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Burying the 'refuse revolution': the rise of controlled tipping in Britain 1920-1960 [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +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

open access: yesBiomédica: 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   +2 more
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Resíduos hospitalares Hospital refuse

open access: yesRevista 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   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study on refuse stabilization in bioreactor landfills for nitrogen removal

open access: yes浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2006
Nitrogen removal and refuse stabilization were investigated in the bioreactor landfills with intermittent aeration at the top of landfilled refuse or an aerobic nitrifying reactor using treated leachate recirculation. The results showed that the decrease
HE Ruo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Review and Discussion of Solid Waste Management in Nigeria: Its Challenges and Prospect [PDF]

open access: yesRevista de Management Comparat International, 2020
Solid waste management is one of the growing environmental concerns in developing countries such as Nigeria. The indiscriminate disposal and dumping of refuse in unauthorized places as resulted to rapid environmental degradation that leads to adverse ...
Olufemi Adebayo OROYE
doaj   +1 more source

Micromorphological Analysis of Archaeological Abenaki Pit Features from the Fort Odanak Site (CaFe-7), Québec, Canada

open access: yesGeosciences, 2022
Built in the early 18th century on the banks of the Saint-François River (Quebec, QC, Canada), the fortified Jesuit mission of Saint-François-de-Sales was an important Abenaki centre during the colonial period.
Sarah Robert, Najat Bhiry, Allison Bain
doaj   +1 more source

E-waste disposal awareness among the Malaysian community

open access: yesKnowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal, 2019
E-waste is any refuse created by discarded electronic devices and components as well as substances involved in their manufacture or use. Minimising the production of e-waste helps preserve resources and reducing the amount of energy drawn from the earth.
Hanifah Mahat   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacto de un sitio de disposición final de residuos sólidos en la salud respiratoria de los adultos mayores

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2011
Introducción. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el impacto de un sitio de disposición final de residuos sólidos sobre la salud respiratoria de adultos mayores de 50 años, residentes en su área de influencia. Materiales y métodos. Se llevó a cabo un
Paola Andrea Filigrana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tendu leaves refuse as a biosorbent for COD removal from molasses fermentation based bulk drug industry effluent

open access: yesJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2006
Physico-chemical properties of effluent from a molasses fermentation based bulk drug unit were analyzed and found to be typical of the effluent from molasses fermentation except for high amount of phenols.
GK Nagda, VS Ghole, AM Diwan
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Pineapple Waste to the Removal of Toxic Contaminants: A Review

open access: yesToxics, 2022
The presence of pollutants in large swaths of water is among the most pressing environmental issues of our time. This is mainly due to the inappropriate disposal of industrial sewerage into nearby water supplies and the production of a broad range of ...
Bienvenu Gael Fouda-Mbanga   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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