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Christianity and Environmental Care in Nigeria: The Role of Christians in Addressing Indiscriminate Refuse Disposal [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology, 2022
Scholars in the field of theology and biblical studies have extensively explored eco-theology from Genesis creation narratives especially 1:26 and 28.
John Arierhi Ottuh
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Smart city technology based architecture for refuse disposal management [PDF]

IST-Africa Week Conference, 2016
Many modern cities are currently encumbered with various challenges among which is the need to promote the culture of environmental sanitation for healthy living.
Joke O. Adeyemo, O. Olugbara, E. Adetiba
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Survey of Refuse Disposal Practices, Geohelminth Contamination, and Vector Abundance at Dumpsites in Akure Metropolis, Nigeria [PDF]

Journal of Parasitology Research
Rapid urbanization and poor waste management practices have led to environmental and public health concerns in Akure Metropolis, Nigeria. Open dumpsites serve as breeding grounds for vectors and reservoirs for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs ...
O. S. Babatunde, I. A. Simon-Oke, I. I. Idowu, B. Adejoh, A. A. Olonisakin   +4 more
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Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste and Assessment of Its Potential for Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) Valorization

Energies, 2022
Reuse and recycling are preferred strategies in waste management to ensure the high position of waste resources in the waste management hierarchy. However, challenges are still pronounced in many developing countries, where disposal as a final solution ...
Khadija Sarquah, Satyanarayana Narra, Gesa Beck, Uduak Bassey, Edward Antwi, Michael Hartmann, Nana Sarfo Agyemang Derkyi, Edward A. Awafo, Michael Nelles   +8 more
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OBSERVATIONS ON REFUSE DISPOSAL IN EUROPE

American Journal of Public Health, 1924
T HE collection and disposal of solid refuse in England show departures at present from pre-war practice. During the war much attention was given to methods of salvage. But since the fall in prices of salvaged material in 1920 this has been a less conspicuous factor.
G. W. Fuller
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Parasitic Infections among Independent Refuse Disposal Workers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

, 2021
Background: A study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of parasitic infections among independent refuse disposal workers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, and to ascertain the risk factors that enhance their vulnerability to parasitic ...
Eze Chinwe Nwadiuto, Mbah Kelechi Sam
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What are the triggers of household decision-making on waste disposal choices? A gender differentiated analysis

Heliyon, 2020
Across the African continent especially in Nigeria, solid waste disposal has created significant environmental and health issues. Studies on household decision-making on waste disposal choices are insignificant.
Kalu E. Uma, Ikechukwu D. Nwaka, Michael U. Nwogu, Paul C. Obidike   +3 more
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Noise from refuse collection and disposal in residential developments in the context of Polish legal and formal conditions

Technical Transactions, 2020
The generation of waste is one of the main global environmental problems. Waste segregation, storage in containers and disposal are issues requiring adequate solutions.
Walicka-Góral Beata
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Geospatial analysis of cholera patterns in Nigeria: findings from a cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Persistence of cholera outbreaks in developing countries calls for concern and more targeted intervention measures for long-term control. This research undertook spatial analysis of cholera incidence in Nigeria over a seventeen-year period to ...
Eunice Adeoti Salubi, Susan J. Elliott
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A hybrid waste–solar power generation and waste disposal system in Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2023
This research presents a hybrid waste–solar power generation and waste disposal system in Luang Prabang, Lao. A waste management problem of 19,546.52 Ton in 2021 is the focus of waste-to-energy (WtE) technology.
Khamxay Yangchongthuochuaya, Nattaporn Chaiyat   +1 more
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