Save the Nature The environmental problems in Silesia (Poland)

Save the NatureThe environmental problems in Silesia

(Poland)

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A FEW FACTS

Population: 4 714 982 Area: 12 331 km2 Population density: 382 people/ km2 Urbanization level: 78,9 %

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AIR POLLUTION

Silesia: • 9 steel plants, 11 coal mines and 7 power

stations• 20-25 % of the country’s emission of SO2,

NO and ash

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AIR POLLUTION

Exhaust fumes

Silesia:• over 20 000 km of public

roads • 1 680 000 cars• The average emission of

CO2 by a car: 145 g/ km

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AIR POLLUTION

Burning coal: • ashes• SO2, NO

and CO2

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AIR POLLUTIONAir quality status should be maintained where it is already good, or improved, where the objectives for ambient air quality are not

met.In order to protect human health and the environment as a whole, it is particularly important to combat emissions of

pollutants at source and to identify and implement the most effective emission reduction measures at local, national and

Community level.in: Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe

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RUBBISH

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RUBBISHPlastic shopping bags hanging from

the branches

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RUBBISH

Car tyres: • 100 years to get biodegraded

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RUBBISH

Card boxes in a cointainer for bio waste

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Recycling can make a difference!

Thank you!