The paper summarises the main results gathered from two extensive applications of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to the integrated municipal solid waste management systems of Torino and Cuneo Districts in northern Italy. Scenarios with substantial differences in terms of amount of waste, percentage of SC and strategies for the disposal of residual waste are used in order to discuss on strategies t...

Insights derived from life-cycle assessment of solid waste management strategies depend critically on assumptions, data, and modeling at the unit process level. Based on new primary data, a process model was developed to estimate the cost and energy use associated with material recovery facilities (MRFs), which are responsible for sorting recyclables into saleable streams and as such represent ...

Waste management plans usually address all types of ship-generated waste and cargo residues originating from ships calling at ports. Well developed waste management plan is a serious step towards reduction of the environmental impact of ship-generated waste. Such important and at the same time complex considerations can be supported by application of modern mathematical theories. Evaluation of ...

The illegal dumping of waste has been a serious environmental concern of most countries in the world. This paper examines the relationship between the provision ofwaste treatment facilities and the frequency of illegal dumping. Our results show that a shortage of intermediate waste treatment facilities has played an important role in increasing the frequency of illegal dumping. 2010 Elsevier B....

This paper presents a comparison of commercial fluidized bed gasifiers and combustors used to recover energy from municipal solid wastes and biomass. The work reported here is excerpted from four case studies prepared for the International Energy Agency’s Bioenergy Agreement, under Task 23 (Energy from Thermal Conversion of MSW and RDF, 1998-2000) and Task 36 (Energy from Integrated Solid Waste...

Emeriti Week will again be celebrated during the second week of February, with the annual recognition by the Academic Senate set for Tuesday, February 13. This observance marks the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Emeriti Association and the 19th annual Emeriti Week. The Academic Senate meeting on February 13 will be followed by the traditional Emeriti Association reception. However, bec...

When Hurricane Floyd struck eastern North Carolina in September 1999, as many as 50 waste lagoons, many of them several acres in size, were inundated by flood waters. Five lagoons breached, and waterborne animal waste produced nutrient pollution and raised the potential for exposure to pathogens and the risk of disease. As the state recovers, a common question being asked is whether state lives...

The application of Waste-to-Energy treatment in Municipal Solid Waste faces strong protest by local communities, especially in cities with high population densities. This study introduces insight into the public awareness, acceptance and risk perception toward Waste-to-Energy through a structured questionnaire survey around a Waste-to-Energy facility in Shanghai, China. The Dichotomous-Choice c...

BACKGROUND Mentally ill prisoners, when requiring admission in a psychiatric facility, have to be admitted only by a reception order of a judicial magistrate and convicts by warrants issued by the Government to jail superintendents and the superintendent of the hospital. Both can be only under Section 27 of The Mental Health Act, 1987. MATERIALS AND METHODS A study of the contents of receptio...