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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sina Kheirabadi, Amir Sheikhi
Summary: Medical waste has increased in the past 3 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation is expected to worsen as healthcare markets grow and the population ages, posing health threats to the public through environmental impacts. Urgent medical waste management is needed to alleviate these effects.
CURRENT OPINION IN GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shitaw Tafesse, Yidnekachew Esayas Girma, Eliyas Dessalegn
Summary: The study revealed that construction waste poses a significant challenge for most construction projects, with only a small percentage of companies recording and measuring the volume of waste, leading to cost overruns. The majority of construction companies lack a designated professional to handle waste issues. The major impacts of construction waste include cost overruns, environmental pollution, reduction in profit, failure of construction firms, excessive consumption of raw materials, and public health and safety risks.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yiannis Kountouris
Summary: This study examines the influence of local waste management culture on individual recycling behavior and finds that it has a significant impact on recycling behavior independently of local economic and social conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Stefan Schuetzenhofer, Iva Kovacic, Helmut Rechberger, Stephanie Mack
Summary: The management of waste in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industries is gaining global attention. Through circular economy practices, resource input, waste, emissions, and energy leakage can be minimized, resulting in reduced natural resource consumption. This paper analyzes the processes of dismantling, recovery, and recycling, and evaluates material sustainability through relevant parameters.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guoqing Qian, Chuansong Duanmu, Nisar Ali, Adnan Khan, Sumeet Malik, Yong Yang, Muhammad Bilal
Summary: The production and disposal of waste have raised great concerns, leading to a focus on hazard management strategies on both governmental and individual levels worldwide. Efforts are being made to ensure environmental sustainability while managing hazardous products from different sources.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Adriana Costa, Carla Mouro, Ana Patricia Duarte
Summary: This study examines the interactive role of green organizational climate and supervisor support in predicting pro-environmental behaviors at work. The findings suggest that green climate is positively related to employees' attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control, and supervisor support moderates the relationship between green climate and subjective norms.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Darina Vorobeva, Ian J. Scott, Tiago Oliveira, Miguel Neto
Summary: This paper analyzes the impact of different behavioral factors on citizens' intention to use a new household waste management and separation system, and explores their interaction with financial incentives. The study finds that empowerment plays a crucial role in adopting the innovative waste management system, and the effectiveness of the pay-as-you-throw and save-as-you-throw methods varies among individuals with different levels of pro-environmental behavior.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy, V. C. Shruti, Fermin Perez-Guevara
Summary: Citizen involvement initiatives in Mexico City have been successful in diverting recyclables, e-waste, and batteries from landfills. These initiatives have had a significant impact on waste diversion, carbon emission reductions, and promoting a circular economy. However, there is a need for larger-scale campaigns to further improve waste diversion rates.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Seyeon Lee, Louise R. Manfredi
Summary: This paper investigates systematic strategies implemented at the School of Design, X University, to use materials more sustainably in design studios. It highlights the problem of waste generated from repeated design iteration in studio culture and suggests finding self-sustaining outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anurag Deepak, Varun Sharma, Dinesh Kumar
Summary: This paper addresses the environmental burden of existing biomedical waste management in northern India and suggests constructive steps to achieve a less impactful environment through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The study finds that an integrated system including incineration with energy recovery, autoclave-shredder, chemical disinfection, and Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) reduces the environmental burden compared to the present state. The paper suggests that LCA is a beneficial tool for decision-makers and managers to reduce environmental burden and develop a life cycle inventory database for developed economies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ashish Soni, Pankaj Kumar Das, Abdul Wahab Hashmi, Mohammad Yusuf, Hesam Kamyab, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan
Summary: Strict environmental concern, depletion, and price hike of building construction materials are driving scientific studies for the search of alternative materials for building construction. This research aims to explore the environmental efficacy of solid waste management (SWM) and its relationship with economic structure, regulatory structure, science, and time. It also provides in-depth information on solid waste sources, recycling potential, and current utilization for significant development. Additionally, it discusses the production process, properties, advantages, disadvantages, and global economy of building materials developed through recycling of solid waste, as well as the sustainability, social, and environmental impact of green building materials.
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ashish Soni, Pankaj Kumar Das, Prabhat Kumar
Summary: The unsolved problem of municipal solid waste management in India has led to increasing population, industrialization, and urbanization. This review evaluates key criteria of waste management, identifies problems and possible solutions, and emphasizes the importance of recycling and integrated waste management for national development.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yuecheng Xin, Dilan Robert, Abbas Mohajerani, Phuong Tran, Biplob Kumar Pramanik
Summary: The management of glass waste has been a major crisis due to its bulk production and fewer recycling approaches adopted in the present industry. This study aims to develop a strategy for translating waste-contaminated glass dust (WGD) into manufacturing fired clay bricks, which is a completely new use of glass dust. The results demonstrated that the novel brick produced from 15% WGD is highly energy efficient and meets the compliance requirements based on national standards.
