzed, how disregarding legislation and waste collection systems, residents burn waste on sidewalks, vacant lots, house patios, and little-used streets, a problem that is not informed, controlled, or regulated. [Conclusions]: It is noted that, apart from the culture of disposing of garbage by burning, burning is a multidimensional problem since it affects air quality and has harmful effects on public health in the medium and long term. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/17116 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/17116 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Air quality; health risks; smog; urban environment. Ambiente urbano; calidad del aire; humo; riesgos sanitarios. Ambiente urbano; fumaça; riscos de saúde; qualidade do ar. |