Environment, Health and Wealth: Towards an Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2012 The management of municipal solid waste is one of the challenges facing the developing countries because governments, institutions, and private sectors have given solid waste management low priority and ignoring the implication it has on the general ...
Akinyinka , M.O., Olukanni, D. O.
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Energy recovery from solid waste. Volume 2: Technical report [PDF]
A systems analysis of energy recovery from solid waste demonstrates the feasibility of several current processes for converting solid waste to an energy form.
Dalton, C., Huang, C. J.
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Improving MSW landfilling system of developing countries: An assessment of current conditions and situations in Kedah, Malaysia [PDF]
, 2007 This article is about finding key structural and institutional adjustments that,if undertaken, would allow for realisation of continuous improvements to any municipal solid waste (MSW) landfilling system.
Jusoh, Juzhar, Samsudin, Shamzaeffa
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Kinetic modeling and optimization of triclosan adsorption onto coconut shell activated carbon
Journal of Hazardous Materials LettersThis study investigates the efficacy of activated carbon derived from coconut shells for the removal of Triclosan (TCS) from aqueous solutions. Experimental results demonstrate the impressive efficiency of coconut shell-derived activated carbon in ...
Liane Carmen Ruszczyk +3 more
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Report on Mini-conference on Sludge Disposal Alternatives in the Ocean off Southern California, 8 September 1976 [PDF]
, 1976 The purpose of the conference was to review the status of our capability to predict the environmental effects of the disposal of digested sewage sludge in the ocean off the coast of Southern California.
Brooks, Norman H., Isaacson, Morton S.
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Development of the laboratory anaerobic bioreactor for wet and dry digestion processes [PDF]
, 2016 This article presents partial results of the laboratory development of an anaerobic bioreactor designed for the physical modelling of (semi)continuous dry or wet anaerobic digestion processes.
Chamrádová, Kateřina +2 more
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Guide to on-site wastewater management for industrial and commercial establishments and other institutions: guide for vehicle service station owners and managers [PDF]
Wastewater treatmentEnvironmental ...
Burmeister, J. +2 more
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Results in EngineeringMembrane technologies have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional, energy-intensive separation methods across various industrial sectors including textile wastewater treatment. Traditional polymeric membranes however often face challenges such
Ahmed Eteba +3 more
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Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Challenges in Latin America for the Next Decade [PDF]
, 2011 A decade after a 1999 World Bank-sponsored meeting of Latin American water and sanitation experts, there has been progress in rural sanitation in that region.
Glenn Pearce-Oroz
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Differing U.S. and European Perspectives on GMOs: Political, Economic and Cultural Issues [PDF]
This paper provides an overview of the historical and cultural factors that have contributed to divergent U.S. and European views on GMOs, and to resulting different national regulatory approaches for these products, specifically labelling policy. Within
Bagnara, Gian Luca +2 more
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