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Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S2, Page 280-295, March 2026.ABSTRACT This study investigates how construction waste intensity affects greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe), analyzing data from 345 buildings constructed between 2007 and 2025. Using material waste rates (MWR) from previous cases, it predicts climate impacts based on typical material compositions.
Lea Hasselsteen +3 more
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Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S2, Page 544-555, March 2026.ABSTRACT Construction and demolition waste (CDW) management poses significant challenges but also offers opportunities for advancing sustainable development, especially in rapidly urbanizing countries such as Brazil. This scoping review examines the relationship between CDW management practices in Brazil and the United Nations Sustainable Development ...
Flavio Pinheiro Martins +3 more
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The Effect of Joint and Several Liability on the Bankruptcy Rate of Defendants: Evidence from Asbestos Ligation [PDF]
The Effect of Joint and Several Liability on the Bankruptcy Rate of Defendants: Evidence from Asbestos Litigation - Under the doctrine of joint and several liability, if two defendants jointly share a liability and the first becomes insolvent, his unpaid
Anup Malani
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Zeolites ameliorate asbestos toxicity in a transgenic model of malignant mesothelioma
FASEB BioAdvances, 2019 Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an almost invariably fatal cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The toxicity of asbestos fibers is related to their physicochemical properties and the generation of free radicals.
Xiyong Fan +8 more
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Assessment of potential exposure to friable insulation materials containing asbestos [PDF]
Asbestos and the procedures for assessing potential exposure hazards are discussed. Assessment includes testing a bulk sample of the suspected material for the presence of asbestos, and monitoring the air, if necessary.
Kim, W. S., Kuivinen, D. E.
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Asbestos Lessons: The Consequences of Asbestos Litigation [PDF]
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Carrington, Paul D.
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Estimating the number of asbestos-related lung cancer deaths in Great Britain from 1980 to 2000.
, 2006 INTRODUCTION: Inhalation of asbestos fibres is known to cause two main kinds of cancer-mesothelioma and lung cancer. While the vast majority of mesothelioma cases are generally accepted as being caused by asbestos, the proportion of asbestos-related lung
Darnton, Andrew J +2 more
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Novel Sewer Defect Prediction Leveraging Advanced Machine Learning (ML) Models
Water Environment Research, Volume 98, Issue 3, March 2026.An evaluation of four decision tree‐based machine learning models is conducted to predict infiltration and structural defects occurrences in sewer networks using pipe characteristics and locations. Utility‐specific models are developed for two Western Canada utilities showing pipe location and age, two of the key predictors of both defect types ...
Vannary Seng +4 more
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Development of inorganic nonflammable vermiculite flight paper, phase 1, February - July 1968 [PDF]
Inorganic nonflammable paper prepared from vermiculite plus asbestos and glass ...
Lard, E. W.
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