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Orcr
Bio: Orcr is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hazardous waste & Municipal solid waste. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 83 publications receiving 900 citations.
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08 Dec 2015
292 citations
22 Sep 2015
TL;DR: The Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures (ASM-FMSM) report as mentioned in this paper provides information on municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, recycling, and disposal.
Abstract: Each year EPA produces a report called Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures. It includes information on municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, recycling, and disposal.
95 citations
08 Dec 2015
TL;DR: The TCLP as mentioned in this paper is designed to determine the mobility of both organic and inorganic analytes present in liquid, solid, and multiphasic wastes, and it can be used to detect the presence of poisons.
Abstract: the TCLP is designed to determine the mobility of both organic and inorganic analytes present in liquid, solid, and multiphasic wastes
87 citations
08 Dec 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, a dual-wavelength UV detector was used for trace analysis of explosives and propellant residues by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a dual wavelength UV detector.
Abstract: method for the trace analysis of explosives and propellant residues by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a dual wavelength UV detector
39 citations
11 Sep 2015
TL;DR: The non-hazardous materials and waste management hierarchy was developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition that no single waste management approach is suitable for managing all materials and streams in all circumstances as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: EPA developed the non-hazardous materials and waste management hierarchy in recognition that no single waste management approach is suitable for managing all materials and waste streams in all circumstances.
34 citations
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01 Jan 2018
TL;DR: In this paper, the updates implemented in EPA's 2020 inventory of U.S. GHG emissions and sinks for gathering and boosting (G&B) stations were discussed, and additional considerations for G&B were previously discussed in memoranda released November 2019 (Inventory of GHG Emissions and Sinks 1990-2018: Updates Under Consideration for Natural Gas Gathering & Boosting Station Emissions).
Abstract: This memorandum documents the updates implemented in EPA’s 2020 Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHGI) for gathering and boosting (G&B) stations. Additional considerations for G&B were previously discussed in memoranda released November 2019 (Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990-2018: Updates Under Consideration for Natural Gas Gathering & Boosting Station Emissions),1 October 2018 (Inventory of U.S. GHG Emissions and Sinks 1990-2017: Updates Under Consideration for Natural Gas Gathering & Boosting Emissions),2 and April 2019 (Inventory of U.S. GHG Emissions and Sinks 1990-2017: Updates to Natural Gas Gathering & Boosting Pipeline Emissions).3
1,051 citations
TL;DR: The use of fly ash in concrete dates back to the late 20th century and its advantages and disadvantages had been widely researched as mentioned in this paper, however, the level of replacement is still limited to a maximum of 35% of cement by mass.
417 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesize core principles and linked best practices for the management of construction and demolition waste across the entire construction value chain, which could dramatically improve resource efficiency and reduce environmental impact by: reducing waste generation, minimising transport impacts, maximising reuse and recycling by improving the quality of secondary materials and optimising the environmental performance of treatment methods.
Abstract: Construction and demolition waste constitutes a large fraction of all the waste generated in Europe. Its specific impact can be considered rather low, but the large generated volume and embodied resource makes this waste stream an important focus of current European policies. The European Commission has proposed new targets and goals for this waste stream in the Circular Economy package, but, given the rather heterogeneous landscape of waste management practice across Member States, new approaches that take into account the entire value chain of the construction sector are urgently required. This paper synthesises core principles and linked best practices for the management of construction and demolition waste across the entire construction value chain. Systematic implementation of these best practices could dramatically improve resource efficiency and reduce environmental impact by: reducing waste generation, minimising transport impacts, maximising re-use and recycling by improving the quality of secondary materials and optimising the environmental performance of treatment methods.
417 citations
TL;DR: Poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s (PHAs) represent a promising solution to allay climate change and plastic waste pollution and can approach a carbon neutral platform whereas petroleum-based plastics cannot.
358 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the link between pyrolysis conditions, the chemical and mineralogical composition of their products and the benefits of pyroolysis in the waste management sector.
Abstract: The fundamentals of pyrolysis, its latest developments, the different conditions of the process and its residues are of great importance in evaluating the applicability of the pyrolysis process within the waste management sector and in waste treatment. In particular the types of residue and their further use or treatment is of extreme interest as they could become the source of secondary raw materials or be used for energy generation in waste treatments. The main area of focus of this paper is the investigation of the link between the pyrolysis conditions, the chemical and mineralogical composition of their products and the benefits of pyrolysis in the waste management sector. More specifically the paper covers the fast, intermediate and slow pyrolysis of organic waste and mixtures of inorganic and organic waste from households. The influence of catalysts during fast pyrolysis on the product yield and composition is not being considered in this review.
320 citations