Pesticide Burial Grounds in Poland – Actuality Problem

• Main Author: Katarzyna Ignatowicz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE) 2018-05-01
• Series: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Subjects: graveyard; pesticide waste
• Online Access: http://www.journalssystem.com/jeeng/Pesticide-burial-grounds-in-Poland-actuality-problem,86229,0,2.html

Until 30 June 2010, Poland liquidated a total of 180 burial grounds containing about 16.4 thousand Mg of expired pesticides and 97 warehouses containing 0.54 thousand Mg of waste. In the period from 1 January 2011 till 31 December 2013, a total of 28 burial grounds containing about 5.4 thousand Mg of obsolete pesticides were liquidated. Only 4 burial grounds containing about 278.43 Mg wastes remained for liquidation on 31 December 2013. According to the current state, 3 objects remained for the liquidation. Adopted course of action in the field of burial grounds is to increase the involvement of the public administration to remove them in the provinces of Lower Silesia, Opole and Podlasie (finalization of conducted administrative proceedings and enforcement of their provisions).