Forms of disposal of household and cell phone batteries by residents in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes and environmental awareness of proper disposal

Authors

  • Nayara Felix Barreto Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense)
  • Aline da Silva Timóteo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, IFFluminense
  • Yandressa Karine Rodrigues de Pinho Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, (IFFluminense)
  • Rafaela Vasconcelos Corrêa Barreto Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, (IFFluminense)
  • Antônio Sérgio Nascimento Moreira Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF).

Keywords:

Disposal. Household batteries. Cell phone batteries.

Abstract

Disposal of household and cell phone batteries is a problem that involves not only governmental  agencies, but also the population as a whole. Community cooperation can contribute to reducing the negative impacts of hazardous waste on the environment. In this context, the present study, developed by undergraduate students of Environmental Engineering at the Instituto Federal Fluminense, campus Campos-Guarus, aims to analyze how residents of Calabouço, Jardim Carioca and Parque Guarus neighborhoods, in the municipality  of Campos dos Goytacazes, dispose of batteries. We also analyze awareness of the subject among participants. The listed neighborhoods were chosen due to their proximity to the institution, which facilitated the development of this study. Initially, we prepared a questionnaire with six questions about the disposal of household and cell phone batteries. Following, the questionnaire was applied to 308 residents in the selected districts. The result of the questionnaires was duly tabulated and statistically treated. This survey shows that, in the investigated locations, the level of knowledge about the issue is relatively low, and the disposal of these materials is not properly made.

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Author Biographies

  • Nayara Felix Barreto, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense)
    Nayara Felix Barreto - Graduada em Licenciatura em Geografia pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense) e Graduanda em Bacharelado em Engenharia Ambiental pelo IFFluminense. Professora de Geografia no município de São João da Barra/RJ - Brasil. E-mail: nayarinhafelix@yahoo.com.br
  • Aline da Silva Timóteo, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, IFFluminense
    Aline da Silva Timóteo - Graduanda em Bacharelado em Engenharia Ambiental pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, (IFFluminense) Campus Guarus. Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ – Brasil. Email: alinetimoteo89@yahoo.com.br
  • Yandressa Karine Rodrigues de Pinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, (IFFluminense)
    Yandressa Karine Rodrigues de Pinho -Graduanda em Bacharelado em Engenharia Ambiental pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, (IFFluminense) Campus Guarus. Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ – Brasil. Email: yandressa@hotmail.com
  • Rafaela Vasconcelos Corrêa Barreto, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, (IFFluminense)
    Rafaela Vasconcelos Corrêa Barreto - Graduanda em Bacharelado em Engenharia Ambiental pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, (IFFluminense), Campus Guarus. Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ – Brasil. Email: rafaelacvbarreto@hotmail.com
  • Antônio Sérgio Nascimento Moreira, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF).
    Antônio Sérgio Nascimento Moreira – Mestre em Produção Vegetal pela Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF). Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, (IFFluminense). Campus Guarus, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ – Brasil. Email:

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Published

05-06-2015

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015)

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Forms of disposal of household and cell phone batteries by residents in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes and environmental awareness of proper disposal. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 1, p. 195–205, 2015. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/2177-4560.v9n115-11.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.