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American Journal of Public Health, 1912 During the past twenty-seven years, about two hundred garbage crematories have been installed by different cities and towns in this country, yet it was not until 1909 that comprehensive, scientific tests of this general type of incinerator by an unbiased authority became available. Table No. 1 summarizes some features of the extensive observations made
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American Journal of Public Health, 1914 At the meeting of the American Public Health Association held in Richmond in 1909, the subject of my paper was "Utilization in Connection with Incineration." In the course of the paper it was predicted that we would be doing street lighting and furnishing electric power for general purposes.
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Materials, 2018 Huge amounts of waste are being generated, and even though the incineration process reduces the mass and volume of waste to a large extent, massive amounts of residues still remain.
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Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentMenstrual health and hygiene is a public health and human rights issue. Amid growing access to menstrual health products and education, there is limited focus on end-of-life management and environmental impact of single-use products.
Alison Z. Weber +4 more
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Low carbon optimal scheduling of integrated energy system considering waste heat utilization under the coordinated operation of incineration power plant and P2G [PDF]
Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica 46 (2025) 299-308In order to improve energy utilization and reduce carbon emissions, this paper presents a comprehensive energy system economic operation strategy of Incineration power plant Power-to-gas (P2G) with waste heat recovery. First, consider the coordinated operation of Incineration power plant - P2G, introduce the refined Power-to-gas two-stage operation ...
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WorldGhana is currently facing a waste crisis that presents considerable risks to its environment, economy, and public health. This investigation evaluates four prospective waste-to-energy options—namely, incineration, anaerobic digestion, gasification, and ...
Abdul-Wahab Tahiru +3 more
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Energies, 2020 In 2018, the production of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in EU-28 reached 250.6 Mt, with the adoption of different management strategies, involving recycling (48 wt %), incineration and thermal valorization (29 wt %) and landfilling (23 wt %).
Marco Abis +6 more
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Biomonitoring of the genotoxic potential of aqueous extracts of soils and bottom ash resulting from municipal solid waste incineration, using the comet and micronucleus tests on amphibian (Xenopus laevis) larvae and bacterial assays (MutatoxR and Ames tests) [PDF]
, 2006 The management of contaminated soils and wastes is a matter of considerable human concern. The present study evaluates the genotoxic potential of aqueous extracts of two soils (leachates) and of bottom ash resulting from municipal solid waste ...
Devaux, Alain +6 more
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Knowledge base to facilitate anthropogenic resource assessment [PDF]
, 2020 Non-energy mineral resources such as iron and ferro-alloy metals, non-ferrous metals, precious metals, industrial minerals and construction materials are essential for industrial production, the prosperity of nations and modern living ...
Blasenbauer, Dominik +27 more
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RecyclingOver the last several decades, the European Union (EU) has championed recycling and sustainable waste management through Directives 2008/98/EC and 2018/851, shaping practices across its member states.
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