Several current-use (≤ 80 ng g⁻¹ dry weight) and organochlorine pesticides (≤ 15 ng g⁻¹ dry weight) and polychlorinated biphenyls (≤ 18 ng g⁻¹ dry weight) were found in the biodegradable fraction of source separated household waste, compost, and/or anaerobic digestate. The degradation rates of individual compounds differ depending on the treatment. Dieldrin and pentachloroaniline, e.g., degrade...

As a result of urbanization and economic prosperity, which has accelerated the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) along with its organic fraction, the management of MSW is a challenge faced by urban centres worldwide, including the European Union (EU) and Canada. Within a concept of waste recovery, the source separation and on-site treatment of urban organic waste (UOW) can resolve some ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the potential of produced compost from the sludge of wastewater treatment plant using earthworms and compare it with the vermicompost produced from household solid waste. METHODS In the current study, three treatments with the same conditions in terms of organic wastes type were prepared to produce vermicompost from household solid waste and s...

in this research, health, safety, and environmental risks were studied for the final compost products in iran. municipal solid waste (msw) is the major feedstock for composting plants and the main users are farmers. according to the objective of this research program three factors including heavy metal concentrations, foreign matter content, and maturity degree were identified as important para...

This paper provides an overview of the trend of generation, composition, and management of municipal solid waste, and estimates the carbon emissions arising from municipal solid waste management in Beijing. The correlation analysis conducted shows that the generation of municipal solid waste in Beijing has been growing steadily, showing high correlations (r > 0.9) to the total GDP, per capita i...

Municipal domestic waste is the most complex one among the solid wastes. Its improper disposal will easily cause serious environmental pollution, occupy substantial landfill and waste the recyclable resources. System dynamics methodology presents special merits in the study of the municipal waste management. In this paper, 16 study achievements of the system dynamics are summarized with regard ...

The effects of a yard waste compost amendment and crop establishment on nematode populations and yields of suscep­ tible vegetable crops were determined in two tests in Florida in sites infested with the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Main plot treatments consisted of 269 mt/ha of a yard waste com­ post applied as a mulch, 269 mt/ha of the compost incorporated into the soil, and an ...