Department of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa.
Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jun 15;16(12):2125. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16122125.
The by-products of solid waste deposited in a landfill has adverse effects on the surrounding environment and humans living closer to landfill sites. This study sought to test the hypothesis that the deposition of waste on landfill has an impact on the surrounding environment and residents living closer to it. This was achieved by evaluating the perception of the respondents drawn from people living close (100-500 m) and far (1-2 km) from the landfill site, concerning environmental issues, health problems, and life satisfaction. Results from the study showed that 78% of participants living closer to the landfill site indicated serious contamination of air quality evident from bad odours linked to the landfill site. Illnesses such as flu, eye irritation and weakness of the body were frequently reported by participants living closer to the landfill than those living far from the landfill. More than half of the participants (56%) living closer to the landfill indicated fear of their health in the future. Thus, the participants living closer to the landfill site were less satisfied with the location of their community with respect to the landfill, than those living far from the landfill site. Therefore, the need for a landfill gas (LFG) utilisation system, proper daily covering of waste and odour diluting agents are necessary to reduce the problems of the residents living closer to the landfill site.
垃圾填埋场中堆积的固体废物的副产品会对周围环境和居住在垃圾填埋场附近的人类产生不良影响。本研究旨在验证以下假设：垃圾在填埋场的堆积会对周围环境和居住在其附近的居民产生影响。为此，通过评估居住在填埋场附近（100-500 米）和较远（1-2 公里）的受访者对环境问题、健康问题和生活满意度的看法，来实现这一目标。研究结果表明，78%居住在垃圾填埋场附近的参与者表示，空气质量受到严重污染，有明显的恶臭与垃圾填埋场有关。与居住在远离垃圾填埋场的参与者相比，居住在垃圾填埋场附近的参与者更频繁地报告出现流感、眼睛刺激和身体虚弱等疾病。超过一半（56%）居住在垃圾填埋场附近的参与者表示担心他们未来的健康。因此，与居住在远离垃圾填埋场的参与者相比，居住在垃圾填埋场附近的参与者对其社区的位置不太满意。因此，需要建立一个填埋气（LFG）利用系统，对垃圾进行适当的日常覆盖，并使用气味稀释剂，以减少居住在垃圾填埋场附近的居民所面临的问题。
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