Citation

Milošević L, Mihajlović E, Malenović-Nikolić J. Saf. Eng. (Niš) 2021; 11(1): 25-30.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Faculty of Occupational Safety, University of Niš)

DOI

10.5937/SE2101025M

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Large quantities of solid municipal waste containing a variety of flammable substances, that are disposed of in sanitary and non-sanitary landfills and even illegal dump sites, usually entail a high risk of fire. The level of risk is increased by the presence of methane which is released by municipal waste decomposition. The number of landfill fires varies depending on the morphological composition of the waste, ignition sources, meteorological conditions, time of year, as well as fire protection measures. The paper describes the impact of flammable waste on landfill fires, as well as causes, frequency and procedures in preventing and extinguishing landfill fires.

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Velike količine čvrstog komunalnog otpada koje se odlažu na sanitarnim, nesanitarnim, a ne retko i na divljim deponijama, u čiji sastav ulazi veliki broj zapaljivih materija, predstavljaju visok rizik nastanka požara. Nivo rizika se povećava prisustvom metana koji se oslobađa razlaganjem komunalnog otpada. Broj deponijskih požara varira u zavisnosti od morfološkog satava otpada, izvora paljenja, meteoroloških uslova, doba godine, kao i mera zaštite od požara. U radu je prikazan uticaj zapaljivih vrsti otpada na deponijske požare, uzroci, učestalost i postupci u sprečavanju i gašenju deponijskih požara.

Language: en