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- Title
DESCARTE INDEVIDO DE PILHAS E BATERIAS: A PERCEPÇÃO DO PROBLEMA NO MUNICÍPIO DE FREDERICO WESTPHALEN - RS.
- Authors
Kemerich, Pedro Daniel da Cunha; Mendes, Sabrina Altmeyer; Vorpagel, Tatiane Hohm; Piovesan, Maurício
- Abstract
The increasing demand for electronics in Brazil makes the use of batteries proportional to the consumption of appliances that requires it for work out. The lack of alternatives and information about it, mean that batteries are not allocated correctly, causing, posteriorly, seriously environmental damages. These gadgets have in its composition heavy metals, which are highly corrosive and also can contaminate the soil, plants and groundwater, besides, they are potentially toxic and may affect human health. In Brazil, the environmental contamination problem generated by these gadgets just was contemplated after 90's; until then, there was not a specific law that treats about batteries. This study has as objective identify disposal ways that can be adopted by users of this stuff in Frederico Westphalen -- RS, as well as, make a survey of information and knowledge about the possible damages caused by the inappropriate disposal of this gadget. For that, a survey, containing fourteen essay questions, was applied to the people of the city in study.
- Subjects
QUESTIONNAIRES; INDUSTRIAL contamination; CLEANING; HEAVY metals; METALS
- Publication
Revista Eletrônica em Gestão, Educação e Tecnologia Ambiental, 2012, Vol 8, Issue 8, p1680
- ISSN
2236-1170
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5902/223611706319