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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37957491/supply-chain-optimization-for-environmental-sustainability-and-economic-growth
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zhaoguang Liao
As the globe strives to solve severe environmental challenges, the concept of a low-carbon economy that prioritizes low energy use, little pollution, and sustainable development is gaining support. The supply chain management industry is not safe from the possibilities and threats posed by this new development. In light of the emerging norm, it is imperative that all supply chain links be economically and ecologically sustainable. For conventional businesses, ensuring environmental advantages and practicing the issue of equitably dividing supply network node profits is exacerbated by green supply chain management...
November 13, 2023: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37924873/exploring-the-potential-reuse-of-pg-a-waste-or-a-resource
#22
REVIEW
Fatima Akfas, Abdellatif Elghali, Abdelmaula Aboulaich, Manuel Munoz, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Jean-Louis Bodinier
Phosphogypsum (PG), the main industrial by-product of phosphate fertilizer industry, primarily consists of calcium sulfate dihydrate. However, it contains various impurities with variable quantities depending on the origin of the phosphate rock. These impurities can restrict the reuse of phosphogypsum as a secondary primary resource. Consequently, large quantities of produced PG are stored in surface stockpiles that occupy extensive land areas and may pose a significant risk of ecological contamination to the surroundings...
November 2, 2023: Science of the Total Environment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37904506/ghana-s-recently-introduced-e-waste-regulatory-policy-a-hope-for-a-better-e-waste-sector
#23
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Frank Awere Kwayie Bimpong, Michael Osei Asibey, Daniel Kweku Baah Inkoom
Electronic waste (e-waste), often dominated by the informal sector, has had adverse effects on recipient developing countries' economies, health and physical environment. Ghana, over the years, has had support from international organisations to manage its e-waste crisis. Until 2016, there was no e-waste specific policy to guide the management of the sector. In 2016, Ghana passed a regulatory policy - Act 917 - to specifically deal with e-waste, supported by other frameworks such as a regulatory instrument (L...
October 30, 2023: Waste Management & Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37879172/design-and-simulation-of-a-cross-regional-collaborative-recycling-system-for-secondary-resources-a-case-of-lead-acid-batteries
#24
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xi Tian, Hongbin Tan, Jinliang Xie, Ziqian Xia, Yaobin Liu
In emerging economies, a significant amount of secondary resources are recycled by the informal sector, which can seriously harm the environment. However, some previous studies of industry management policy design ignored geographical factors. This paper introduces Geographic Information Systems into an agent-based cross-regional recycling model, and employs lead-acid batteries as an example. The model quantitatively displays the evolution of recycling markets in 31 provinces in Mainland China. Results show that: (1) High subsidies can significantly increase the number of formal enterprises in the short term, but their effectiveness decreases when the proportion of government funds in subsidies is above 80% in the long run; (2) The number of illegal recycling enterprises increases by 294% in eight inland provinces (e...
October 23, 2023: Journal of Environmental Management
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37850927/high-non-affordability-of-diets-and-malnutrition-in-africa-s-drylands-systems-analysis-to-guide-action
#25
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nora Hobbs, Julia Hug, Saskia de Pee
BACKGROUND: Africa's drylands have unique food environments and persistently high rates of wasting and stunting. This article documents findings and experiences from Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) processes conducted in 7 Sub-Saharan African countries that include drylands. OBJECTIVE: This study advocates for a comprehensive consideration of the specific food environments of drylands using a novel analytical framework and shares findings and best practices for improving food and nutrition security in these contexts...
December 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37832673/a-life-cycle-analysis-approach-to-evaluate-sustainable-strategies-in-the-furniture-manufacturing-industry
#26
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Md Nazmus Sakib, Golam Kabir, Syed Mithun Ali
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) plays a crucial role in sustainability evaluations and impact assessments, especially in the realm of eco-design and environmentally friendly manufacturing in the furniture sector. However, the existing research tends to focus on specific stages of the furniture life cycle and leaves a substantial portion of the environmental impact unaddressed, including resource consumption, waste generation, and emissions throughout the entire value chain. This research presents a comprehensive LCA of the production and distribution process of a Pinewood Table, aiming to evaluate and improve its environmental sustainability...
October 11, 2023: Science of the Total Environment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37831294/impact-of-domestic-and-industrial-effluent-on-marine-environment-at-karachi-port-trust-kpt-coastal-area-pakistan
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Aamir Alamgir, Moazzam Ali Khan, Noor Fatima, Syeda Urooj Fatima
The extent of aquatic pollution of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) coastal area located at the south of Pakistan coast has increased considerably in the last few decades due to unrestricted discharge of sanitary waste. The current study lays emphasis on the identification of vulnerable zones severely impacted by pollution in the KPT coastal area using laboratory monitoring, geospatial techniques, and statistical analysis. During 2019, sampling was conducted along the KPT coastal area, and 54 samples of seawater were collected during pre- and post-monsoon seasons...
