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Municipal Solid Waste Regulation: An Ineffective Solution to a National Problem [PDF]

, 1982
The volume of solid waste, particularly in urban areas, is increasing, and both public heath and the environment are in jeopardy because disposal methods have not kept pace.
Lanza, Donna R.
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Asking the 5 W's for designing next‐generation bioprocessing

AIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Biotechnology is expanding beyond traditional, centralized fermentation and toward next‐generation bioprocessing paradigms that emphasize flexible deployment outside the laboratory with application‐specific performance. However, many bioprocesses fail to translate beyond proof‐of‐concept into industrially viable systems because early design ...
Sangdo Yook, Karoline Maria Vieira Nogueira, Raj Sukumar, Jenna Miller, Hal S. Alper   +4 more
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Development of municipal solid waste management guidelines in biological crisis based on international experiences and considering local techno-economic characteristics

Results in Engineering
In addition to health consequences, the Covid-19 pandemic has had important effects on the environment and lifestyle. Municipal solid waste management faced serious challenges due to consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this study, the effects of the
Soudeh Najafi, Farhad Khosravani, Mahmood Yousefi, Jafar Jandaghi, Behzad Valizadeh, Javad Torkashvand   +5 more
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A FAIR TAX BASE FOR THE MUNICIPAL WASTE CHARGE – KEY TO AN EFFECTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2023
Municipal waste management is one of the most complex flows to manage. It is usually delegated to local authorities and funded by the revenue from the municipal waste charge. The critical introduction of the polluter pays principle raises the question of
Vania GEORGIEVA, Nadezhda BLAGOEVA
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Indonesian efforts to overcome covid-19’s effects on its municipal solid waste management: a review

Cogent Engineering, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the solid waste management problem in Indonesia. Lockdowns induced by the pandemic have increased waste generation. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 virus continues to spread through droplets and items exposed to such droplets ...
Mochamad Arief Budihardjo, Natasya Ghinna Humaira, Soraya Annisa Putri, Syafrudin, Eflita Yohana, Bimastyaji Surya Ramadan, Badrus Zaman, Endro Sutrisno   +7 more
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Serum PFAS in Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Firefighters From Six U.S. Airport Fire Departments

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Use of aqueous film‐forming foam (AFFF) is a source of exposure to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for firefighters working in aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) settings. However, data characterizing the association between serum PFAS concentrations and exposure risk factors for ARFF firefighters are limited ...
Miriam M. Calkins, Yiwen Liu, Gavin Horn, Antonia M. Calafat, Judith M. Graber, Shawn C. Beitel, Alberto J. Caban‐Martinez, Julianne Cook Botelho, Randy Krause, Rob Mathis, Jeff Hughes, Casey Grant, Jaclyn M. Goodrich, Amy Nematollahi, Alesia M. Jung, Alissa D. Coleman, Sally Littau, Brooke A. Hawkes, Alexander C. Mayer, Jefferey L. Burgess   +19 more
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An Economic Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Management of Toyohashi City, Japan: Evidences from Environmental Kuznets Curve [PDF]

, 2013
The study of Toyohashi cityfs economic growth and resultant growth in municipal solid waste management were empirically examined by the relation between city economic growth, city expenditure for solid waste management and municipal solid waste.
Hossain, Nahid, Miyata, Yuzuru, Shibusawa, Hiroyuki   +2 more
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Clotrimazole‐loaded PLGA microparticles for local drug delivery to the vagina: Shape does matter

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Clotrimazole‐loaded PLGA microparticles for intravaginal delivery. Abstract Background Intravaginal drug administration is the most promising strategy for treating vaginal infections to protect women's health, such as vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). However, conventional vaginal formulations in the clinic face challenges such as drug leakage and low ...
Yanyu Li, Jingting Luo, Shitao Zou, Xin Zhang, Zhen Wang, Ziwen Jiang, Jingjie Wang, Zhaoxia Liu, Zhimin Zhou   +8 more
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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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Potassium Migration of Chestnut Shell Ashes Under Oxidizing Atmosphere and Its Modification Mechanism by Additives

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biomass energy plays a critical role in alleviating environmental pressures. However, its relatively high content of alkali metals (especially for potassium) would cause ash‐related issues during combustion. To mitigate these issues, the potassium migration behaviors during chestnut shell (CS) conversion and the modification mechanisms of ...
Meijie Zhou, Weijie Guo, Fenghai Li, Xuefei Liu, Ziqiang Yang, Mingjie Ma, Yitian Fang   +6 more
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