Molecules, Vol. 29, Pages 1496: Uncontrolled Post-Industrial Landfill & mdash;Source of Metals, Potential Toxic Compounds, Dust, and Pathogens in Environment & mdash;A Case Study

Molecules, Vol. 29, Pages 1496: Uncontrolled Post-Industrial Landfill—Source of Metals, Potential Toxic Compounds, Dust, and Pathogens in Environment—A Case Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules29071496 Authors: Justyna Szulc Małgorzata Okrasa Adriana Nowak Małgorzata Ryngajłło Joanna Nizioł Anna Kuźniar Tomasz Ruman Beata Gutarowska The aim of this case study was the evaluation of the selected metals’ concentration, potential toxic compound identification, cytotoxicity analysis, estimation of the airborne dust concentration, biodiversity, and number of microorganisms in the environment (leachate, soil, air) of the biggest uncontrolled post-industrial landfills in Poland. Based on the results obtained, preliminary solutions for the future management of post-industrial objects that have become an uncontrolled landfill were indicated. In the air, the PM1 fraction dominated, constituting 78.1–98.2% of the particulate matter. Bacterial counts were in the ranges of 9.33 × 101–3.21 × 103 CFU m−3 (air), 1.87 × 105–2.30 × 106 CFU mL−1 (leachates), and 8.33 × 104–2.69 × 106 CFU g−1 (soil). In the air, the predominant bacteria were Cellulosimicrobium and Stenotrophomonas. The predominant fungi were Mycosphaerella, Cladosporium, and Chalastospora...
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