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A Review of Potential Cementing Systems for Sealing and Support Matrices in Deep Borehole Disposal of Radioactive Waste

open access: yesEnergies, 2019
Cementitious grouts are being developed for use as sealing and support matrices (SSMs) in deep borehole disposal (DBD) where temperatures do not exceed 190 °C. They will seal radioactive waste containers into the bottom 2 km of holes drilled up to 5
Nicholas Charles Collier   +2 more
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Effects of Waste Drilling Fluid on Physiological Characteristics of Two Leguminous Plants and Soil Properties Under Abiotic Stress

open access: yesHorticulturae
Oil and gas drilling waste drilling fluid is a complex alkaline mixture that poses risks to plants and soil ecosystems during transportation and disposal due to potential leakage.
Die Hu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

High Biological Value Compounds Extraction from Citrus Waste with Non-Conventional Methods

open access: yesFoods, 2020
Citrus fruits are extensively grown and much consumed around the world. Eighteen percent of total citrus cultivars are destined for industrial processes, and as a consequence, large amounts of waste are generated.
Mayra Anticona   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microwave Technologies: An Emerging Tool for Inactivation of Biohazardous Material in Developing Countries

open access: yesRecycling, 2018
Inappropriate treatment and disposal of waste containing biohazardous materials occurs especially in developing countries and can lead to adverse effects on public and occupational health and safety, as well as on the environment.
Klaus Zimmermann
doaj   +1 more source

Hospital waste incinerator ash: characteristics, treatment techniques, and applications (A review)

open access: yesJournal of Water and Health, 2023
The amount of medical waste generated has increased enormously since the COVID-19 outbreak. An incineration process is the main method that is usually used to treat this waste, causing an increase in both medical waste bottom ash (MWBA) and medical waste
Nuseibah Abd Alhameed El-Amaireh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Borehole disposal of spent fuel and other high-level wastes: the case for deep, vertical, fully cased holes in saturated “hard” rock

open access: yesFrontiers in Nuclear Engineering
Driven by major advances in deep drilling technology and the geological understanding of the deep continental crust over the past 70 years, disposal in deep boreholes has moved from being technically unachievable to the point that it now offers a viable ...
Fergus Gibb, John Beswick, Karl Travis
doaj   +1 more source

Exogenous Bacillus subtilis can reduce the damage caused by waste drilling fluid to ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

open access: yesPlant Stress
Oil and gas drilling waste fluid are an alkaline mixture with complex composition that can be hazardous to plants if leakage occurs during transportation and disposal.
Lu Yang   +5 more
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Ruminal impaction due to plastic materials - An increasing threat to ruminants and its impact on human health in developing countries [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary World, 2018
Ruminal impaction due to plastic materials is a condition, in which indigestible plastic foreign bodies accumulate in the rumen of ruminants leading to ruminal impaction, indigestion, recurrent tympany, and many other adverse health effects. It is caused
M. Priyanka, S. Dey
doaj   +1 more source

Wastewater management strategies for sustained shale gas production

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2020
Recent advances in shale gas development have largely outpaced efforts to manage associated waste streams that pose significant environmental risks. Wastewater management presents significant challenges in the Marcellus shale, where increasing fluid ...
Anne H Menefee, Brian R Ellis
doaj   +1 more source

Solar Drying of Sludge from a Steel-Wire-Drawing Industry

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
Steel is a crucial industrial product with applications in various sectors, such as construction, engineering, and industry. However, the steel industry generates significant waste, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental challenges ...
Lindomar Matias Gonçalves   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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