Ilegalna odlagališta otpada u speleološkim objektima Žumberka i Samoborskog gorja

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): IIllegal waste disposal sites in speleological objects of nature park Žumberak - Samobor highlands
• Author: Marina Babić
• Mentor: Nenad Buzjak (mentor)
• Committee member: Nenad Buzjak (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivan Čanjevac (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Kristina Pikelj (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasna Lajtner (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Neven Bočić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Biology); Zagreb
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Geography); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-23, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology

Abstract

Park prirode Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje zaštićeno je područje koje velikim dijelom leži na kršu. Unutar Parka smjestila su se 153 naselja, no danas je područje Parka poznatije po „vikend naseljima“. Ilegalna odlagališta otpada u speleološkim objektima predstavljaju veliki problem u cijelome svijetu. Najčešći uzrok njihova nastanka su upravo nedovoljna educiranost lokalnog stanovništva o štetnim utjecajima otpada na podzemlje, nepostojeća infrastruktura za odlaganje otpada ili velika udaljenost iste, „prikladnost“ i blizina samog speleološkog objekta naselju te skup odvoz otpada. Zbog svoje ranjivosti, krš je vrlo osjetljiv na polutante te ilegalna odlagališta otpada u speleološkim objektima predstavljaju pravu prijetnju. Cilj ovog rada je upravo analiza ilegalnih odlagališta otpada u speleološkim objektima na području Parka. U programskom paketu QGIS, obrađeni su podaci podijeljeni na dvije skupine: antropogeni faktori nastanka ilegalnih odlagališta otpada te okolišni rizici ilegalnih odlagališta otpada u speleološkim objektima. Dobiveni rezultati potvrđuju hipotezu kako ilegalna odlagališta otpada nastaju najčešće u blizini naselja i prometnica. Iako je broj onečišćenih speleoloških objekata i dalje manji od ukupnog broja, Park prirode zaprima dojave o novim onečišćenim objektima te se čak speleološki objekti koji su očišćeni od otpada, ponovno zatrpavaju unatoč postavljenim znakovima zabrane.

Abstract (english)

Žumberak-Samoborskogorje Nature Park is protected area which is situated in karst. There are 153 settlements in the Nature park itself, but today it is mostly known for weekend resort. Illegal landfills inside speleological objects are a major problem world-wide. The most common causes of forming these illegal landfills are lack of education of locals about the potential adverse impact the landfills can have on the karst, non-existent waste disposal infrastructure or great distance of the waste disposal infrastructure, convenience of disposing the waste in the nearest speleological object and the cost of waste removal. Karst is very vulnerable to pollutants and illegal landfills represent a great threat to the karst system. The aim of this paper is the analysis of illegal landfills inside speleological objects in this nature park. The analysis of the vector data was performed in QGIS software package and they are divided into two groups: anthropogenic factors in the formation of illegal landfills and environmental risks of illegal landfills in speleological landfills. The obtained results confirm the hypothesis that illegal landfills occur most often near settlements and roads. Even though number of speleological objects with illegal landfills is still a lot less that the total number of speleological objects, Nature Park receives daily notifications about new illegal landfills and even the ones that have been cleaned, are again covered with garbage despite prohibition signs have been posted.

• Keywords: Park prirode Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje; krš; speleološki objekti; ilegalna odlagališta otpada
• Keywords (english): Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje Nature Park; karst; speleological objects; illegal landfills
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:186197
• Study programme: Title: Environmental Sciences; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) struke znanosti o okolišu (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) struke znanosti o okolišu)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-09-28 06:59:31