Dr inż. Mateusz Malinowski

inż. Janusz Kidoń

Removal of products containing asbestos from rural areas

Products containing asbestos are still one of the most frequently occurring hazardous waste in rural areas in Poland. The main aim of this study was to implement an inventory of asbestos roofs materials in selected Polish village. Skoczyki village in the Lipnica Wielka municipality was selected for analysis. The type of asbestos, the level of removal urgency, and the surface or weight of asbestos were inventoried in November 2014. The aim of this study was to determine the progress in removing products containing asbestos in relation to the data from 2011. The results were compared with the rate of removal of asbestos from Gołaczewy village located in the Wolbrom municipality. The cost of dismantling, transport and disposal of asbestos roofs from analyzed villages, on the nearest landfill of hazardous waste were calculated in this work.In Skoczyki village the number of households with asbestos roofs have decreased by 21% and 35% in Gołaczewy village in the analized period. The most frequently type of asbestos roofs was wavy board. The costs of disposal of this hazardous wastes from Skoczyki are: 400000 PLN, and in the Gołaczewy village: 150000 PLN.In the analyzed area, products containing asbestos are still present, classified as I level ...