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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"open burning"”.
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Characteristics of Household Solid Waste Open Burning Emissions
Open burning of household waste is a common phenomenon in many rural areas in developing countries, such as South Africa. Due to limited resources for collecting and proper disposal of the waste, household and municipal solid waste is often dumped in neighborhoods and are open burned in piles to …
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Air assessment of open burning at Radford Army Ammunition Plant
This project evaluates the characteristics of the open burning of NOSIH AA-2 sheet waste propellant at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. The project considers the plume and burn characteristics, the removal of nitroglycerin from the waste, the emission of metals into the air, and the modeling of …
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Contesting Risk, Expertise, and Environmental Justice on the Fenceline: The Cases of the Navajo Nation, Radford Arsenal, and Camp Minden
… from Black Mesa frame the next two cases: open burning hazardous waste at Radford Army Ammunition Plant, and M6 Disposal at Camp Minden, Louisiana. At Radford, scholar-activist research examines the contestations of risk at one of the most hazardous waste facilities in the nation. I analyze …
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Design and validation of a decentralized biomass torrefaction system
… the environmental consequences associated with open burning of the excess biomass residues. Nonetheless, most existing biomass torrefaction systems so far have been designed for large-scale, centralized deployment, and are unsuitable to be scaled down in decentralized applications due to their …
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Advanced phytoremediation using soil solarization enhanced with biosurfactant as a novel approach for sustainable remediation of contaminated land in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
… soil, excavation & disposal, thermal treatment (open burning) and concluded they were unsustainable, suggesting perceived sustainability and awareness of the different remediation techniques applicable or applied in the region. Phytoremediation and bioremediation were seen as the most sustainable …
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Biochemistry of micro-polutants in sediments of Mtoni estuary, Tanzania
… levels in sediments are probably related to open burning of plastic scraps, household burning of wood or charcoal and traffic related emissions, which all occur in the Dar es Salaam region. The denser population and the more intense industrial activities in the Kizinga River Basin may explain …
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Evaluation and improvement of optical remote sensing methods in monitoring particulate matter emissions and plume opacity
… mobile vehicles on unpaved roads, as well as open burning or detonation of energetic materials. The fugitive PM EFs from these two sources were also measured by at least one independent and concurrent method for comparison. The results show that PM EFs measured by hybrid-ORS method and other …
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End-of-life in South African product life cycle assessment
… range from well-managed sanitary landfills to open dumps. Considering only licensed landfill facilities, it is estimated that large and medium landfill sites accept the majority of South Africa’s general waste (54% and 31% respectively), while the balance is managed in small (12%) and communal …
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Psychological insights for sustainable agricultural transformation
… the widespread practice of Crop Residue Burning (CRB), involving the open burning of crop residues to clear fields after harvest, contributes 3.5% to global emissions. In Thailand, with the majority being smallholders, farmers are under pressure to reduce emissions from their operations …