A Comparison Between Different Scenarios of Romanian Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Before Landfilling

Rada, Elena Cristina; Istrate, Irina Aura; Panaitescu, Valeriu; Ragazzi, Marco; Cirlioru, Talida Mirona; Apostol, Tiberiu

doi:10.30638/eemj.2010.082

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“…Anaerobic digestion is yet another on-site waste disposal technology involving the biological decomposition of organic materials in the absence of oxygen to produce a biogas. This biogas can then be used for fuel (e.g., for cooking dinner or heating a home), while the residue from the decomposition process can be spread like fertilizer on agricultural fields [66,67].…”

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Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

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This paper seeks to describe the overall state of Rural Solid Waste Management (RSWM) in China in three main areas: waste collection services, waste transportation services and waste disposal services. Given China's urbanization, industrialization, and the subsequent improvement of household living standards, the amount of solid waste generated in rural China has increased rapidly. Based on primary data collected in 2016 from 100 villages across five provinces in China, we find that the proportion of villages with waste collection, waste transportation, and waste disposal services in 2015 is 80%, 55% and 22%, respectively. The differences in shares of villages with these services across provinces are statistically significant. Using descriptive and econometric analyses, the authors show that richer villages are more likely to provide rural solid waste (RSW) collection and transportation services. Villages with new (newly elected or appointed) village leaders are more likely to supply RSW disposal services. While the majority of villages report that they offer waste collection services (installing waste collection facilities and employing waste collection workers), the vast majority of villages do not transport their waste to treatment plants. Even fewer villages report using centralized disposal methods to dispose of waste, as required by law or regulation. This study represents the first effort to describe the state and determinants of waste management services in rural China in the wake of increased investment in and new policies regarding RSWM released in 2015. Additionally, we provide evidence-based suggestions that might be useful for policy makers interested in improving RSWM in China. These suggestions include increasing investments in waste collection facilities and worker services; encouraging local residents to classify and recycle waste; designing optimal waste transportation networks and routes; and improving on-site waste disposal technology.

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Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

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“…HTP is related to the effects of toxic compounds, released into the environment, on human health. Typical emission factors for all the processes involved in the four scenarios (AD and co-generation of electricity and heat, composting, disposal to landfill, bio-drying, thermal drying, incineration, gasification and syngas combustion) were obtained by previous studies and technical reports on Italian waste treatment facilities [24][25][26][27][28].…”

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Proposal for the correct management of the Life Cycle Assessment results from integrated municipal solid waste treatment

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Ragazzi

Rada

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WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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This study focuses on the application of the environmental part of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach to identify the best alternative among four solutions representing different integrated management systems for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) fluxes. The comparison between the results is made in terms of the human toxicity potentials, with respect to other treatments, including mechanical-biological treatments (MBTs). However, findings from previous studies highlighted the potential risk deriving from the applications of MBTs in their conventional configurations. It may be important to consider the need for adopting additional methods, such as emission, dispersion and exposure models. These tools can improve the understanding of the potential constraints derived from the choice of an integrated solution for waste management and provide useful insights for the choice of the location of a plant, in order to protect fields, pasture and dwellings from potential contamination of soil, the food chain and air.

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“…As an European Member State since 2007, Romania had to comply with a series of regulations in the field of waste management, based on the most preferred options in the waste management hierarchy (Luca, Ioan 2014;Rada et al 2010;Schiopu, Gavrilescu 2010a;World Bank 2011). Unfortunately, the waste landfilling in Romania is still a largely applied solution for waste management (Panaitescu, Bucuroiu 2014;Pohontu et al 2011;Schiopu et al 2009;Schiopu, Gavrilescu 2010a;Schiopu, Ghinea 2013) as well as in other countries (e.g.…”

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Costs Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Management Scenarios: Iasi – Romania Case Study

Ghinea

Gavrilescu

2016

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

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Abstract. Trinitrotoluene (TNT), a commonly used explosive for military and industrial applications, can cause serious environmental pollution. 28-day laboratory pot experiment was carried out applying bioaugmentation using laboratory selected bacterial strains as inoculum, biostimulation with molasses and cabbage leaf extract, and phytoremediation using rye and blue fenugreek to study the effect of these treatments on TNT removal and changes in soil microbial community responsible for contaminant degradation. Chemical analyses revealed significant decreases in TNT concentrations, including reduction of some of the TNT to its amino derivates during the 28-day tests. The combination of bioaugmentation-biostimulation approach coupled with rye cultivation had the most profound effect on TNT degradation. Although plants enhanced the total microbial community abundance, blue fenugreek cultivation did not significantly affect the TNT degradation rate. The results from molecular analyses suggested the survival and elevation of the introduced bacterial strains throughout the experiment. Keywords: TNT, bioaugmentation, biostimulation, phytoremediation, microbial community.

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A Comparison Between Different Scenarios of Romanian Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Before Landfilling

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Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

Rural Solid Waste Management in China: Status, Problems and Challenges

Proposal for the correct management of the Life Cycle Assessment results from integrated municipal solid waste treatment

Costs Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Management Scenarios: Iasi – Romania Case Study

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