Neptune versus canister-based surgical waste management in Europe: results of the GREEN study
Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 2023 Background: Ineffective surgical fluid waste management in operating rooms (OR) creates a significant environmental burden, reduces OR efficiency, and adds physical challenges for surgical staff.
Sarah Baker +5 more
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Hydro-chemical modelling of in situ behaviour of bituminized radioactive waste in Boom Clay [PDF]
, 2014 The hydro-chemical (CH) interaction between swelling Eurobitum bituminized radioactive waste (BW) and Boom Clay was investigated to assess the feasibility of geological disposal for the long-term management of this waste.
Bleyen, N +6 more
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Microbiological influences on fracture surfaces of intact mudstone and the implications for geological disposal of radioactive waste [PDF]
, 2011 The significance of the potential impacts of microbial activity on the transport properties of host rocks for geological repositories is an area of active research. Most recent work has focused on granitic environments. This paper describes pilot studies
Aoki, K. +13 more
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A Brief Review on Working Fluid Wastewater Treatment: A Glance at the Disposal of Exhausted Fluids Used in the Organic Rankine Cycle [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2022 Background: Treating working fluid wastewater (WFW) by having several organic/inorganic pollutants is not an easy task. There are many hurdles to adopt an appropriate treatment strategy through biological, physical, chemical, and electrochemical ...
Mohammad Mehdi Golbini Mofrad +4 more
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Materials Research, 2023 The problem of improper disposal of polymeric waste is increasingly in present. Thus, the use of biodegradable polymers is a good alternative, especially for packaging.
Marceli N. Conceição +6 more
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From Fluid Flow to Coupled Processes in Fractured Rock: Recent Advances and New Frontiers
Reviews of Geophysics, 2021 Quantitative predictions of natural and induced phenomena in fractured rock is one of the great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and environmental impacts.
H. Viswanathan +10 more
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What’s Shakin’? Ladra v. New Dominion, LLC: A Case of Consequence for the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry and Those Affected by Induced Seismicity [PDF]
, 2017 This analysis is accompanied by a study of a 2015 ruling of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Ladra v. New Dominion, LLC. The case considered the possibility of a private tort action by homeowners against the operators of injection wells proceeding within ...
Logan, James Patrick
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Optimization of Silver Nanoparticle Separation Method from Drilling Waste Matrices
Energies, 2021 Significant amounts of produced water, spent drilling fluid, and drill cuttings, which differ in composition and characteristics in each drilling operation, are generated in the oil and gas industry.
Monika Gajec +2 more
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The role of biofilms in subsurface transport processes [PDF]
, 2010 Landfill and radioactive waste disposal risk assessments focus on contaminant transport and are principally concerned with understanding the movement of gas, water and solutes through engineered barriers and natural groundwater systems.
Bateman, K. +6 more
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Frio pilot in CO2 sequestration in brine-bearing sandstones: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, report to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to accompany a class V application for an experimental technology pilot injection well. [PDF]
, 2003 GEOSEQ project (LBNL, LLNL, ORNL), NETL, Schlumberger–Doll Research Center, Transpetco, Sandia TechnologiesJackson School of ...
Collins, Dan +6 more
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