Table 3.
The solutions proposed for smelter dross management present in the three different environmental settings according to the opinion of 208 residents in Santo Amaro City, 2008.
| Proposed Solution | Smelter Gross in Households and Its Surroundings | Smelter Dross under Street Pavement and other Public Places | Smelter Dross Piles Left in the Closed Smelter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| No opinion | 27 | 13.0 | 25 | 12.0 | 21 | 10.1 |
| To leave the dross where it is | 33 | 15.9 | 54 | 26.0 | 15 | 7.2 |
| To provide the residents with information about health risks related to the dross | 79 | 38.0 | 75 | 36.1 | 44 | 21.1 |
| To remove the dross to another place, minimizing residents exposure | 58 | 27.9 | 71 | 34.1 | 73 | 35.1 |
| To coat the dross with other material, isolating it from the contact | 29 | 13.9 | 35 | 16.8 | 48 | 23.1 |
| To reprocess the dross, making it non-toxic | 33 | 15.9 | 44 | 21.1 | 54 | 26.0 |
| Another solution | 6 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.9 |