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Waste sources and classification
2007Publisher Summary This chapter describes the various sources of radioactive wastes, their classification, and the way they are conditioned for disposal. It also examines issues that are of interest in a broader environmental context. Without a proper understanding of radioactive wastes—namely, their chemical, physical, and radiological properties—it ...
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Wasteful disposition: Analysis of municipal household waste using geodemographic classification
Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2014The continuous flow of resources through the economy is the origin of most of the environmental problems evident today. These problems are directly related to production and introduction of wastes and pollutants into the natural environment. The study investigated the relationship between household waste and geodemographic grouping (GDG) at the ...
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A Household Waste Classification System Based on Edge Computing and YOLOv7-T Algorithm
2024 IEEE 6th International Conference on Power, Intelligent Computing and Systems (ICPICS)Waste classification has always been a hot topic in environmental protection and resource recycling. However, traditional waste classification models often rely on manual labor, leading to inefficiency.
Chao Huang, Heiqiang Huang, Peng Zhao
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Waste Classification and Separation Approaches
2022Waste is an inseparable point of our lives. It is an elementary byproduct of human functioning. Waste is divided into several groups, including medical, hazardous, municipal, biodegradable, industrial and inert waste. All waste should be handled differently.
Ulusoy, Kemal +3 more
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Classification of Waste in Hospitals
2008Hospitals have to focus their efforts on identifying and eliminating waste of all forms if they are to succeed in today’s competitive landscape. A recent study by the Murphy Leadership Institute (Murphy, 2003) concluded that wasteful work consumes more than 35% of hospital employees’ time.
Victoria Hanna, Kannan Sethuraman
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MSW-Net: A hierarchical stacking model for automated municipal solid waste classification
Journal of the Air and Waste Management AssociationEfficient solid waste management is crucial for urban health and welfare in the midst of fast industrialization and urbanization. In this changing environment, government authorities have a significant role in addressing and reducing the effects of solid
Vaishnavi Jayaraman +1 more
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PET Waste Classification Method and Plastic Waste DataBase - WaDaBa
2017The main purpose of this work was creation of a plastic waste database of images of objects constituting the typical contents of municipal waste. This group of waste, by using methods of Computer Vision can be automatically selected on the sorting lines businesses for waste disposal.
Janusz Bobulski, Jacek Piatkowski
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RISK-INFORMED RADIOACTIVE WASTE CLASSIFICATION AND RECLASSIFICATION
Health Physics, 2006Radioactive waste classification systems have been developed to allow wastes having similar hazards to be grouped for purposes of storage, treatment, packaging, transportation, and/or disposal. As recommended in the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements' Report No. 139, Risk-Based Classification of Radioactive and Hazardous Chemical
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Classification and disposal of waste
Dental Nursing, 2008Dental surgeries do not generate substantial amounts of waste but need to ensure that procedures within the workplace are the best possible to ensure safe transfer and collection. Kathy Porter explains.
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