Several committees were established by the National Association of Physicians for the Environment to investigate and report on various topics at the National Leadership Conference on Biomedical Research and the Environment held at the 1--2 November 1999 at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. This is the report of the Committee on Minimization and Management of Wastes from B...

Construction wastes have become the major source of solid wastes in Hong Kong. Thousands of tonnes of solid wastes are produced every year from construction and demolition activities. Increasing generation of these wastes has caused significant impacts on the environment and aroused growing public concerns. Therefore, the minimization of construction wastes has become a pressing issue. This pap...

The production of activated carbons (ACs) from dirty plastic wastes derived the mechanical/biological treatment urban solid wastes, disposable plastics and used in agriculture is reported. use these precursors innovative contributes to circular economy by valorization that are usually disposed landfills. ACs were produced physical activation, with air or CO2, chemical KOH K2CO3. presented a BET...

the management of hospital wastes is of high importance, because of their infectious and hazardous potential. this is a cross-sectional study based on questionnaire, interview, observation and meetings performed in major mashhad hospitals in 2009. weight and per capita waste production were determined. moreover, the status of production, separation, storage, collection, treatment, transportatio...

A brief overview is given of the sources, characteristics, and toxic constituents of municipal solid wastes. Several methods are presented for handling, treating, and disposal of solid wastes. Monitoring the landfill site is necessary; there has been a trend to recognize that municipal solid wastes may be hazardous and to provide separate secure handling, treatment, and disposal for their dange...

This study compared the environmental impacts of composting yard wastes in windrows with using them in place of soil as alternative daily cover (ADC) in landfills. The Life Cycle Assessment was made using the SimaPro LCA software and showed that the ADC scenario is more beneficial for the environment than windrow composting. ADC use is also a less costly means of disposal of yard wastes. This f...

Plasma pyrolysis integrates thermo-chemical properties of plasma using pyrolysis process for safe disposal of solid wastes. It is an environment friendly technology to generate valuable byproducts by converting municipal solid waste, biomedical waste and hazardous wastes at 800-1000°C. Plasma Pyrolysis of plastic wastes generates pyrolysis gas, which can be utilized for energy recovery via diff...

The disposal of waste from the food industry represents a major environmental concern. Nonetheless, agro-industrial by-products can be enzymatically converted into low-cost high-value-added products, such as prebiotics, while contributing to circular economy. As first approach for health claims validation these novel several gastrointestinal models have been used. main objective this review is ...

The majority of British textile finishing firms discharge their waste water to sewers for treatment by local authorities, and their problems are mainly those of pretreatment torender the wastes acceptable, by removal of alkali or acid, and other materials that are prohibited. Firms discharging to watercourses have to purify the waste water to a high standard before discharge and this usually in...

There is a growing interest in management of MSW through micro-treatment of organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (OFMSW) in many cities of India. The OFMSW fraction is high (>80%) in many pockets within South Indian cities like Bangalore, Chikkamagalur, etc. and is largely represented by vegetable, fruit, packing and garden wastes. Among these, the last three have shown problems for easy ...