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 …

Progress and prospects in mitigation of landfill leachate pollution: Risk, pollution potential, treatment and challenges

P Wijekoon, PA Koliyabandara, AT Cooray… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The escalating loads of municipal solid waste (MSW) end up in open dumps and landfills,
producing continuous flows of landfill leachate. The risk of incorporating highly toxic landfill …

Toxic and heavy metals contamination assessment in soil and water to evaluate human health risk

W Ahmad, RD Alharthy, M Zubair, M Ahmed… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Due to urbanization and industrialization, there has been an increase in solid waste
generation and has become a global concern and leakage of leachate from landfills …

Recycling of organic wastes through composting: Process performance and compost application in agriculture

T Sayara, R Basheer-Salimia, F Hawamde, A Sánchez - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Composting has become a preferable option to treat organic wastes to obtain a final stable
sanitized product that can be used as an organic amendment. From home composting to big …

Heavy metals in leachate, impacted soils and natural soils of different landfills in Malaysia: An alarming threat

M Hussein, K Yoneda, Z Mohd-Zaki, A Amir… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Landfills are a potential threat to human health and the environment, especially from the
detrimental and toxic heavy metals. This study focuses on the assessment of heavy metals …

A review on treatment of membrane concentrates generated from landfill leachate treatment processes

R Keyikoglu, O Karatas, H Rezania, M Kobya… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Landfill leachate (LL) is highly toxic wastewater and comprises various pollutants such as
organic compounds, biological organisms, xenobiotics, heavy metals, inorganic salts, and …

Progress in catalytic pyrolysis of municipal solid waste

Q Li, A Faramarzi, S Zhang, Y Wang, X Hu… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Municipal solid wastes occupy lands and create environmental issues, which has stimulated
interest from governments to research community for converting them into useful products …

Heavy metal contamination assessment of groundwater quality: a case study of Oti landfill site, Kumasi

TK Boateng, F Opoku, O Akoto - Applied water science, 2019 - Springer
Environmentally friendly municipal solid waste management is the biggest problem facing
several develo** countries, including Ghana. Heavy metals pollution generated by landfill …

[HTML][HTML] Municipal solid waste compost: Global trends and biogeochemical cycling

X Cao, PN Williams, Y Zhan, SA Coughlin… - Soil & Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) compost is being prioritised as a sustainable solution for urban
waste management and is increasingly being used by agriculture as a soil enhancer, quasi …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of unregulated dumpsites: A study on toxic soil contamination, associated risks, and call for sustainable environmental protection in Nnewi, Nigeria

CC Aralu, PAC Okoye, HO Abugu, JC Egbueri… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The accumulation of leachates from unlined dumpsites laden soil-water environment with
toxic elements poses imminent threats to both the environment and humans. This study …