this study is aimed at evaluating and measuring the factors affecting the dezful wheat farmers` attitude toward the extension of wheat waste reduction. the method of research was correlative- descriptive. the population of this study is all farmers cultivated wheat in dezful from 2011 to 2012 (n=5291). the number of samples size was 360 based on krejcie and morgan table. panel of experts and al...

Dental offices produce a variety of dangerous wastes during normal business day. Most of these waste are non-hazardous that can be managed as household wastes; however, some component are hazardous and can pose a risk to human and the environment if discarded to Municipal Solid Wastes. These types of wastes must be managed separately. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the component...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the current practices of segregation approaches, storage arrangements, collection and disposal systems in the teaching hospitals of Karachi. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in eight teaching hospitals of Karachi, using convenient sampling technique. The instrument of research was a self administered questionnaire, with four sections, relating to the genera...

Solid waste management has been known to play an important role in public health and the environmental status of developing countries. Waste assessment can help researchers and governors in management programs and devising alternative plans in order to improve public health and economical savings. In the present study, statistical estimations regarding waste generation and type of solid wastes ...

The primary conclusion drawn is that waste management law developed in common law systems tends to be formulated and administered based on particular cases, with principles drawn from the “sum” of the specifics. This can be contrasted with civil law systems which are more likely to decide individual cases based on overarching principles. In a world where waste management law is increasingly dev...

Uncertainty analysis in LCA studies has been subject to major progress over the last years. In the context of waste management, various methods have been implemented but a systematic method for uncertainty analysis of waste-LCA studies is lacking. The objective of this paper is (1) to present the sources of uncertainty specifically inherent to waste-LCA studies, (2) to select and apply several ...

Julie A. Kase (corresponding author) Microbial Methods Development Branch Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Sciences Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration 5100, Paint Branch Parkway, Rm 3E-017, HFS-711, College Park, MD 20740, USA Tel.: 301.436.2571 Fax: 301.436.2644 E-mail: [email protected] Mark D. Sobsey Department of Environmental Sc...