An overview of the environmental pollution and health effects associated with waste landfilling and open dumping

A Siddiqua, JN Hahladakis, WAKA Al-Attiya - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Landfilling is one of the most common waste management methods employed in all
countries alike, irrespective of their developmental status. The most commonly used types of …

[HTML][HTML] The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on plastics and human health

PJ Landrigan, H Raps, M Cropper, C Bald… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Progress and prospects in mitigation of landfill leachate pollution: Risk, pollution potential, treatment and challenges

P Wijekoon, PA Koliyabandara, AT Cooray… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The escalating loads of municipal solid waste (MSW) end up in open dumps and landfills,
producing continuous flows of landfill leachate. The risk of incorporating highly toxic landfill …

Heavy metal contamination assessment of groundwater quality: a case study of Oti landfill site, Kumasi

TK Boateng, F Opoku, O Akoto - Applied water science, 2019 - Springer
Environmentally friendly municipal solid waste management is the biggest problem facing
several developing countries, including Ghana. Heavy metals pollution generated by landfill …

Global landfill leachate characteristics: Occurrences and abundances of environmental contaminants and the microbiome

Y Qian, P Hu, N Lang-Yona, M Xu, C Guo… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Landfill leachates are complex mixtures containing very high concentrations of
biodegradable and recalcitrant toxic compounds. Understanding the major contaminant …

Characteristics and pollution potential of leachate from municipal solid waste landfills: Practical examples from Poland and the Czech Republic and a comprehensive …

A Podlasek, MD Vaverková, E Koda, A Jakimiuk… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation of leachate is mainly due to the percolating of rainwater through the body of
the landfill and the physical, chemical, and biological processes taking place inside the body …

The future of flash graphene for the sustainable management of solid waste

NH Barbhuiya, A Kumar, A Singh, MK Chandel… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Graphene research has steadily increased, and its commercialization in many applications
is becoming a reality because of its superior physicochemical properties and advances in …

Analysis of the contaminants released from municipal solid waste landfill site: a case study

SR Samadder, R Prabhakar, D Khan, D Kishan… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Release and transport of leachate from municipal solid waste landfills pose a potential
hazard to both surrounding ecosystems and human populations. In the present study, soil …

Biochar from municipal solid waste for resource recovery and pollution remediation

V Gunarathne, A Ashiq, S Ramanayaka… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Open dumping of municipal solid waste is a common method of waste disposal in
developing countries, thus leading to pollution by gaseous emissions and landfill leachate …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of heavy metal content and potential ecological risks in soil samples from wild solid waste dumpsites in developing country under tropical …

BK Mavakala, P Sivalingam, A Laffite, CK Mulaji… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solid waste management constitutes a major concern and unresolved problem in most parts
of the world, particularly in developing countries where solid waste is disposed in …