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

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 …

Informal E-waste recycling practices and environmental pollution in Africa: What is the way forward?

L Andeobu, S Wibowo, S Grandhi - International journal of hygiene and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, e-waste is the fastest growing and most valuable waste-stream. While countries
worldwide are increasingly acknowledging the e-waste problem and introducing policies …

An overview of bioaerosol load and health impacts associated with dust storms: A focus on the Middle East

Z Soleimani, P Teymouri, AD Boloorani… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dust storms are an important environmental problem worldwide. The main sources of dust
storms include the Sahara, the Middle East, and central and northeastern Asia. Dust …

Municipal solid waste management with recyclable potential in develo** countries: current scenario and future perspectives

R Fidelis, EDR Guerreiro, DJ Horst… - Waste Management …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a complex challenge to be solved worldwide, intensified in
develo** countries since in addition to economic and environmental aspects there is also …

Pollution threat to water and soil quality by dumpsites and non-sanitary landfills in Brazil: A review

AKM Morita, C Ibelli-Bianco, JAA Anache… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
This work presents an overview of environmental studies performed in areas affected by
dumpsites and non-sanitary landfills in Brazil, focusing on physicochemical analysis of …

Bioaerosols in the landfill environment: an overview of microbial diversity and potential health hazards

AT Nair - Aerobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Landfilling is one of the indispensable parts of solid waste management in various countries.
Solid waste disposed of in landfill sites provides nutrients for the proliferation of pathogenic …

Ambient bioaerosol distribution and associated health risks at a high traffic density junction at Dehradun city, India

S Madhwal, V Prabhu, S Sundriyal… - … monitoring and assessment, 2020 - Springer
Traffic junctions are one of the crowded places where commuters are at high risk of
develo** respiratory infections, due to their greater exposure to airborne and human …

Distribution, characterization and health risk assessment of size fractionated bioaerosols at an open landfill site in Dehradun, India

S Madhwal, V Prabhu, S Sundriyal… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Open landfilling is a common practice of waste dum** in develo** countries, generating
a range of environmental and public health hazards. In this study, we determined the …

Review of bioaerosols from different sources and their health impacts

S GSJ, MP Ramakodi, R TVBPS - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2023 - Springer
The emission of bioaerosols in the ambient atmosphere from different sources is a cause of
concern for human health and the environment. Bioaerosols are a combination of biotic …

Health risk assessment and characterization of PM2. 5 bound bioaerosols at the municipal solid waste landfill site of Nagpur, India

P Kamdi, S Patil, A Bafana, A Lalwani, A Middey… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2024 - Elsevier
Landfill being the reservoir of organic waste, serves as the most important source in the
generation and emission of bioaerosols in the environment, and these bioaerosols have a …