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Prospects of Waste Incineration for Improved Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in Ghana—A Review

Clean Technologies, 2023
The per capita municipal solid waste (MSW) generation per day in Ghana is estimated to be 0.47 kg/person/day, which translates to over 14,000 tonnes of solid waste generation daily.
Noah Yakah, Mahrokh Samavati, Augustine Akuoko Kwarteng, Andrew Martin, Anthony Simons   +4 more
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Feasibility of Recovering Energy From Municipal Solid Waste to Generate Electricity [PDF]

, 2013
Population growth and economic development in Indonesia have increased the production of municipal solid waste (MSW) in many big cities, causing sanitary problems.
Gultom, K. W. (Kilbergen), Pasek, A. D. (Ari), Suwono, A. (Aryadi)   +2 more
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Biotransformation of Biodegradable Solid Wastes into Organic Fertilizers using Composting or/and Vermicomposting

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2014
This review discusses the differences between composting and vermicomposting of biodegradable solid waste. Solid waste management is a major challenge worldwide due to the rise in population and industrialization, leading to larger amount of solid wastes
T.Y. Wu, S.L. Lim, P.N. Lim, K.P.Y. Shak
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Reuse of Municipal Solid Waste from Incinerated Ash in the Stabilization of Clayey Soils

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering, 2020
A useful method for the disposal of waste from an incineration plant is to reuse it for geotechnical and civil engineering applications. The primary objective of this study concerns the reuse of local incinerated ash from municipal solid wastes in soil ...
Varaprasad B. J. S., Joga Jayaprakash Reddy, Joga Suryaprakash Reddy   +2 more
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Interface control document between PUREX Plant Transition and Solid Waste Disposal Division [PDF]

, 1995
The interfacing responsibilities regarding solid waste management are described for the Solid Waste Disposal Division and the PUREX Transition Organization.
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Utilization of biodegradable wastes as a clean energy source in the developing countries: A case study in Myanmar [PDF]

, 2018
Nowadays, waste-to-energy has become a type of renewable energy utilization that can provide environmental and economic benefits in the world. In this paper, we evaluated the quality of twelve biodegradable waste samples from Myanmar by binder laboratory
Juchelková, Dagmar, Raclavská, Helena, Sassmanová, Veronika, Tun, Maw Maw   +3 more
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Elevated levels of urinary 17-ketosteroids in central Indian children residing near sewage treatment plant and solid waste disposal plant: A preliminary study

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 2017
Urinary excretion of 17-ketosteroid (17-KS) was assessed in male pre-pubertal subjects aged (8–11 years; n = 90). Children living near sewage treatment plant and solid waste disposal plant (Group P) showed significantly higher levels of urinary 17-KS (Group P: 3.27 ± 1.63 µg/mL/CRE; p < 0.01) than children living in cleaner area (0.50 ± 0.53 µg/mL ...
Shrivastava, Preeti, Mulay, Priyanka A., Pravin K. Naoghare, Meshram, Preeti, Farooqui, Mohammad, Bafana, Amit, Arrigo, Patrizio, G. S. Kanade, Saravanadevi Sivanesan, Kannan Krishnamurthi, Chakrabarti, Tapan   +10 more
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Scenario of Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities

Ecology, Economy and Society – The INSEE Journal
The quantum of solid waste generated by the world is growing with increasing development and changing lifestyles, making waste management a daunting challenge.
Poulomee Ghosh, Eshwar Reddy Bobba, Sai Sanjay Dodda, Vamsi Krishna Jasti, Sarvan Meka, Hasitha Reddy Vanga   +5 more
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Environmental impact assessment of Gonabad municipal waste landfill site using Leopold Matrix

Electronic Physician, 2017
Introduction: An environmental impact assessment (EIA) before embarking on any project is a useful tool to reduce the potential effects of each project, including landfill, if possible.
Seyed Ali Sajjadi, Zohreh Aliakbari, Mohammad Matlabi, Hamed Biglari, Seyedeh Samira Rasouli   +4 more
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Engineering solutions in the construction of production facilities for waste processing

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
The article discusses the features of engineering solutions in the construction of facilities for the processing of waste, including construction management of temporary waste storage, waste treatment and incineration plants with the provision of ...
Kirillova Ariadna, Zotov Vladimir, Musinova Nina   +2 more
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