In this month's technology focus we look at a pilot plant that has been built to treat industrial wastewater. The researchers who have developed this system say that it has the potential to reduce the amount of liquid waste by over 90%. Located at a semiconductor company in Singapore, it ...
Recycling firms said the volume of e-waste has grown over the years. Recycling Point Dot Com founder Joseph Tan said he now processes 200 tonnes of e-waste a month, up from five to 10 tonnes a month 15 years ago. Going by how Singapore has performed on some surveys on green issues, ...
Life, Labour, Recycling: A Study of Waste Management Practices in Contemporary Kolkata carrying the hazardous waste on her/his shoulders, clearing the overflowing litterbins with sharp dexterity produces a strong and darkly ironical visual effect... IK Mitra,R Samaddar,S Sen - Springer Singapore 被...
These sites are under the significant influence of nearby industries (textile, pharmaceutics, fertilizers, paper production, food industry, as well as pollution from thermal power plants and related large ash disposal sites). Human activity leads to a loss in biodiversity and impaired ecosystem ...
One of the core principles of the ‘zero-waste’ concept is to conserve and retain the resource’s value. The traditional waste management system often destroys the product and its resource value since the main emphasis is given to safe disposal of the waste. The ‘zero-waste management’ ...
Waste disposal facilities in the area are insufficient. Thus, there is indiscriminate disposal of waste materials, which in turn degrades the environment. Over time, PTEs from waste materials get into the water cycle and accumulate, leading to the contamination of water resources in this region. ...
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Leaves are the waste biomass of pineapple fruits and are sometimes utilized as a source of natural fibers. 2.1. Pineapple Waste as an Environmental Threat Disposal of pineapples consists of the remains of the peel, pulp, stems, and leaves left over from the processing of pineapples. Pineapple...
In Approaches to the Remediation of Inorganic Pollutants; Springer: Singapore, 2021; pp. 281–302. 95. Jilani, G.; Shamsi, I.H.; Zhang, D.; Hina, K. Recent advances in phytoremediation of heavy metals-contaminated soils: A review. In Bioremediation for Environmental Sustainability; Elsevier...