Emerging perspectives on VOC emissions from landfill sites: Impact on tropospheric chemistry and local air quality

AT Nair, J Senthilnathan, SMS Nagendra - Process safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adverse impacts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released from the landfill sites into
the atmosphere is a major concern in most urban areas. There exist a limited information on …

Gas transport in landfill cover system: A critical appraisal

Q Wang, X Gu, S Tang, A Mohammad, DN Singh… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Landfill gas (LFG) emission is gaining more attention from the scientific fraternity and
policymakers recently due to its threat to the atmosphere and human health of the populace …

Sorption of volatile organic compounds on non-activated biochar

A Kumar, E Singh, A Khapre, N Bordoloi… - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
This work dealt with the determination of the suitability of sorption of Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs) on biochars prepared from neem, sugarcane and bamboo feedstocks …

Occupational health hazard exposure among municipal solid waste workers in Himachal Pradesh, India

P Thakur, R Ganguly, A Dhulia - Waste Management, 2018 - Elsevier
The net volume of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in Himachal Pradesh is 350 tons
per day (TPD) with an annual growth rate varying between 1 and 1.33%. This leads to …

The world-wide waste web

JH Martínez, S Romero, JJ Ramasco… - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Countries globally trade with tons of waste materials every year, some of which are highly
hazardous. This trade admits a network representation of the world-wide waste web, with …

Gas emissions from municipal solid waste landfills: a comprehensive review and analysis of global data

DC Manheim, N Yeşiller, JL Hanson - Journal of the Indian Institute of …, 2021 - Springer
Mitigation of global climate impacts from landfilling of municipal solid waste (MSW) requires
a broad understanding of the multitude of factors influencing gas generation and …

Global perspective of municipal solid waste and landfill leachate: generation, composition, eco-toxicity, and sustainable management strategies

AM Yatoo, B Hamid, TA Sheikh, S Ali, SA Bhat… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Globally, more than 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) are generated each
year, with that amount anticipated to reach around 3.5 billion tonnes by 2050. On a …

Increasing concentrations of dichloromethane, CH2Cl2, inferred from CARIBIC air samples collected 1998–2012

EC Leedham Elvidge, DE Oram… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Atmospheric concentrations of dichloromethane, CH 2 Cl 2, a regulated toxic air pollutant
and minor contributor to stratospheric ozone depletion, were reported to have peaked …

Occupational hygiene in terms of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and bioaerosols at two solid waste management plants in Finland

J Lehtinen, O Tolvanen, U Nivukoski, A Veijanen… - Waste Management, 2013 - Elsevier
Factors affecting occupational hygiene were measured at the solid waste transferring plant
at Hyvinkää and at the optic separation plant in Hämeenlinna. Measurements consisted of …

Evaluation of seasonal variations in abundance of BTXE hydrocarbons and their ozone forming potential in ambient urban atmosphere of Dehradun (India)

N Bauri, P Bauri, K Kumar, VK Jain - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2016 - Springer
In Dehradun, ambient volatile organic compounds (VOC) samples were collected for three
seasons viz. summer, winter and monsoon (during period 2012–2013) to investigate …