October 13, 2023: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37823520/waste-management-developments-in-the-last-five-decades-asian-perspective
#28
REVIEW
Pariatamby Agamuthu, Sandhya Babel
Solid waste management was explored in Asia's last five decades, and the issues and challenges were identified. Waste generation has increased in all nations in the previous 50 years, although more recently, a declining trend has been observed in Japan and Korea. The composition has been predominantly organic, with 45-50% being kitchen waste. Material extraction and productivity to sustain the most populous part of the globe are explained. Waste management technologies have evolved, with more nations slowly transitioning from landfills to using waste-to-energy options...
October 12, 2023: Waste Management & Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37809813/informal-waste-pickers-in-guayaquil-recycling-rates-environmental-benefits-main-barriers-and-troubles
#29
JOURNAL ARTICLE
J Hidalgo-Crespo, J L Amaya-Rivas, Inês Ribeiro, M Soto, Andreas Riel, Peggy Zwolinski
Systems for managing municipal solid waste are typically ineffective in developing nations because of governments' deficient financial and administrative frameworks, poor rules, and a lack of suitable infrastructure and human resources. The informal sector plays an essential role in these systems by reprocessing waste into secondary raw materials, reducing collection and disposal costs, and, most importantly, benefiting the environment by avoiding incineration and landfilling. However, their actual contributions remain unknown...
September 2023: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37803601/coffee-oligosaccharides-and-their-role-in-health-and-wellness
#30
REVIEW
Shivani Tripathi, Pushpa S Murthy
Coffee oligosaccharides (COS) are novel sources of prebiotics comprising manno-oligosaccharides, galacto-oligosaccharides, arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides, and cello-oligosaccharides. These oligosaccharides function as prebiotics, antioxidant-dietary fiber owing to important physicochemical and physiological properties, adjuvants, pharma, nutraceutical food, gut health, immune system boosting, cancer treatment, and many more. Research suggests COS performs prebiotic action, as it enhances gut health by promoting beneficial bacteria in the colon and releasing functional metabolites such as SCFAs...
November 2023: Food Research International
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37761142/a-further-step-toward-sustainable-development-the-case-of-the-edible-mushroom-supply-chain
#31
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rachele De Cianni, Giovanna Cristina Varese, Teresina Mancuso
This study provides an accurate economic characterization of the supply of edible mushrooms throughout Italy within the European context to fill the relevant research gap and highlight barriers and opportunities that are consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals. Italian companies operating in this field were identified and economically characterized using the Chamber of Commerce's Register of Companies. A qualitative web content analysis was then conducted to extract information about the marketed products, mushroom species, and retail channels, as well as the adopted certifications...
September 15, 2023: Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37732761/improved-scientific-knowledge-of-methanogenesis-and-methanotrophy-needed-to-slow-climate-change-during-the-next-30-years
#32
EDITORIAL
Eric A Davidson, Jeremy D Semrau, Nguyen K Nguyen
Owing to the high radiative forcing and short atmospheric residence time of methane, abatement of methane emissions offers a crucial opportunity for effective, rapid slowing of climate change. Here, we report on a colloquium jointly sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology and the American Geophysical Union, where 35 national and international experts from academia, the private sector, and government met to review understanding of the microbial processes of methanogenesis and methanotrophy. The colloquium addressed how advanced knowledge of the microbiology of methane production and consumption could inform waste management, including landfills and composts, and three areas of agricultural management: enteric emissions from ruminant livestock, manure management, and rice cultivation...
September 21, 2023: MBio
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37732707/learning-from-the-past-to-plan-for-the-future-an-historical-review-of-the-evolution-of-waste-and-resource-management-1970-2020-and-reflections-on-priorities-2020-2030-the-perspective-of-an-involved-witness
#33
JOURNAL ARTICLE
David C Wilson
Improving waste and resource management (WaRM) around the world can halve the weight of plastics entering the oceans, significantly mitigate global heating and contribute directly to 12 of 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). Achieving such results demands understanding and learning from historical evolution of WaRM. The baseline is 1970, prior to environmental legislation. Early steps in the Global North focused on the 'technical fix' within strictly enforced legal frameworks, first bringing hazardous wastes and municipal solid wastes (MSW) under control, then gradually ramping up environmental standards...
September 21, 2023: Waste Management & Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37688856/molecular-scale-characterization-of-groundwater-treatment-sludge-from-around-the-world-implications-for-potential-arsenic-recovery
#34
JOURNAL ARTICLE
K Wang, P E Holm, U Brinkmann Trettenes, S R S Bandaru, D van Halem, C M van Genuchten
Iron (Fe)-based treatment methods are widely applied to remove carcinogenic arsenic (As) from drinking water, but generate toxic As-laden Fe (oxyhydr)oxide waste that has traditionally been ignored for resource recovery by the water sector. However, the European Commission recently classified As as a Critical Raw Material (CRM), thus providing new incentives to re-think As-laden groundwater treatment sludge. Before As recovery techniques can be developed for groundwater treatment waste, detailed information on its structure and composition is essential...