CASE STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Zhen Zhang, Muhammad Zeeshan Malik, Adnan Khan, Nisar Ali, Sumeet Malik, Muhammad Bilal
Summary: The rise in living standards and global economic development have led to resource depletion and increased waste generation. Effective waste management, particularly for electronic waste, is crucial for sustainable development and environmental conservation. Various strategies are being implemented globally to address the growing issue of waste management.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hisham Afash, Bertug Ozarisoy, Hasim Altan, Cenk Budayan
Summary: End-of-life tires are a common and hazardous type of waste that can be thermally degraded through pyrolysis to produce useful byproducts. However, the environmental impact of using waste tires as feedstock has been neglected. This paper reviews previous studies and applies the methodology to an industrial-scale pyrolysis plant to explore influential parameters and emphasize the need for environmental analyses. The results highlight the importance of testing the sustainability of pyrolysis as a tire waste management strategy at an industrial and commercial scale.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laura Alvarez, Hernan A. Moreno, Antonio R. Segales, Tri G. Pham, Elizabeth A. Pillar-Little, Phillip B. Chilson
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Brian R. Greene, Antonio R. Segales, Tyler M. Bell, Elizabeth A. Pillar-Little, Phillip B. Chilson
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Lindsay Barbieri, Stephan T. Kral, Sean C. C. Bailey, Amy E. Frazier, Jamey D. Jacob, Joachim Reuder, David Brus, Phillip B. Chilson, Christopher Crick, Carrick Detweiler, Abhiram Doddi, Jack Elston, Hosein Foroutan, Javier Gonzalez-Rocha, Brian R. Greene, Marcelo I. Guzman, Adam L. Houston, Ashraful Islam, Osku Kemppinen, Dale Lawrence, Elizabeth A. Pillar-Little, Shane D. Ross, Michael P. Sama, David G. Schmale, Travis J. Schuyler, Ajay Shankar, Suzanne W. Smith, Sean Waugh, Cory Dixon, Steve Borenstein, Gijs de Boer
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Phillip B. Chilson, Tyler M. Bell, Keith A. Brewster, Gustavo Britto Hupsel de Azevedo, Frederick H. Carr, Kenneth Carson, William Doyle, Christopher A. Fiebrich, Brian R. Greene, James L. Grimsley, Sai Teja Kanneganti, Joshua Martin, Andrew Moore, Robert D. Palmer, Elizabeth A. Pillar-Little, Jorge L. Salazar-Cerreno, Antonio R. Segales, Mark E. Weber, Mark Yeary, Kelvin K. Droegemeier
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Claire Burch, Michelle Busch, Edward Higgins, Steven Bittner, Nuwanthika Perera, Kevin Neal, Lawrence Burkett, Antonio J. Castro, Christopher Anderson
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ariel M. Jacobs, Tyler M. Bell, Brian R. Greene, Phillip B. Chilson
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Brian R. Greene, Stephan T. Kral, Phillip B. Chilson, Joachim Reuder
Summary: This study explores a new method for estimating turbulence statistics profiles in the stable boundary layer using multicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS) profiles. By scaling the temperature and wind profiles using gradient-based scaling, turbulence profiles can be derived. The method is validated and proven to be a powerful diagnostic tool that only requires a simple thermodynamic sensor payload on a multicopter UAS.
BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peyman Hekmatpour, Carrie M. Leslie
Summary: This study analyzes the impact of global air pollution on death rates and finds variations among different countries, with higher-income countries having lower death rates. Additionally, the study indicates that increased exports to higher-income countries leads to higher death rates from air pollution in middle- and low-income countries.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Gijs de Boer, Adam Houston, Jamey Jacob, Phillip B. Chilson, Suzanne W. Smith, Brian Argrow, Dale Lawrence, Jack Elston, David Brus, Osku Kemppinen, Petra Klein, Julie K. Lundquist, Sean Waugh, Sean C. C. Bailey, Amy Frazier, Michael P. Sama, Christopher Crick, David Schmale, James Pinto, Elizabeth A. Pillar-Little, Victoria Natalie, Anders Jensen
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2020)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Tyler M. Bell, Brian R. Greene, Petra M. Klein, Matthew Carney, Phillip B. Chilson
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2020)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Antonio R. Segales, Brian R. Greene, Tyler M. Bell, William Doyle, Joshua J. Martin, Elizabeth A. Pillar-Little, Phillip B. Chilson
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2020)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Brian R. Greene, Antonio R. Segales, Sean Waugh, Simon Duthoit, Phillip B. Chilson
ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
(2018)