SMOG in Poland C 1 MEETING IN POLAND

SMOG in Poland C 1 MEETING IN POLAND 1 -7 DECEMBER 2019

WHAT IS SMOG ? Ø When air, fog and pollution are mixed- a dangerous smog phenomen is created Ø Two main types of smog: - London Smog- apperas mainly in winter - Los Angeles (Photochemical)occurs mainly in summer

WHAT ARE ITS CAUSES? Heavy traffic High or low temperatures Heating houses Waste incineration Too much sunshine Factories Consumer products Calm winds

HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT ? Ø Ø Ø POLLUTED SOIL NATURE DAMAGE WATER POLLUTION

HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT ? Ø BUILDINGS DAMAGE Ø Ø LOW VISIBILITY DANGER TO PEOPLE

Smog causes many short-term illnesses, like: conjunctivitis HOW DOES IT AFFECT PEOPLE? larynx irritation tracheal irritation transient inflammation of the lungs depression damages the fetus

Long-term exposure to smog is a real threat to people. Smog kills around 45, 000 Poles and 3. 3 million people worldwide every year. Long-term contact with smog causes: HOW DOES IT AFFECT PEOPLE? DESTROYS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM ALLERGIES ASTHMA BREATHING DIFFICULTIES DESTROYS THE LUNGS AND BRONCHI HEART AND CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS DESTROYS NERVOUS SYSTEM CANCERS

HOW DOES IT AFFECT ANIMALS? Negative effects on animals are also harmful to us. It is mainly about animals whose meat we eat. Ø Animals have gentler airways than us, which is why they are more likely to be affected by diseases like: -conjunctivitis -cancers -pneumonia -asthma -acrimation

HOW POLAND FAIGHTS SMOG? Ø How big is the problem of smog in Poland? Poland among the most polluted countries in the EU Ø Clean Air Programme January 2017, the Polish government starting a 15 -point anti-smog program How Cracow prevents smog? Krakow - strict rules regarding smoking in stoves. High subsidies to replace stoves. Ø

A 15 -POINT SMOG COMBAT PROGRAMME Obligation to connect to the network Exhaust Gas Quality Test Protection of aeration wedges Lowering electricity prices Help the poor Educational campaigns Development of innovation Financial programs Solid fuel quality standards Development of a network of measuring stations Protection against electric poverty "Clean Air" program Clean transport areas Emission standards for boilers Promotion of low -emission transport

HOW GROJEC FAIGHTS SMOG? Ø Most polluted area in Grójec is in the square in front of the Town Hall Ø Ø The biggest pollution occurs from 6 pm. to 9 pm. The local government has put in place some measures, including subsidies for the replacement of furnaces and police checks on furnaces in Grójec there are 3 devices to measure the condition of air quality