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Water Losses and Environmental Efficiency in Urban Water Supply Systems: A Comparative Assessment for Spain and Portugal

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water losses are a critical environmental and operational challenge, especially in regions exposed to increasing water stress. This study assesses the environmental productivity of municipal water supply services in Spain and Portugal during the period 2014–2022, explicitly treating losses as an undesirable output.
Elisabet Zafra Gómez, Emilio José de la Higuera Molina, Rui Cunha Marques, Cristina María Campos Alba, Pablo Povedano‐Fernández   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pruning slash drives ambrosia beetle (Curculionidae: Scolytinae, Platypodinae) activity in Khaya grandifoliola C.DC.: Slash removal as a preventive management strategy Resíduos de poda aumentam a atividade de besouros da ambrosia (Curculionidae: Scolytinae, Platypodinae) em Khaya grandifoliola C.DC.: A remoção dos resíduos como estratégia preventiva de manejo

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Slash retention increased ambrosia beetle activity in Khaya grandifoliola, acting as both breeding substrate and source of attractive volatile cues that promoted localized population buildup. Beetle attacks occurred only near retained slash, while no attacks were recorded in slash‐removal plots, demonstrating that residue removal effectively prevents ...
Luana de Souza Covre, Carlos Alberto Hector Flechtmann   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

First evaluation of geopolymer encapsulation of simulated alkaline aluminum-rich liquid waste from Mo-99 production

Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering
This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of metakaolin-based geopolymers for the immobilization of simulated aluminum-containing radioactive liquid waste.
Whitney Talavera Ramos, Adrián Tellería Narváez, Lucas Dos Santos, Daniel Arcone, Ayelén Manzini   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Governing the circular–digital transition: Comparative legal‐institutional analysis of smart waste strategies in Spain and Portugal

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 388-400, July 2026.
Abstract This article analyses how regulatory and governance frameworks influence the implementation of smart waste strategies in the context of the EU's circular and digital transitions. Focusing on Spain and Portugal—two EU Member States subject to shared supranational obligations but marked by divergent legal traditions and administrative structures—
Itziar Sobrino‐García
wiley   +1 more source

Legal Aspects which Implement Good Practice Measures in the Management of Construction and Demolition Waste [PDF]

, 2011
The construction industry, one of the most important ones in the development of a country, generates unavoidable impacts on the environment. The social demand towards greater respect for the environment is a high and general outcry.
Villoria Sáez, Paola, Río Merino, Mercedes del, García Navarro, Justo   +2 more
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Aplicación del uso de los residuos de construcción para la fabricación de bloques de hormigón en la ciudad de Riobamba, análisis de costo e impacto ambiental [PDF]

, 2018
El propósito de la presente investigación es utilizar los residuos provenientes de la industria de construcción para obtener un nuevo elemento prefabricado constructivo para mampostería (bloque de hormigón), con aplicación en la ciudad de Riobamba.
Carrasco Montesdeoca, Raúl Bernardo
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La noción de la responsabilidad extendida del productor en la ley que regula la gestión de los envases vacíos de fitosanitarios de Argentina: análisis de su implementación y sugerencias para proyectos legislativos que involucren otros envases o materiales

Mundo Agrario
Este trabajo analiza la implementación de la Ley N° 27279/16, que incorpora la responsabilidad extendida del productor (REP) en la legislación Argentina y regula la gestión de los envases vacíos de fitosanitarios.
Pablo J. Schamber, Mariana Saidon, Ana Stevanato   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adsorción de cromo mediante el uso de residuos minero-metalúrgicos como adsorbentes de bajo costo

Epistemus, 2022
En los últimos años los residuos generados por las industrias metalúrgicas han recibido mayor atención a causa de las implicaciones ambientales que conlleva su disposición, no obstante, se ha reportado que este tipo de residuos funcionan como adsorbentes
Nallely Guadalupe Picazo Rodríguez, Francisco Raúl Carrillo Pedroza, Ma de Jesus Soria Aguilar, Gabriela Baltierra Costeira, Gregorio González Zamarripa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tax cuts and tax compliance: evidence from grants to Green municipalities

Fiscal Studies, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 211-245, June 2026.
Abstract This work examines whether a reduction in a salient local tax can increase tax compliance. To achieve identification, we leverage a quasi‐natural experiment occurring in Italy: since 2016, a regional law has granted a reduction in the waste tax burden for inhabitants of municipalities with an efficient waste collection system.
Pasquale Giacobbe, Andrea Mosca, Patrizia Ordine, Giuseppe Rose   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy, Waste, and Power: Textile Dumping in Chile's Atacama Desert

Latin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Globally, 87% of textile fibers end up incinerated or in landfills, with Chile bearing the brunt of this crisis. Every year, 39,000 tons of discarded clothing are illegally dumped in the Atacama Desert, turning it into a sacrifice zone for the Global North's waste economy.
Emma Minerva Brambilla
wiley   +1 more source