Particle-associated pollutants (totaling 10(7) metric tons per year) are introduced into the New York Bight by ocean dumping, estuarine discharge, sewage outfalls, eolian transport, and shipping waste and spillage. Oceanic and estuarine circulation processes dilute and transport the particles by a natural dispersal system that also tends to be highly distributive; particle-associated pollutants...

During its active operation from 1973 to 1990 the Black Angel Mine in West Greenland disposed its tailings in seawater slurry to a fjord. During the disposal between 10 and 30 tons of lead and between 30 and 55 tons of zinc dissolved annually in the receiving sea water. This resulted in a significant pollution of the surrounding marine environment. Other pollution sources, particularly waste ro...

The study examined the problem of waste disposal and management in Ughelli. A field survey was undertaken to determine the types, volume, effects and methods of managing solid waste in the Ughelli. The volume of waste was measured at dumpsites in the four existing quarters and from household bins. Appropriate waste characterization methods were employed in classifying the waste into various com...

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abstract background: in 2007, a rule prohibiting the use of incinerators was ratified by the iranian islamic parliament. based on this rule, the ministry of health emphasized the sterilization of infectious waste at its production source by means of non-incineration equipment and methods. this research examined the performance of non-incineration technologies in treating medical infectious and ...

Thane creek is one of the most important ecosystems around Mumbai, and the mangroves surrounding the ecosystem form the vital green lung for the residents. It is also an important feeding and breeding ground for fishes. In recent past man has misused this ecosystem by way of releasing sewage, dumping solid waste, etc. and has succeeded in chocking the ecosystem. The results of present investiga...

The environmental waste problem in southern Italy is now reaching epic proportions and the problem has been linked to increasing rates of cancer. At the end of June, 2004, protestors blocked the rail links between northern and southern Italy, complaining about the re-opening of a previously condemned rubbish dump. The dump was brought back into service after household waste built up in the stre...

Today's media is filled with headlines about real and perceived financial meltdowns in Asia and the impacts on our stock portfolios. But the real, long term impacts will fall on the region's poor and the development process in general. From the standpoint of environmental management in the region, we are beginning to see some slackening in what was a brisk pace confronting a range of issues, in...

The ‘throwaway society’ thesis – invariably attributed to Vance Packard (1967) – is widespread in social commentary on post-war social change.It represents, simultaneously, a sociological analysis and a moral critique of recent social development. In this art icle I take a brief look at the core of the ‘throwaway society’ thesis and make some comment on its modern origins before p resenting and...

In 2009, the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, experienced a six-week labor disruption involving 24,000 city workers that included solid waste and public health employees. In an attempt to control illegal dumping and to manage garbage storage across the city during this period, 24 temporary garbage storage sites were established by the city (mostly in local parks) for residents to dispose of th...