Fast urbanization and serpentine uses of electronic gadgets during the last two decades has led to genesis of a whopper character of electronic wastes resulting in soil, water and environmental pollutions. Thus pollution administer along with environmental safety has become the greatest worry of environmental scientists and activists worldwide. Dumping of electronic wastes, lone of the by-produ...

Biofuel generation from local biomass resources can significantly contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation and cleaner energy production. In this regard, a hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) approach was employed prioritize appropriate for biofuel Technique Order Preference by Similarity Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS), Weighted Aggregates Sum Product (WASPAS)...

This paper looks at waste minimization practices available to the paint and coatings industry. The paper begins with an introduction to the industry and a description of the products. The steps involved in the manufacture of paints and coatings are then described. The paper then identifies the wastes generated. Source reduction and recycling techniques are the predominant means of minimizing wa...

Generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) continues to rise, which leads to loss of resources and increased environmental risks. The conventional treatment of wastes such as open dumping and land filling cause environmental degradation. Since the major fraction of wastes generated in India is organic wastes, composting has emerged as one of the best methods for treatment of wastes. Composting, ...

Grazing animals and pasture production can affect water quality both positively and negatively. Good management practices for forage production protect the soil surface from erosion compared with conventionally produced crops. Grazing animals and pasture production can negatively affect water quality through erosion and sediment transport into surface waters, through nutrients from urine and fe...

Abstract The European Commission recently set a target of increasing the area organic agriculture to 25% by 2030. To achieve this, it is imperative understand current nutrient use patterns and identify sustainable supply opportunities. that end, this study assessed sustainability origin 71 arable farms in 8 regions. Deficient was found on 24%, 66%, 56% for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, respe...

With the continuing pressure on Australia’s water resources and interand intra-annual rainfall variability, farmers, especially in rainfed agricultural and pastoral zones, have been developing farm dams as a mean of providing additional water sources for irrigation and stock. The density of farm dams has increased over time, and an accurate knowledge of the spatial distribution of farm dams is ...

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The operating conditions in spouted bed regime of uniform beds consisting of different biomass wastes dry and wet have been studied to determine the applicability of conical spouted beds with a draft tube in the drying of biomass wastes. This experimental study has been carried out at room temperature and the effect of the solid humidity on the stability of beds of biomass wastes has been deter...

In several countries, low-level radioactive wastes are treated and stored awaiting construction and operation of a final repository. In some cases, interim storage may be extended for decades requiring special attention regarding security issues. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommends segregation of wastes that may be exempted from interim storage or ultimate disposal. The pap...