Urban Municipal Solid Waste management: Modeling air pollution scenarios and health impacts in the case of Accra, Ghana

G Kanhai, JN Fobil, BA Nartey, JV Spadaro, P Mudu - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the clear link between air pollution and health, research to investigate the
relationship between municipal solid waste management and air pollution and health has …

Effect of waste landfill site on surface and ground water drinking quality

KOA Amano, E Danso‐Boateng, E Adom… - Water and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Drinking water quality of surface and underground water within 1.34 km from a waste landfill
site in Kumasi, Ghana was investigated. Physico‐chemical properties and heavy metal …

Characterization of leachate, groundwater quality analysis, and evaluation of hydrogeochemical processes at the Kpone engineered landfill site, Ghana

F Obiri-Nyarko, AA Duah, AY Karikari… - Sustainable Water …, 2023 - Springer
Leachate from landfills can contain high levels of dissolved organic matter, inorganic
materials, and toxic elements which can deteriorate the quality of groundwater. A …

Microbial air quality in neighborhoods near landfill sites: Implications for public health

ST Odonkor, T Mahami - Journal of Environmental and Public …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Air pollution has been a major challenge worldwide particularly in the developing world.
Improper waste disposal and management may result in microbial air pollution. In advanced …

The contribution of participatory engagement strategies to reliable data gathering and inclusive policies in developing countries: Municipal solid waste management …

K Oduro-Appiah, A Scheinberg, A Afful… - African Journal of …, 2021 - journals.co.za
The absence of participatory engagement strategies in the collection of solid waste
management data in most developing countries affects reliability and deprives professional …

[图书][B] Solid waste management and health in Accra, Ghana

P Mudu, B Akua Nartey, G Kanhai, JV Spadaro, J Fobil… - 2021 - iris.who.int
Managing today's cities, with both the rapidity and scale of urban transformations, is
becoming increasingly challenging. The rapid urbanization across the developing world has …

Awareness and health risk protection behaviours of scavengers in the Gbalahi landfill site, Ghana, in the era of sustainable development

JG Nuripuoh, AB Duwiejuah, N Bakobie - Discover Sustainability, 2022 - Springer
Waste picking is a pivotal in achieving sustainable waste management, environment health
and economic development in the era of sustainable development. The study assessed the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of dumpsites leachate, geotechnical properties of the soil, and their impacts on surface and groundwater quality of Sunyani, Ghana

D Gyabaah, E Awuah, RA Kuffour, P Antwi-Agyei… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leachate from sanitary landfill and dumpsites have potential to cause soil and groundwater
contamination, and disrupt ecosystems. However, there is little information about dumpsite …

Current landfill technologies and the prospects of developing landfill-based biogas generators for African countries

PA Ayisi, T Ngonda, K Kanyarusoke - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
If appropriate landfill utilisation technologies were implemented, landfills on the African
continent could be a source of energy for domestic and commercial use instead of their …

Psychological well-being of people living near landfills: preliminary case study in Indonesia

H Hamka, N Ni'matuzahroh, T Astuti… - International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the psychological well-being of people living
around landfills, which constitutes a preliminary case study localized in Samarinda city …