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 …

Rethinking organic wastes bioconversion: Evaluating the potential of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.))(Diptera: Stratiomyidae)(BSF)

KC Surendra, JK Tomberlin, A van Huis… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Population growth and unprecedented economic growth and urbanization, especially in low-
and middle-income countries, coupled with extreme weather patterns, the high …

Groundwater contamination status in Malaysia: level of heavy metal, source, health impact, and remediation technologies

A Ismanto, T Hadibarata, S Widada, E Indrayanti… - Bioprocess and …, 2023 - Springer
Groundwater is defined as water that exists underground in voids or gaps in sediments and
is extracted for human consumption from aquifers. It is critical to our daily lives because it …

The world's growing municipal solid waste: trends and impacts

DMC Chen, BL Bodirsky, T Krueger… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Global municipal waste production causes multiple environmental impacts, including
greenhouse gas emissions, ocean plastic accumulation, and nitrogen pollution. However …

Solid waste management: Scope and the challenge of sustainability

S Das, SH Lee, P Kumar, KH Kim, SS Lee… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Solid waste management (SWM) is an integral part of an environmental management
system. SWM approaches have been modified into a more practical and effective option to …

A review on the valorisation of food waste as a nutrient source and soil amendment

J O'Connor, SA Hoang, L Bradney, S Dutta… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Valorisation of food waste offers an economical and environmental opportunity, which can
reduce the problems of its conventional disposal. Food waste is commonly disposed of in …

Heavy metals in leachate, impacted soils and natural soils of different landfills in Malaysia: An alarming threat

M Hussein, K Yoneda, Z Mohd-Zaki, A Amir… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Landfills are a potential threat to human health and the environment, especially from the
detrimental and toxic heavy metals. This study focuses on the assessment of heavy metals …

Groundwater quality in and around a landfill in northwest China: characteristic pollutant identification, health risk assessment, and controlling factor analysis

Y Guo, P Li, X He, L Wang - Exposure and Health, 2022 - Springer
Landfilling is the main method used for garbage disposal, but landfill leachate can affect
groundwater quality. To study the influence of landfill leachate on groundwater, 6 monitoring …

Status and challenges of municipal solid waste management in India: A review

R Joshi, S Ahmed - Cogent environmental science, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The abysmal state of and challenges in municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in
urban India is the motivation of the present study. Urbanization contributes enhanced …

Physico-chemical and biological characterization of urban municipal landfill leachate

BP Naveen, DM Mahapatra, TG Sitharam… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Unscientific management and ad-hoc approaches in municipal solid waste management
have led to a generation of voluminous leachate in urban conglomerates. Quantification …