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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
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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
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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
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Performance assessment of cassava peel starch and alum as dual coagulant for turbidity removal in dam water [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The agricultural and food processing industries generate a significant portion of residues, refuse and waste. Conversion of these wastes into useful end product would be beneficial not only to the economy but also the environment as it reducing the solid
Kumar, Vicky   +5 more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Knowledge and Practices Related to Menstrual Waste Disposal Among College Going Adolescent Girls in an Urban Area [PDF]

open access: yesWalawalkar International Medical Journal, 2020
Background: Menstrual waste disposal has become an increasing problem in India due to lack of awareness about appropriate waste disposal. With rapid urbanization there is increased use of sanitary pads, including non- biodegradable menstrual ...
M. Vivekavardhini1, Satish K. Wadde2 and Ajit S. Nagaonkar3
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Learning through the waste: olfactory cues from the colony refuse influence plant preferences in foraging leaf-cutting ants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Leaf-cutting ants learn to avoid plants initially harvested if they proved to be harmful for their symbiotic fungus once incorporated into the nest.
Arenas, Andres, Roces, Flavio
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