Role of microbes in bioaccumulation of heavy metals in municipal solid waste: Impacts on plant and human being

P Sharma, D Dutta, A Udayan, AK Nadda, SS Lam… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of heavy metals in municipal solid waste (MSW) is considered as prevalent
global pollutants that cause serious risks to the environment and living organisms. Due to …

Causes, types and consequences of municipal waste landfill fires—literature review

D Dabrowska, W Rykala, V Nourani - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The amount of municipal waste produced worldwide has seen a significant increase in
recent years. The need to store waste is a significant problem in the context of environmental …

Estimation of spontaneous waste ignition time for prevention and control of landfill fire

D Chavan, GS Manjunatha, D Singh, L Periyaswami… - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Open municipal solid waste (MSW) dumpsites in India are significant hotspots of
spontaneous fire and associated air and ground water pollution. Unscientific dumping of …

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 …

Impact of heat and contaminants transfer from landfills to permafrost subgrade in arctic climate: A review

S Akhtar, H Hollaender, Q Yuan - Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Permafrost, a common phenomenon found in most Arctic regions, is undergoing
vulnerability due to climatic changes and improper waste management. Landfilling is the …

Determination of risk of spontaneous waste ignition and leachate quality for open municipal solid waste dumpsite

D Chavan, P Lakshmikanthan, GS Manjunatha… - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The waste receiving capacity of most municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill sites in India is
exhausted, resulting in the formation of larger waste heaps. In the majority of Indian cities …

Ultrasound-assisted successive recovery of chemical activation agent and synthesis of high sulfur petroleum coke-based carbon anode with progressively improving …

W Li, D Zhang, Y Yan, Y Dai, NHA Al-Shiaani, S Zhao… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of continuous synthesis of petroleum coke-based potassium ion battery
anodes by chemical activation agent cycle was systematically studied. The potassium ions …

Thermal conductivity of dry fly ashes with various carbon and biomass contents

H Choo, J Won, SE Burns - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, sustainable energy portfolios have added biomass combustion and coal/biomass
co-combustion as alternative fuel sources for generation of electricity. Fly ashes that result …

Comparative analysis of soil contamination caused by existing municipal solid waste management facilities

BN Kulkarni, V Anantharama - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates soil contamination around existing municipal solid waste (MSW)
management facilities specifically, composting, and active landfill sites in Bangalore, India …

[HTML][HTML] Using multi-objective optimisation with ADM1 and measured data to improve the performance of an existing anaerobic digestion system

RJ Ashraf, JD Nixon, J Brusey - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a method to model and optimise the substrate feeding rate of an
anaerobic digestion (AD) system. The method is demonstrated for a case study plant in …