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Baseline assessment of waste management practices and opportunities for smart waste technologies in traditional markets in Indonesia [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthInadequate waste management in traditional markets remains a persistent challenge in many low- and middle-income settings, with important implications for environmental sanitation and public health.
Aria Gusti, Defriman Djafri
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Approaches to Disposal of Nuclear Waste
Energies, 2022 We present a concise mini overview on the approaches to the disposal of nuclear waste currently used or deployed. The disposal of nuclear waste is the end point of nuclear waste management (NWM) activities and is the emplacement of waste in an ...
Michael I. Ojovan, Hans J. Steinmetz
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Current Scenario of Pharmaceutical Waste Management in Chattogram District, Southern Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsObjective Chattogram, a major economic hub with an expanding population, requires additional healthcare facilities. This study identifies current pharmaceutical waste management practices throughout the district and assesses their impact on public health
Mohammed Abu Sayeed +5 more
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Water, sanitation, and depressive symptoms in Indonesia: The mediating role of life satisfaction. [PDF]
PLoS ONEAccess to clean water and adequate sanitation is vital for public health. However, the effects of water and sanitation on depressive symptoms remain insufficiently explored among the general population in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Mashita Fajri +7 more
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Worrying about waste: Living close to solid waste disposal facilities in Southern Ontario
Social Science and Medicine, 1993 As a complement to an epidemiological survey, depth interviews were used to discover the individual level impacts of living close to waste disposal facilities in southern Ontario. The paper begins by describing the nature of the sites and reporting some of the survey findings, which the depth interviews explored.
John Eyles, S M Taylor, Jamie Baxter
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IEEE Access, 2021 In the world with Zero Waste City and Energy Internet construction is promoting to meet waste reduction and power grid regulation flexibility improvement.
Zedi Wang +3 more
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Subsystem Hazard Analysis on an Offshore Waste Disposal Facility [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 Offshore waste disposal facilities are unique marine infrastructures that exist only in a few countries. Although the existing facilities in Japan and Singapore have been successfully operated in general, there have been no investigations on the probable hazards they pose on the environment.
Sang-Ho Oh, Seung-Woo Kim
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A Country Level Situational Analysis of Biomedical Waste Management: Evidence from DLHS-4 [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: As per WHO report, hospital waste generated is either general waste (80%) or infectious/toxic waste (20%) The infectious waste requires proper handling so as to avoid any spread of infections. Aim: This study was carried out to document
Nitika +3 more
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Mathematics, 2022 A huge amount of construction waste is generated in construction sites every day that needs to be transported by vehicle to disposal facilities for processing.
Haoqing Wang, Wen Yi, Yannick Liu
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South African Family Practice, 2023 Background: Sharps waste is hazardous, and it should be disposed of in a proper manner, as it can contribute to transmission of diseases and create a negative impact on the environment.
Lihle Ziqubu +2 more
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