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Municipal Solid Waste Costs: A Comparative Analysis of Local Authority Policies in Attica [PDF]

This paper presents the results from a comparative study of solid waste costs of the municipal authorities in Attica. At first, it attempts to estimate the economic cost of solid waste for a number of municipal authorities of the Attica region. The solid
Antonis Rovolis, Katia Lazaridi, Margarita Kehagioglou   +2 more
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A survey of Trace Metals Determination in Hospital Waste Incinerator in Lucknow City, India [PDF]

, 2004
Information on the elemental content of incinerator burning of human organ, animal and medical waste is scanty in India Nineteen trace elements were analyzed in the incinerator ash from four major hospitals, one municipal waste incinerator and two R & D ...
Kumar, Mr. Ramesh, Kumar, Mr. Ranjan, Patel, Mr. DK   +2 more
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Hepatic morphology and serum biochemical profile according to dry and rainy seasons in Pygocentrus nattereri (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated the physiological and morphological adaptations of the liver of the carnivorous fish Pygocentrus nattereri (piranha) in response to seasonal variations (dry and rainy seasons) in the Brazilian Pantanal. The objective was to describe how the liver, a central organ in metabolic regulation, responds to environmental ...
Maria Eduarda Corona Garcia, Sandriely F. Marcondes, Mayara S. Siqueira, Taynara R. F. Leão, Robson A. Rodrigues, Karine N. N. Farias, André L. N. Silva, Karin Virgínia Kuibida, Lilian Franco‐Belussi, Carlos E. Fernandes   +9 more
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Current State of the Municipal Solid Waste Management and Treatment in Ukraine

Людина і довкілля: Проблеми неоекології, 2019
Purpose. Review of the current situation in the municipal solid waste management area in Ukraine and outline the possible direction of an effective waste management system organization at the regional level. Methods.
V. Y. Prykhodko, T. A. Safranov, T. P. Shanina   +2 more
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Governing Sustainable Waste Management: Designing sustainable waste management into the housing sector [PDF]

, 2005
In seeking to shift municipal waste policy towards sustainability, policy-makers at European, national and local levels are facing the challenge of how to engage householders in reducing, reusing and recycling their waste.
Askins, Kye, Bulkeley, Harriet, Skoyles, Becky   +2 more
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A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Kivijakola Juuso, Erkheikki Eemeli, Lukka Viljo, Tervonen Pekka, Harri Haapasalo   +4 more
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Characterizing regulation and negligence rule uncertainty in solid waste management [PDF]

We propose a model of municipal waste management that combines waste quality monitoring with leachate control. These inputs modulate two types of uncertainty.
Gregory DeAngelo, Jeffrey Wagner
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Combined effect of increasing the post‐reformer temperature and adding red mud as a secondary catalyst in the thermocatalytic reforming of digestate

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract This work studies the combined effect of increasing the post‐reformer temperature and introducing red mud as a support catalyst in the thermocatalytic reforming (TCR®) of digestate. The TCR® method, developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT (abbreviated as Fraunhofer UMSICHT), is an extension
Hillary Onyishi, Johannes Neidel, Robert Daschner, Andreas Apfelbacher, Andreas Hornung   +4 more
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Energy Recovery Potential of Municipal Solid Waste Generated in Georgia

Environmental and Climate Technologies
According to the waste hierarchy, waste recovery is prioritized over landfilling. However, in Georgia, over 90 % of waste is landfilled, causing social, economic, and environmental issues.
Tskhakaia Ketevan
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The Cost of Reducing Municipal Solid Waste [PDF]

This paper explores public policies for reduction of municipal solid waste. We parameterize a simple model of waste disposal using supply and demand elasticities from the economics literature and 1990 prices and quantities of recyclable and recycled ...
Palmer, Karen, Sigman, Hilary, Walls, Margaret   +2 more
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