Wpływ składowiska odpadów komunalnych na jakość mikrobiologiczną powietrza

The landfill understudy serves the municipality of Wrocław, which has a population of approximately 750,000. The objective of the study (carried out in an annual cycle) was to determine bacterial contamination of the atmosphere in the vicinity of the landfill. The adoption of the total bacterial count as an indicator of air contamination was found to be inadequate for that kind of emission source. The assessment of the microbial impact exerted by the landfill should include the occurrence of specific microorganisms, primarily that of the Pseudomonas genus, fungi, oractinomycetes. In sum, when the contribution of nuisant objects (landfills, wastewater treatment plants, incinerator etc.) to the bacterial contamination of the ambient atmosphere is estimated, particular consideration must be given to the groups of microorganisms which are typical of such polluters. It is also necessary to include preliminary investigations of imission.