Life cycle assessment of sewage sludge treatment and disposal based on nutrient and energy recovery: A review

A Ding, R Zhang, HH Ngo, X He, J Ma, J Nan… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the acceleration of urbanization, the production of urban sludge is increasing rapidly.
To minimize resource input and waste output, it is crucial to execute analyses of …

Agricultural utilization of biosolids: A review on potential effects on soil and plant grown

B Sharma, A Sarkar, P Singh, RP Singh - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Environmental and economic implications linked with the proper ecofriendly disposal of
modern day wastes, has made it essential to come up with alternative waste management …

Sustainability of using composting and vermicomposting technologies for organic solid waste biotransformation: recent overview, greenhouse gases emissions and …

SL Lim, LH Lee, TY Wu - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic solid waste poses a serious threat to the environment as the world struggles to keep
up with its rapid generation. Biological waste treatment technologies such as composting …

Agroecological responses of heavy metal pollution with special emphasis on soil health and plant performances

V Srivastava, A Sarkar, S Singh, P Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
With modern day urbanization and industrialization, heavy metal (HM) contamination has
become a prime concern for today's society. The impacts of metal contamination on …

Sustainable management of diseases and pests in crops by vermicompost and vermicompost tea. A review

AM Yatoo, MN Ali, ZA Baba, B Hassan - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2021 - Springer
The intensive use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural field has globally
destroyed soil fertility, killed beneficial microorganisms, and also decreased natural …

Recycling of organic wastes in agriculture: an environmental perspective

B Sharma, B Vaish, Monika, UK Singh, P Singh… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Inadequate organic waste management leads to a plethora of problems such as
environmental pollution, eutrophication, esthetic damage to urban landscape, greenhouse …

Treatment technologies for urban solid biowaste to create value products: a review with focus on low-and middle-income settings

CR Lohri, S Diener, I Zabaleta, A Mertenat… - … Science and Bio …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Treatment of biowaste, the predominant waste fraction in low-and middle-income
settings, offers public health, environmental and economic benefits by converting waste into …

Biorefinery of anaerobic digestate in a circular bioeconomy: Opportunities, challenges and perspectives

M Malhotra, K Aboudi, L Pisharody, A Singh… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the ever-increasing size of anaerobic digesters (AD), the management and disposal of
digestate have become a challenging task for AD operators. Anaerobic digestate is rich in …

Concentration of heavy metals in leachate, soil, and plants in Tehran's landfill: Investigation of the effect of landfill age on the intensity of pollution

SMH Beinabaj, H Heydariyan, HM Aleii… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Heavy metals are one of the important pollutants in landfill leachate. Plants and soil near the
landfill may be contaminated by leachate. In this study, by evaluating the heavy metals in the …

Urban solid waste management in the developing world with emphasis on India: challenges and opportunities

V Srivastava, SA Ismail, P Singh, RP Singh - Reviews in Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Management of municipal solid waste is a global problem and is faced by all developing
countries. The rapid pace of increase in population, economic growth, urbanization and …