Pollution from domestic wastes is a major environmental challenge in Ghana and many developing countries. Most of these countries depend almost entirely on landfills for waste management, which has proved to be expensive, inefficient and unsustainable. A sustainable solution to this problem is ...
This problem is of keen concern to Ghana, particularly when it is clear that Ghana is one of the nations in South Saharan African with the potential of becoming a major tourism destination to many nationals the world over. The study therefore sought to identify the logistical issues that...
These practices have only contributed to the glaring poor sanitation in the cities of Ghana. Insignificant quantity of the waste generated ends up in recycling and/or composting units for reuse. Given the current growth of Ghana's population, coupled with the emerging industr...
This paper quantifies the volume and value of edible food waste from the food service sector (restaurants) in Ghana and identifies the determinants. Besides, food waste management practices employed and challenges encountered are examined. The results indicate that nearly 320 MT of edible food is ...
When the project is completed and facility becomes operational, Ghana would be the first country to implement this concept for the disposal of radioactive waste generated in Ghana. The BDC involve the conditioning and emplacement of disused sealed radioactive sources in an engineered facility of a ...
According to Andrew, the gaming environment in Ghana and Africa at large is developing positively and picking up in general. He notes that while this growth is a good thing, the gaming environment in Africa is playing a difficult game of catch-up with the West. ...
【24hr】Characterization of Shredder Residues generated and deposited in Denmark 包量 机译 丹麦产生和沉积的碎纸机残留物的表征 作者:Nassera Ahmed;Henrik Wenzel;Jette B. Hansen; 刊名:Waste Management 2014年第7期 摘要:This study presents a detailed characterization of Shredder residues (SR) generate...
Sufficient data on medical waste management practices particularly in low-income countries such as Ghana is required for effective monitoring and policy making. This study sought to assess the waste generation rates, waste management practices, frequency of sharp injuries and the knowledge of health-...
Tamale, one of the fastest growing cities in Ghana, is faced with daunting challenges in the management of Municipal Solid Waste. A corresponding increase of population and rising quality of life with high rates of resource consumption patterns have led to serious problems of high volumes of ...
A CF is a chemical or group of chemicals that are generated by wastes and leave a quantifiable trace on the environment. In the case of wastes of types I–III we have found that they may leave environmental and/or human health CF in the form of (i) heavy metals (HM)26, (ii) ...