Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries

G Habert, SA Miller, VM John, JL Provis… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020‏ - nature.com
The use of cement and concrete, among the most widely used man-made materials, is under
scrutiny. Owing to their large-scale use, production of cement and concrete results in …

Cement plant emissions and health effects in the general population: a systematic review

E Raffetti, M Treccani, F Donato - Chemosphere, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Adverse health effects of cement plant exposure have been found in occupational contexts
but are less defined for the general population living near plants. We aimed to summarize …

[ספר][B] Mineral resources, economics and the environment

SE Kesler, AC Simon, AF Simon - 2015‏ - books.google.com
Written for students and professionals, this revised textbook surveys the mineral industry
from geological, environmental and economic perspectives. Thoroughly updated, the text …

Assessing the environmental sustainability of an emerging energy technology: Solar thermal calcination for cement production

M Tomatis, HK Jeswani, L Stamford… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Cement production is a highly energy-intensive process, contributing 7% to global CO 2
emissions. Over 80% of the energy used in cement production is consumed by the …

Characterization of heavy metals and PCDD/Fs from water-washing pretreatment and a cement kiln co-processing municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash

D Yan, Z Peng, L Yu, Y Sun, R Yong, KH Karstensen - Waste Management, 2018‏ - Elsevier
A disposal method for fly ash from a municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI-FA) that
involved a water washing pretreatment and co-processing in a cement kiln was tested. The …

Rubber and plastic wastes as alternative refused fuel in cement industry

FS Hashem, TA Razek, HA Mashout - Construction and Building Materials, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This paper aims to study the possibility of using Rubber waste (RW) and plastic waste (PW)
as sources of refused derived fuel in cement plant. The study is divided into two parts. First …

Community‐driven hypothesis testing: A solution for the tragedy of the anticommons

JM Palma‐Oliveira, BD Trump, MD Wood… - Risk Analysis, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Shared ownership of property and resources is a longstanding challenge throughout history
that has been amplifying with the increasing development of industrial and postindustrial …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of heavy metals released into the air from the cement kilns co-burning waste: Case of Oujda cement manufacturing (Northeast Morocco)

Y Arfala, J Douch, A Assabbane, K Kaaouachi… - Sustainable …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The metallic contents released into the air from cement kilns of Oujda cement plant have
been investigated. Heavy metal (HM) concentrations of kiln gas emissions were evaluated …

An integrated strategy by using long-term monitoring data to identify volatile organic compounds of high concern near petrochemical industrial parks

CY Hsu, PY Wu, YC Chen, PC Chen, YL Guo… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Exposure to ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is associated with a risk of cancer
in the residents living near petrochemical facilities. However, research on the contribution of …

Unintentional persistent organic pollutants in cement kilns co-processing solid wastes

L Yang, M Zheng, Y Zhao, Y Yang, C Li, G Liu - … and Environmental Safety, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Co-processing solid waste in cement kilns has become increasingly widespread in recent
years. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can be unintentionally produced and emitted …