Determining the effectiveness of street cleaning with the use of decision analysis and research on the reduction in chloride in waste
Authors:
- Anna Gronba-Chyła,
- Agnieszka Generowicz,
- Paweł Kwaśnicki,
- Dawid Cycoń,
- Justyna Kwaśny,
- Katarzyna Grąz,
- Krzysztof Gaska,
- Józef Ciuła
Abstract
Waste from street cleaning is usually of a fine fraction below 10 mm and varies greatly in both quantity and composition. It may be composed of chlorides, especially for that resulting during winter due to the use of street de-icing agents. Chlorides can cause the salinization of surface water and groundwater, and the salinization of soils, which in turn lead to the deterioration of water purity and a decrease in biodiversity of aquatic organisms, changes in microbiological structure, and increases in toxicity of metals. Therefore, it is very important to determine the level of salinity in stored waste and its impact on the environment. The present study was conducted in a city of about 55,000 inhabitants. The highest chloride concentrations were observed after winter in waste from street and sidewalk cleaning around the sewer gullies, amounting to 1468 mg/dm3 . The lowest chloride concentration in this waste occurred in summer and amounted to 35 mg/dm3 . The multicriteria analysis indicated that the most beneficial form of street cleaning and, thus, of reductions in chloride concentration in the waste from street cleaning, would be sweeping and daily washing. The objective of this research was to determine the amount of chlorides in sweepings on an annual basis in order to determine the potential risks associated with their impact on select aspects of the environment and to evaluate the frequency of necessary cleaning for city streets, considering the effects. The methodology used was a multi-criteria evaluation, which as a decision analysis, allowed us to determine the frequency of cleaning and washing of streets, in such a way that an ecological effect is achieved with simultaneous economic efficiency.
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- CUTba2027d904064403bccf9b44e7cb5f61
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- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- Energies, ISSN , e-ISSN 1996-1073, Biweekly
- Issue year
- 2022
- Vol
- 15
- No
- 10
- Pages
- [1-11]
- Article number
- 3538
- Other elements of collation
- tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 9-11; Bibliografia (liczba pozycji) - 49; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 15, Iss. 10, Spec. Iss.
- Substantive notes
- Special Issue: Assessment and Analysis of Waste Treatment and Environmental Management
- Keywords in English
- street pollution, street cleaning, waste, chloride content, decision analysis, multi-criteria analysis
- ASJC Classification
- DOI
- DOI:10.3390/en15103538 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/10/3538 Opening in a new tab
- Related project
- Zastosowanie struktur niskowymiarowych dla poszerzenia spektrum absorpcji i zwiększenia wydajności krzemowych ogniw w architekturze IBC lub BIFACIAL. . Project leader at PK: , ,
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
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- 140
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- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUTba2027d904064403bccf9b44e7cb5f61/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUTba2027d904064403bccf9b44e7cb5f61
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