Life cycle assessment (LCA) technique has been used extensively to evaluate the environmental performance of various municipal solid waste management (MSWM) technologies. Present study has analysed 91 LCA studies (LCAs) of MSWM belonging to Asian countries from the year "2006 to 2017". All Asian...
national solid waste management policy earlier this year, it does not provide a plan to include the large informal sector. An inclusive policy is one recognising and involving informal waste workers in solid waste management while also yielding improvements in their lives and waste management ...
Soil Pollution − In this part, you will learn about soil pollution, its sources, and consequences on environment. It will also highlight the possible remedies to reduce the soil pollution. Solid Waste Management − In this chapter, you will explore the concept of solid waste management and...
Management of solid waste (mainly landfills and incineration) releases a number of toxic substances, most in small quantities and at extremely low levels. Because of the wide range of pollutants, the different pathways of exposure, long-term low-level exposure, and the potential for synergism amon...
Management of solid waste (mainly landfills and incineration) releases a number of toxic substances, most in small quantities and at extremely low levels. Because of the wide range of pollutants, the different pathways of exposure, long-term low-level exposure, and the potential for synergism amon...
Unveiling spatiotemporal temperature distribution at the skin in contact with hot solid surfaces Jinu Sudhakaran, Dongchan Lee, Jung Kyung Kim Article 105599 View PDF Article preview select article Numerical investigation of combined convective heat transfer using fractal barriers in a circular cavity fill...
Chapter 10 J-PRISM : A Case Study of Regional Mutual Learning and Discovery towards an Effective Solid Waste Management in the Pacific Samoa responsible for coordinating and supporting actions to protect the environment and resources for sustainable development in the region. From a regional perspective...
A policy relevant contribution is the empirical study performed by Nicolli (2012) with reference to municipal solid waste (MSW) related indicators in Italy. The author brings good news, insofar as he is showing that separated waste collection has converged across Italian provinces, while more pessim...
There is an oft-quoted statistic that municipal solid waste accounts for only three percent of the waste in the United States. The remaining 97 percent is industrial. The 97-3 ratio has become a truism of discard studies. But Director of Research at the New York City Department of Sanitation...
Assessing the social cost of municipal solid waste management in Beijing: A systematic life cycle analysis 2024, Waste Management Citation Excerpt : Due to the differences in research objectives, scholars have mainly evaluated the management performance of a particular type of MSW in specific segments...