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Assessment of plastic waste disposal practices and its association with dengue outbreaks: A comparative study between low and high dengue incidence areas in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2023
Background: Indiscriminate use and disposal of plastic products has deleterious effects on ecosystem. Studies suggest discarded plastic waste as potential breeding source for Aedes mosquitoes.
Geetha Mani , Thirunaaukarasu Dhandapani , Simeon Daniel I   +2 more
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Composite Electrospun Fibers Containing Optimized B‐ and Cu‐Doped Bioactive Glass Sol‐Gel Particles for Potential Soft Tissue Engineering Applications

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article describes the preparation and characterization of poly(ε‐caprolactone) electrospun composite fibers incorporating sol‐gel‐derived bioactive glass particles doped with B and Cu. Scanning electron microscopy, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, contact angle, acellular bioactivity, mechanical and ...
Elisa Piatti, Marta Miola, Liliana Liverani, Paolo Sartori, Enrica Verné, Aldo R. Boccaccini   +5 more
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ECOBRICKS, DAUR ULANG SAMPAH PLASTIK SEBAGAI RINTISAN ECOPRENEURSHIP

Jurnal Kewirausahaan dan Bisnis, 2021
Sejahtera Waste Bank is a waste bank located in 5th hamlet, Joyotakan Village, Serengan District, Surakarta City. Household waste management activities in this waste bank are still limited to collecting, sorting, weighing, recording, and selling. Plastic
LV. Ratna Devi Sakuntalawati, Irsyadul Ibad   +1 more
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Unidirectional Tape‐Based Composites from Hemp and Pineapple Leaf Fiber: Mechanical Performance in Conventional and Bio‐Based Matrices

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The study investigates novel semi‐finished products made of unidirectionally arranged hemp or pineapple leaf fiber‐reinforced composites produced from different matrices. The materials are analyzed in terms of their mechanical and interfacial properties and void content.
Nina Graupner, Raja Bade, Valentin Ackermann, Roja M. Baumann, Corvin Bischoff, Jona F. Ebeling, Oskar Glenz, Marlo Groh, Jonathan Groth, Finja Hiller, Tom Hirschmüller, Felix Menke, Syntcha Ngantchou Lecdou, Mika Ohler, Daniel Rafii Vardiny, Darius Richter, Dario Röper, Henrik Schumacher, Theresa Stein, Benjamin Vorbeck, Elisabeth Wermter, Kay Kölzig, Jörg Müssig   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plastic Waste

, 2022
The perennial presence of plastic waste in the Indus River and its tributaries is a recent addition to the already extensive list of threats to water quality, ecological health, and environmental sustainability in Pakistan. While there is some information available, although insufficient, both
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Solid Wastes Generation in Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria: Characterisation and Implication for Sustainable Waste Management [PDF]

, 2012
Adequate waste characterisation is a requirement for effective waste management and environmental benign waste disposal system. The objectives of this paper were to estimate the percentage of various components in characterised solid waste materials ...
Anwan, E. U., Okeniyi, J. O.
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The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column. [PDF]

, 2019
Plastic waste has been documented in nearly all types of marine environments and has been found in species spanning all levels of marine food webs. Within these marine environments, deep pelagic waters encompass the largest ecosystems on Earth. We lack a
Choy, C Anela, Erwin, Benjamin, Firl, Evan, Gagne, Tyler O, Halden, Rolf U, Hamilton, J Andrew, Katija, Kakani, Lisin, Susan E, Robison, Bruce H, Rolsky, Charles, S Van Houtan, Kyle   +10 more
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Can Ti‐Based MXenes Serve as Solid Lubricants for Brake Applications? A Tribological Study

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study explores the first implementation of Ti‐based MXenes materials in brake pad friction composite material. The resulting composite material exhibits a 48% reduction in the wear rate; alongside significant improvements are observed for thermal and mechanical properties.
Eslam Mahmoud, Jakob Gruber, Hakan Göçerler, Pierluigi Bilotto, Christian Gierl‐Mayer, Elham Loni, Michael Naguib, Carsten Gachot   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clearly Hazardous, Obscurely Regulated: Lessons from the Basel Convention on Waste Trade

AJIL Unbound, 2020
As an internationally-traded commodity, plastic waste has long followed the profitability dynamics of the global waste and recycling market, leaving in its trace a disproportionate environmental and health burden on the world's most vulnerable ...
Sabaa Ahmad Khan
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A Review of the Literature on the Environmental and Health Impact of Plastic Waste Pollutants in Sub-Saharan Africa

Pollutants, 2022
The discovery of plastic by humankind is fast becoming a challenge as the end-of-life disposal of plastic continues to be a discourse on the global platform.
Adeleye Ayo Adeniran, Emma Ayesu-Koranteng, Winston Shakantu   +2 more
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