Municipal solid waste landfills in lower-and middle-income countries: Environmental impacts, challenges and sustainable management practices

S Mor, K Ravindra - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is collected, transported, and disposed of in an
unorganized and disordered manner in lower-and middle-income countries. Improper waste …

Review on biomass feedstocks, pyrolysis mechanism and physicochemical properties of biochar: State-of-the-art framework to speed up vision of circular bioeconomy

GS Ghodake, SK Shinde, AA Kadam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biochar is a solid carbon-rich, porous material produced by the thermochemical
conversion of a diverse range of biomass feedstocks under an inert atmosphere (ie, in the …

Occurrence of organic micropollutants in municipal landfill leachate and its effective treatment by advanced oxidation processes

L Pisharody, A Gopinath, M Malhotra, PV Nidheesh… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Landfilling is the most prominently adopted disposal technique for managing municipal solid
waste across the globe. However, the main drawback associated with this method is the …

A systematic review on mitigation of common indoor air pollutants using plant-based methods: a phytoremediation approach

R Kumar, V Verma, M Thakur, G Singh… - Air Quality, Atmosphere & …, 2023 - Springer
Environmental pollution, especially indoor air pollution, has become a global issue and
affects nearly all domains of life. Being both natural and anthropogenic substances, indoor …

Recent progress in single-atom alloys: Synthesis, properties, and applications in environmental catalysis

Z Xu, Z Ao, M Yang, S Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous catalysts have made outstanding advancements in pollutants elimination as
well as energy and materials production over the past decades. Single-atom alloys (SAAs) …

[HTML][HTML] Release, transformation, and risk factors of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from landfills to the surrounding environments: A review

Y Zhang, B **, W Tan - Environment International, 2021 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) serve as brominated flame retardants when added
to various products. When these products reach their end of life, a large amount of domestic …

A critical overview of the state-of-the-art methods for biogas purification and utilization processes

MR Atelge, H Senol, M Djaafri, TA Hansu, D Krisa… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biogas is one of the most attractive renewable resources due to its ability to convert waste
into energy. Biogas is produced during an anaerobic digestion process from different …

[HTML][HTML] Soil uptake of VOCs exceeds production when VOCs are readily available

Y Jiao, M Kramshøj, CL Davie-Martin, CN Albers… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are reactive gaseous compounds with significant
impacts on air quality and the Earth's radiative balance. While natural ecosystems are …

Current status and review of waste-to-biogas conversion for selected European countries and worldwide

M Zupančič, V Možic, M Može, F Cimerman, I Golobič - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Growing world population and increasing population density are leading to increasing waste
production with biological waste amounting to several billion tonnes annually. Together with …

An assessment of atmospheric concentrations and spatiotemporal variation of BTEX and associated pollutants in India

S Jayaraj, SMS Nagendra - journal of environmental sciences, 2025 - Elsevier
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) pollution poses a serious threat to
public health and the environment because of its respiratory and neurological effects …