Growth of the population and of industrialization, and substandard disposal of the increased waste products thus generated, have resulted in numerous documented cases of harm to human, plant, and animal health. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976), its stated goals, and its intended means of implementation, are discussed relative to hazardous waste problems. Subtitle C of this Act,...

A computer model was developed and tested to predict struvite precipitation mass potential. The model validity was tested using results from a fluidized bed precipitation reactor processing wastewater treatment plant sludge liquor. Increasing interest in controlled struvite precipitation to protect wastewater treatment infrastructure and to harvest nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater will m...

The rise in food, decrease jobs have affected economic progress. For this reason, research was carried out on the use of market waste for benefit community. objective to determine quantification and chemical characterization It is based descriptive methodology; Since generated Miracle Barranca characterized classified, a survey prepared, what your proposal compost waste? Once data obtained, the...

objective: dental solid wastes often contain hazardous substances. the first step of management of dental solid wastes includes detection and classification of these substances. this study aimed to qualitatively and quantitatively assess the management of solid wastes by dental offices in urmia city in 2013. methods: this descriptive study was conducted on all private dental offices in urmia ci...

Solid waste is a significant and growing problem in many urban areas of the developing world. Current systems of waste management in most developing country cities are very rudimentary at best and are grossly inefficient and ineffective. Uncontrolled landfill disposal of solid waste is a pervasive problem which causes a range of external costs, including human health hazards. This paper sets ou...

Solid waste management practices itself is far from satisfactory, in India. Added to the above, is another problem of recent origin i.e. E-waste handling and management which has complicated waste management due to their unique properties than other solid wastes. The generation, separation, recycling and recovery of precious metals are still in its nascent state, almost all over India. In order...

Moving toward a sustainable industrial activity requires an effective waste management that is applicable and efficient for all different types of industrial wastes .Waste minimization as the most acceptable option in waste management hierarchy, has a significant contribution in minimizing the solid wastes generated by manufacturing industries. The absence of appropriate policy, lack of awarene...

There is a concern that mismanagement of medical waste in developing countries may be a significant risk factor for disease transmission. Quantitative estimation of medical waste generation is needed to estimate the potential risk and as a basis for any waste management plan. Dhaka City, the capital of Bangladesh, is an example of a major city in a developing country where there has been no rig...

4. With an aim to improve the waste management, Mongolia developed the following regulations: “A rule on classification, collection, temporary storage, transportation, treatment of hazardous wastes” (2002); “Regulation and procedures on disposal and landfill of hazardous waste of business entities, and requirements on waste containers and waste disposal sites” (2006); “Methodology for calculati...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the generation waste at Alcides Carneiro University Hospital (HUAC) during COVID-19 pandemic in Campina Grande, PB. data were collected through field observation, photographic recording, database records from hospital, and documentary analysis existing Healthcare Waste Management Plan institution, between years 2019 2020. It found that year had highes...