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Sensor-Based Solid Waste Handling Systems: A Survey

Sensors, 2022
As a consequence of swiftly growing populations in the urban areas, larger quantities of solid waste also form rapidly. Since urban local bodies are found to be unable to manage this perilous situation effectively, there is a high probability of risks ...
S. Vishnu, S. R. Jino Ramson, M. S. S. Rukmini, Adnan M. Abu-Mahfouz   +3 more
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Pathways and Management of Phosphorus in urban areas [PDF]

, 2012
Due to the finite nature of mineral phosphorus reserves, effective management of anthropogenic phosphorus flows is currently under investigation by the international research community.
Claesson F., Gryaab, Gryaab, Heffer P., Jensen C., Karlsson P., Knulst J., Kvarnström E., Lamprea K., Larsson R., Lindberg E., Malmqvist P.‐A., Matsson J., Mellgren B., Porse E., Renova AB, Skjöldebrand C., Swedish Chemicals Agency, UN Habitat, Vinnerås B., Wells K. L., Winker M.   +21 more
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Importance of Municipal Solid Waste Management [PDF]

, 2018
Solid waste management is one among the fundamental and essential services provided by municipal authorities in the developed as well as developing countries to keep urban areas clean.
Maity, S. K. (S)
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2D Ni-Co bimetallic oxide nanosheets activate persulfate for targeted conversion of bisphenol A in wastewater into polymers

Environment International
The selective removal of targeted pollutants from complex wastewater is challenging. Herein, a novel persulfate (PS)-based advanced oxidation system equipped with a series of two-dimensional (2D) bimetallic oxide nanosheets (NSs) catalysts is developed ...
Mei-Mei Wang, Peng-Xi Liu, Feng Ye, Li-Juan Liu, Jia-Tai Wen, Bing-Jie Ni, Hong-Wei Luo, Wei-Kang Wang, Juan Xu   +8 more
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Dynamics of urban expansion and form changes impacting carbon emissions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area counties

Heliyon
Cities are the main carriers of social and economic development, and they are also important sources of carbon emissions. Therefore, it is essential to explore the impact of urban expansion and form changes on carbon emissions.
Lei Ming, Yuandong Wang, Xiaojie Chen, Lihong Meng   +3 more
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System Dynamics Model For Hospital Waste Characterisation and Generation in Developing Countries. [PDF]

, 2013
Waste management policy makers always face the problem of how to predict the future amount and composition of medical solid waste, which in turn will help determine the most appropriate treatment, recycling and disposal strategy.
Kerdsuwan S, Masoumbeigi H, Minegishi S, Pruss A, Shen BH, Ulli-Beer S, WHO (World Health Organization), WHO (World Health Organization)   +7 more
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Optimizing anaerobic digestion: Benefits of mild temperature transition from thermophilic to mesophilic conditions

Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
Anaerobic digestion (AD) plays a significant role in renewable energy recovery. Upgrading AD from thermophilic (50–57 °C) to mesophilic (30–38 °C) conditions to enhance process stability and reduce energy input remains challenging due to the high ...
Xingxing Zhang, Pengbo Jiao, Yiwei Wang, Yinying Dai, Ming Zhang, Peng Wu, Liping Ma   +6 more
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Análise bibliométrica das publicações em quatro eventos científicos sobre gestão de resíduos sólidos urbanos a partir da Política Nacional de resíduos Sólidos – Lei nº 12.305/2010

Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2018
This paper describes the results of a research in the scientific literature related to the Management of Urban Solid Waste, published in the annals of four relevant Brazilian conferences in the area of Business Administration: ANPAD Meeting (ENANPAD ...
Estela Cristina Bonjardim, Raquel da Silva Pereira, Eliana Vileide Guardabassio   +2 more
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A community-scale hybrid energy system integrating biomass for localised solid waste and renewable energy solution: Evaluations in UK and Bulgaria [PDF]

, 2019
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.Growing pace of urban living is expected to simultaneously aggravate both the waste and the energy crises ...
Spasova, Stanislava, Tiwary, Abhishek, Williams, Ian   +2 more
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Standardization and micromechanistic study of tetracycline adsorption by biochar

Biochar
Modification serves as an excellent approach to  enhancing the adsorption performance of biochar for tetracycline. Selective modification further allows the attainment of biochar materials that are not only more efficient but also cost-effective. However,
Xiaotong Zhang, Jinju Hou, Shudong Zhang, Tong Cai, Shujia Liu, Wenjin Hu, Qiuzhuo Zhang   +6 more
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