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Incineration of urban solid waste containing radioactive sources

Radiation Measurements, 2011
Abstract Incineration of urban solid waste accidentally contaminated by orphan sources or radioactive material is a potential risk for environment and public health. Moreover, production and emission of radioactive fumes can cause a heavy contamination of the plant, leading to important economic detriment.
CAMPI, FABRIZIO, PORTA, ALESSANDRO ANTONIO, G. P. Ronchin   +2 more
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Urban Solid Waste Management In India

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019
At present time management of solid waste is a big and serious problem of country. Urban solid waste+8 P87s are discarded from various sources due to anthropogenic activities. These wastes are produces from various activities. Solid waste consist various kinds of wastes generated from urban areas .In waste management system is not related to defuse the
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SOLID Waste Management And Indian Urbanization

International Journal of Scientific Research, 2012
One of the steps to economic development of any country is the development of its industries. Over, the last few decades therefore, rapid industrialization has taken place along with unprecedented urbanization leading to deterioration of various environmental media like air, water, soil and land.
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Urban Infilling Impacts on Solid Waste Facilities

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2007, 2007
As urbanization increases, solid waste facility sites once considered remote are now located in areas increasingly ripe for development or re-development. Consequently, we see lands adjacent to solid waste facilities being considered for developments such as residential communities and commercial and industrial projects.
Nalamothu, Ravi Chander, Reinhart, Debra R., Wayson, Roger L., Martin, Anjoli, Rogoff, Marc   +4 more
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Effects of urbanization on municipal solid waste composition

Waste Management, 2018
The generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) is related to various features of urbanization. In this study, a linear regression model was used to evaluate the effects of several urbanization indicators on the composition of MSW. Household population (P), area of urban planning (L), tap water penetration (W), electricity sold (El), number of operating ...
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Urban Residential Solid Waste Management in India

Public Works Management & Policy, 2000
Solid waste is a potential nightmare across India’s large and growing urban population, due to inadequate policy and legislative instruments and to the deplorable organizational and financial capacities of urban local bodies. Sketching briefly the waste generation, collection, and disposal scenario across urban India, this article highlights the ...
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Intelligent system for valorizing solid urban waste

2014 9th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2014
The management of municipal solid waste is a complex problem for most developed countries. At present, only a few small cities have implemented procedures for collecting garbage in an innovative way. Thus, it is urgent to implement measures that initiate sustainable behavior, with the active participation of citizens, ensuring the conservation of ...
Pedro Reis, Rui Pitarma, Celistino Goncalves, Filipe Caetano   +3 more
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Urban solid waste management in Chongqing: Challenges and opportunities

Waste Management, 2006
The dual influences of the resource supply and protection in ecological environments will pose a significant challenge to China's sustainable development. Solid waste management offers opportunities to improve profits by conserving resources and improving environmental performance.
Yuan, Hui, Wang, Li'ao, Su, Fenwei, Hu, Gang   +3 more
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Urban organic solid waste: practices in Hyderabad

2004
One of the main problems in organic waste reuse and recycling is the lack of source separation, which affects the quality of the organic waste routed through the municipal waste stream negatively. This prevents effective use of a major portion of municipal waste generated.
S. Galab, S. Sudhakar Reddyand, Isa Baud
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Urban planning perspectives on solid waste disposal

Conservation & Recycling, 1984
Abstract This paper focusses on the role of urban planning and urban planners in the development and implementation of solid waste disposal policies. The paper argues that an urban planning perspective represents an important, indeed essential, component in the design of solid waste disposal policies.
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