Options for management of municipal solid waste in New York City: A preliminary comparison of health risks and policy implications
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Health risk assessments for landfill disposal versus WTE treatment options for the management of New York City's MSW indicate that the individual cancer risks for both options would be considered generally acceptable, although the risk from landfilling is approximately 5 times greater than from W TE treatment.About:
This article is published in Journal of Environmental Management.The article was published on 2008-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 43 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Transfer station & Environmental exposure.read more
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Use of incineration MSW Ash: A Review
TL;DR: In this paper, the characteristics of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) ashes, with a main focus on the chemical properties of the ashes, are reviewed, and the possible treatment methods for the utilization of ash, namely, separation processes, solidification/stabilization and thermal processes, are also discussed.
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Domestic waste composting facilities: a review of human health risks.
José L. Domingo,Martí Nadal +1 more
TL;DR: Taking into account the potential biological and chemical risks, an exhaustive control of the workers employed in MSW composting facilities is clearly recommendable.
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Application of energy system models for designing a low-carbon society
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the application of energy models considering scenarios towards a low-carbon society under the energy systems approach is presented, considering the utilization of waste for energy, the penetration of clean coal technologies, transportation sector models as a sample of sectoral approaches, and models related to energy-for-development issues in rural areas of developing countries.
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Assessment of the greenhouse effect impact of technologies used for energy recovery from municipal waste: a case for England.
TL;DR: The study found that the expected increase on the amount of Municipal Solid Waste treated for energy recovery in England by 2020 could save greenhouse gas emission, if certain Energy from Waste technologies would be applied, under certain conditions.
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Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Ash in Portland Cement Clinker
TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility of replacing clinker raw materials by waste ash residue for cement clinker production was studied, and the phase chemistry and chemical composition of clinkers were analyzed.
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