The round table “Sustainable practices and measures to prevent contamination of landfills with mercury-containing waste” within the framework of LIFE Mercury-FREE project
The round table “Sustainable practices and measures to prevent contamination of landfills with mercury-containing waste” was a part of the active phase of the joint creation of the Roadmap within the framework of the project LIFE Mercury-FREE “Complex Awareness Raising and Behaviour Change for the Mercury-Free City Environment” and took place on September 21–22, 2023 at Lviv Polytechnic National University. Life Mercury-FREE project partners from Lviv Polytechnic National University (LPNU) and “Ivano-Frankivsk Academy of Ivan Zolotousty” (IFA) organized this event.
Representatives of various organizations shared their opinion on the problem of environmental pollution with mercury and mercury-containing products.
Speakers:
Oksana Viityk, Department of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Lviv Regional Military Administration;
Vasyl Stryshchak, State Ecological Inspection in Lviv region;
Andrii Rohulia, Educational and Methodological Center of Civil Protection and Life Safety of Lviv region;
Roman Zaviyskyy, “Ivano-Frankivsk Academy of Ivan Zolotousty”;
Dmytro Fedasyuk, Lviv Polytechnic National University;
Representative of the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Lviv City Council;
Mykhailo Didyk, Department of Emergency Situations, Civil Protection and Territorial Defense of the Lviv City Council.
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