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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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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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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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Utilizing Wasteaware Benchmark Indicators to Improve Municipal Solid Waste Management in Northern Thailand

Applied Environmental Research, 2023
Primarily responsible for waste collection and disposal, local governments in northern Thailand face significant obstacles in managing waste. Mixing infectious, hazardous and general waste, over-utilizing incinerators and implementing environmentally ...
Sujitra Vassanadumrongdee, Ridthipat Kallayanapattharasit, Arisara Lekkham, Pattayaporn Unroj   +3 more
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Burying the 'refuse revolution': the rise of controlled tipping in Britain 1920-1960 [PDF]

, 2013
The definitive, peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Environment and Planning A, 42, 5, 1033-1048, 2010, 10.1068/a42120.This paper investigates the emergence of ‘controlled tipping’ as the dominant method of municipal waste ...
Allen M, Ashford E, Carter EWA, Cooper T, Cooper T, Dawes J, Douglas M, Flintoff F, Gandy M, Gille Z, Goodrich W, Hamlin C, Honigsbaum F, Jones B, Luckin B, McLauchlan E, Melosi M, MOH, MOH, NA, NA, NA, Oelschlager M, Scanlan J, Strasser S, Thompson AL, Timothy Cooper, Wolkowitz C   +27 more
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Impacto de un botadero a cielo abierto en el desarrollo de síntomas respiratorios y en costos familiares de atención en salud de niños entre 1 y 5 años en Cali, Colombia

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2009
Introducción. La exposición a agentes contaminantes provenientes de los sitios de disposición final de residuos sólidos, tiene efectos potencialmente negativos en la salud de la población que vive en su área de influencia. Objetivos.
Sandra Lorena Girón, Julio César Mateus, Fabián Méndez   +2 more
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Resíduos hospitalares Hospital refuse

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1972
Foram relatadas informações diversas sobre resíduos sólidos hospitalares: volumes produzidos, formas de acondicionamento no local de produção, de transporte interno, de armazenamento para a coleta, de remoção e de destinação final usuais em ...
Francisco Xavier Ribeiro da Luz, Cid Guimarães   +1 more
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