What is a burning pit?

BURN PIT is an area used for burning garbage outdoors and allow smoke and residues to disperse into the air. While burning materials, such as wood and other plant mass, do not have to pose a huge risk to the environment or for staff working near burns, many materials such as plastics and other synthetic compounds are released when burning harmful chemicals into the air. In many cases, burns are set as measures of temporary waste management if long -term solutions are not available. Although used only for a short time, such methods of burning outdoor trade fair may be quite dangerous for staff and harmful to the environment.

In some cases, it may be necessary to use the waste disposal burns unless other disposal methods are available. For example, military forces on temporary foundations remote from waste management services may need to be burn their garbage. Burns may be particularly necessary for fromPads that, if simply stored, would attract this, rats, or other potential carriers of the disease. If other disposal options are not viable, the burning of piles of waste may pose less risk for human life than mere storage, burial or otherwise disposal of waste.

There are many measures that can be taken to reduce health and environmental risks that represent the use of burns. For example, one may try to burn only materials that pose a risk to human health if they are intact, or those that represent low or no environmental risks or health risks when burned. On the other hand, plastic objects, such as water bottles, can be compressed and stored for possible recycling. Uninterrupted plastics tend to pose a small risk to human health, but can release chemicals that are harmful to life forCenter and human health at burning. The use of fuels that burn at a higher temperature of the burns and are not released into the air.

Individuals who have to work on or near the burn pit may also take certain safety measures to protect against possible long -term harmful effects on health. Safety equipment, such as personal air purifiers, can significantly reduce potential health risks associated with work near burns. Even simple facial masks that cover the mouth and nose can be able to maintain some of the worst by -products of burning from the respiratory system.