Apocalyptic landscape in Truseni. A dense smoke has covered the village after people have set fire to dry leaves
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Moldovans can not give up the dangerous burning habits of the leaves. The ecological inspectors say, which, with the coming of the fall, began to share the fines of the polluters.
Although it is forbidden by law and dangerous to health, people say they have no alternative but to give fire to dry leaves.
After 18 o'clock the village of Truşeni looked like an apocalyptic film. The smoke above the locality was so dense that it could be confused with fog at first glance. The landscape was far from the liking of environmental inspectors who raided the locality and divided fines to the left and right of local people caught on the wrong foot.
Alexandru Mamaliga was fined with 600 lei for air pollution, which in 72 hours is paid in half.
The man says he has to resort to this gesture because he has no place to evacuate the leaves.
"Look at the whole village burning. Everybody gives fire, they have no place to take the garbage, what to take him home?", said Alexandru Mamaliga.
Over a street the same landscape. The fire of another farmer reached a height of one meter.
Studies conducted 50 years ago have shown that burning a ton of dry leaves eliminates more than 53 kg of carbon monoxide in the air, 18 kg of harmful particles, the majority being less than 10 microns, and the incomplete burning of the leaves causes the appearance of not less than 7 kinds of toxic substances, which can be carcinogenic.
According to another study, one-third of the regular air quality measurements in October show that the presence of harmful particles and carbon monoxide in the air far exceeds the permissible level.
However, environmental inspectors say that more and more Moldovans prefer to find an ecological solution for the dried leaf problem.
"We went through several households and we saw the composting pits at large. This shows that our population is becoming more and more aware," said Ion Bulmaga, an environmental inspector.
Instead, the leaves of the Capital do not get to pollute the air. They are stored in a special pit located in the territory of Ghidighici. More than 6,000 cubic meters of dry leaves are brought here annually, which are subsequently used as mineral fertilizers.
"This year we decided not to waste it until we succeeded in the composting process", said Vasile Efros, deputy head of the Communal Diet Directorate.
Experts say burning leaves can cause not only fires but also cancer if exposure to smoke is common.
According to the State Ecological Inspectorate last month, 11 households were fined.
Although it is forbidden by law and dangerous to health, people say they have no alternative but to give fire to dry leaves.
After 18 o'clock the village of Truşeni looked like an apocalyptic film. The smoke above the locality was so dense that it could be confused with fog at first glance. The landscape was far from the liking of environmental inspectors who raided the locality and divided fines to the left and right of local people caught on the wrong foot.
Alexandru Mamaliga was fined with 600 lei for air pollution, which in 72 hours is paid in half.
The man says he has to resort to this gesture because he has no place to evacuate the leaves.
"Look at the whole village burning. Everybody gives fire, they have no place to take the garbage, what to take him home?", said Alexandru Mamaliga.
Over a street the same landscape. The fire of another farmer reached a height of one meter.
Studies conducted 50 years ago have shown that burning a ton of dry leaves eliminates more than 53 kg of carbon monoxide in the air, 18 kg of harmful particles, the majority being less than 10 microns, and the incomplete burning of the leaves causes the appearance of not less than 7 kinds of toxic substances, which can be carcinogenic.
According to another study, one-third of the regular air quality measurements in October show that the presence of harmful particles and carbon monoxide in the air far exceeds the permissible level.
However, environmental inspectors say that more and more Moldovans prefer to find an ecological solution for the dried leaf problem.
"We went through several households and we saw the composting pits at large. This shows that our population is becoming more and more aware," said Ion Bulmaga, an environmental inspector.
Instead, the leaves of the Capital do not get to pollute the air. They are stored in a special pit located in the territory of Ghidighici. More than 6,000 cubic meters of dry leaves are brought here annually, which are subsequently used as mineral fertilizers.
"This year we decided not to waste it until we succeeded in the composting process", said Vasile Efros, deputy head of the Communal Diet Directorate.
Experts say burning leaves can cause not only fires but also cancer if exposure to smoke is common.
According to the State Ecological Inspectorate last month, 11 households were fined.