Municipal solid waste landfills in lower-and middle-income countries: Environmental impacts, challenges and sustainable management practices

S Mor, K Ravindra - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is collected, transported, and disposed of in an
unorganized and disordered manner in lower-and middle-income countries. Improper waste …

Environmental dimensions of the protein corona

KE Wheeler, AJ Chetwynd, KM Fahy, BS Hong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The adsorption of biomolecules to the surface of engineered nanomaterials, known as
corona formation, defines their biological identity by altering their surface properties and …

Speciation, contamination, ecological and human health risks assessment of heavy metals in soils dumped with municipal solid wastes

N Gujre, S Mitra, A Soni, R Agnihotri, L Rangan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The main aim of this work is to assess the extent of soil contamination, potential ecological
and health risks associated with the disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) near a Ramsar …

Potential environmental and human health risks caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and emerging contaminants (ECs) …

U Anand, B Reddy, VK Singh, AK Singh, KK Kesari… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) directly at landfills or open dump areas,
without segregation and treatment, is a significant concern due to its hazardous contents of …

Microplastics: A potential threat to groundwater resources

S Singh, A Bhagwat - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics in various abiotic and biotic matrices has sought the attention
of researchers across the globe. Despite being subsurface, groundwater is also reported to …

[PDF][PDF] Microplastic-associated biofilms: a comparison of freshwater and marine environments

JP Harrison, TJ Hoellein, M Sapp… - Freshwater …, 2018 - library.oapen.org
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm particles) occur within both engineered and natural
freshwater ecosystems, including wastewater treatment plants, lakes, rivers, and estuaries …

Microbial community composition and metabolic functions in landfill leachate from different landfills of China

R Zhao, J Liu, J Feng, X Li, B Li - Science of the total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Landfill leachate usually harbors complex microbial communities responsible for the
decomposition of municipal solid waste. However, the diversity and metabolic functions of …

Landfill microbiome harbour plastic degrading genes: A metagenomic study of solid waste dumping site of Gujarat, India

R Kumar, P Pandit, D Kumar, Z Patel, L Pandya… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Globally, environmental pollution by plastic waste has become a severe ecological and
social problem worldwide. The present study aimed to analyse the bacterial community …

Landfill: An eclectic review on structure, reactions and remediation approach

T Mondal, M Choudhury, D Kundu, D Dutta… - Waste management, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the enactment of the Clean Water Act (1972), which was supplemented by increased
accountability under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle D (1991) …

A review of landfill microbiology and ecology: a call for modernization with 'next generation'technology

DAR Meyer-Dombard, JE Bogner, J Malas - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Engineered and monitored sanitary landfills have been widespread in the United States
since the passage of the Clean Water Act (1972) with additional controls under RCRA …