Current solid waste management strategies and energy recovery in developing countries-State of art review

AH Khan, EA López-Maldonado, NA Khan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Solid waste generation has rapidly increased due to the worldwide population, urbanization,
and industrialization. Solid waste management (SWM) is a significant challenge for a society …

Mucormycosis: An opportunistic pathogen during COVID-19

I Mahalaxmi, K Jayaramayya, D Venkatesan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still remains on an upsurge trend.
The second wave of this disease has led to panic in many countries, including India and …

Toward smarter management and recovery of municipal solid waste: A critical review on deep learning approaches

K Lin, Y Zhao, JH Kuo, H Deng, F Cui, Z Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing generation of municipal solid waste, heterogeneity of waste composition, and
complex processes of waste management and recovery have limited the performance of …

Towards environmentally sustainable management: a review on the generation, degradation, and recycling of polypropylene face mask waste

L Lyu, M Bagchi, N Markoglou, C An, H Peng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
There has been a considerable increase in the use of face masks in the past years.
Managing face mask waste has become a global concern, as the current waste …

Occurrence, transformation, bioaccumulation, risk and analysis of pharmaceutical and personal care products from wastewater: a review

U Anand, B Adelodun, C Cabreros, P Kumar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Almost all aspects of society from food security to disease control and prevention have
benefited from pharmaceutical and personal care products, yet these products are a major …

An assessment of hospital wastewater and biomedical waste generation, existing legislations, risk assessment, treatment processes, and scenario during COVID-19

VK Parida, D Sikarwar, A Majumder… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospitals release significant quantities of wastewater (HWW) and biomedical waste (BMW),
which hosts a wide range of contaminants that can adversely affect the environment if left …

SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens in municipal wastewater, landfill leachate, and solid waste: A review about virus surveillance, infectivity, and inactivation

U Anand, X Li, K Sunita, S Lokhandwala… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review discusses the techniques available for detecting and inactivating of pathogens
in municipal wastewater, landfill leachate, and solid waste. In view of the current COVID-19 …

Impact of sewer overflow on public health: A comprehensive scientometric analysis and systematic review

AO Sojobi, T Zayed - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
Sewer overflow (SO), which has attracted global attention, poses serious threat to public
health and ecosystem. SO impacts public health via consumption of contaminated drinking …

Microbial strategies for degradation of microplastics generated from COVID-19 healthcare waste

S Dey, U Anand, V Kumar, S Kumar, M Ghorai… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic has led to the generation of massive plastic wastes, comprising of
onetime useable gloves, masks, tissues, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) …

SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogenic microorganisms in the environment

A Nunez-Delgado, E Bontempi, M Coccia… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The title of the Virtual Special Issue (VSI)“SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogenic
microorganisms in the environment”, clearly indicates a main focus not only on the virus …