Historia szopienickiej epidemii ołowicy a współczesny problem zanieczyszczenia środowiska na Śląsku. Z Doktor Jolantą Wadowską-Król rozmawia Aleksandra Lange

Aleksandra Lange; Jolanta Wadowska-Król

doi:10.31261/TPDJP.2022.31.11

Published: 2022-12-27

Vol. 31 (2022)

On the past Szopienice lead poisoning epidemic in relation to the contemporary problem of environmental pollution in Upper Silesia: Doctor Jolanta Wadowska-Król in conversation with Aleksandra Lange

Aleksandra Lange

, Jolanta Wadowska-Król

Section: Varia

https://doi.org/10.31261/TPDJP.2022.31.11

Abstract

The interview with Jolanta Wadowska-Król concerns the problem of lead poisoning, which occurred amongst children from Szopienice, a district of Katowice, in the 1970s. This occupational disease mainly affected industrial workers who were exposed to this element in hazardous concentration. However, what is unique about the events that took place in Szopienice was that also children were afflicted by lead poisoning in droves. It resulted from the fact that their living environment had been contaminated by particulate matter coming from the nearby steelworks. In the conversation with Doctor Wadowska-Król, the lead poisoning is considered in the context of climate change in Upper Silesia, in particular the air pollution caused by the region’s heavy industry. The past events are used to discuss such issues as manual work, ecofeminism, the Silesian matriarchy, and environmental injustice.

Keywords:

lead poisoning , industry , Upper Silesia , Polish language education , climate change , smog

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Lange, A., & Wadowska-Król, J. (2022). On the past Szopienice lead poisoning epidemic in relation to the contemporary problem of environmental pollution in Upper Silesia: Doctor Jolanta Wadowska-Król in conversation with Aleksandra Lange. Z Teorii I Praktyki Dydaktycznej Języka Polskiego, 31, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.31261/TPDJP.2022.31.11

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Aleksandra Lange

olkalange98@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-2090

Affiliation:

University of Silesia in Katowice Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Aleksandra Lange, MA, is a graduate of Polish Philology at the University of Silesia in Katowice. Her research interests are focused on climate change and environmental studies. As an elementary school Polish language teacher, she strives to transfer her research results onto school practice by showing how today’s global problems may be explored through the lens of literature.

Jolanta Wadowska-Król

Affiliation:

Medical University of Silesia Poland

Vol. 31 (2022)
Published: 2022-12-31

ISSN: 0208-5011

eISSN: 2353-9577

10.31261/TPDJP

Publisher

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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