August 31, 2023: Water Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37678522/a-comparative-study-on-metal-pollution-from-surface-dust-of-informal-and-formal-e-waste-recycling-sectors-in-national-capital-region-of-new-delhi-and-associated-risk-assessment
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hina Kumari, Sudesh Yadav
Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) is considered as resource and secondary source of metals, and is being recycled for recovery of precious and base metals. But the processes of recycling and the waste generated during e-waste recycling in informal and formal sectors contribute toxic metals in to the environment. This work aimed to compare the environmental and health impacts of informal and formal e-waste recycling facilities at New Delhi and Bhiwadi Industrial area in India, respectively. Here, concentrations of Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, V, Zn, and Ag, and As in surface dust collected from informal and formal recycling sectors and their associated pollution, human health and ecological risk are presented...
September 5, 2023: Science of the Total Environment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37628200/identification-of-solid-and-liquid-materials-using-acoustic-signals-and-frequency-graph-features
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jie Zhang, Kexin Zhou
Material identification is playing an increasingly important role in various sectors such as industry, petrochemical, mining, and in our daily lives. In recent years, material identification has been utilized for security checks, waste sorting, etc. However, current methods for identifying materials require direct contact with the target and specialized equipment that can be costly, bulky, and not easily portable. Past proposals for addressing this limitation relied on non-contact material identification methods, such as Wi-Fi-based and radar-based material identification methods, which can identify materials with high accuracy without physical contact; however, they are not easily integrated into portable devices...
August 5, 2023: Entropy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37579458/institutionalisation-is-a-vital-element-for-fairness-of-priority-setting-in-the-package-design-if-the-target-is-universal-health-coverage-comment-on-evidence-informed-deliberative-processes-for-health-benefits-package-design-part-ii-a-practical-guide
#37
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Mohamed Jama, Reza Majdzadeh
The evidence-informed deliberative processes (EDPs) guide provides a practical framework for fair priority setting of the health benefits package (HBP) that countries can reasonably use. The steps presented in the EDPs are applicable for prioritising health services in designing HBP and are consistent with practical experience in countries. However, institutionalisation must be considered an element of fairness in the priority-setting process if the aim is to reach broader goals of a health system, such as universal health coverage (UHC)...
2023: International Journal of Health Policy and Management
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37572248/a-review-of-various-strategies-in-e-waste-management-in-line-with-circular-economics
#38
REVIEW
Soudabeh Pouyamanesh, Elaheh Kowsari, Seeram Ramakrishna, Amutha Chinnappan
Waste management of electrical and electronic equipment has become a key challenge for electronics manufacturers due to globalization and the rapid expansion of information technology. As the volume of e-waste grows, legal departments lack the infrastructure, technology, and ability to collect and manage it environmentally soundly. Government laws, economic reasons, and social issues are important considerations in e-waste management. The circular economy concept is built on reusing and recycling goods and resources...
August 12, 2023: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37495387/patient-and-professional-perspectives-about-using-in-vitro-fertilisation-add-ons-in-the-uk-and-australia-a-qualitative-study
#39
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sarah C Armstrong, Emily Vaughan, Sarah Lensen, Lucy Caughey, Cynthia M Farquhar, Allan Pacey, Adam H Balen, Michelle Peate, Elaine Wainwright
OBJECTIVES: In vitro fertilisation (IVF) add-ons are additional procedures offered alongside an IVF cycle with the aim of improving live birth rates. They are controversial because of the paucity of evidence to support their efficacy and safety, alongside the additional financial cost they often pose to patients. Despite this, they are popular. However, there is limited qualitative research regarding their use. The aims of the VALUE Study were to understand the decision-making process surrounding using or recommending add-ons; report sources of information for add-ons; and explore concerns for safety and effectiveness when considering their use...
July 26, 2023: BMJ Open
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37487377/the-prevalences-and-levels-of-occupational-exposure-to-dusts-and-or-fibres-silica-asbestos-and-coal-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-from-the-who-ilo-joint-estimates-of-the-work-related-burden-of-disease-and-injury
#40
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vivi Schlünssen, Daniele Mandrioli, Frank Pega, Natalie C Momen, Balázs Ádám, Weihong Chen, Robert A Cohen, Lode Godderis, Thomas Göen, Kishor Hadkhale, Watinee Kunpuek, Jianlin Lou, Stefan Mandic-Rajcevic, Federica Masci, Ben Nemery, Madalina Popa, Natthadanai Rajatanavin, Daria Sgargi, Somkiat Siriruttanapruk, Xin Sun, Repeepong Suphanchaimat, Panithee Thammawijaya, Yuka Ujita, Stevie van der Mierden, Katya Vangelova, Meng Ye, Muzimkhulu Zungu, Paul T J Scheepers
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are developing joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and injury (WHO/ILO Joint Estimates), with contributions from a large number of individual experts. Evidence from human, animal and mechanistic data suggests that occupational exposure to dusts and/or fibres (silica, asbestos and coal dust) causes pneumoconiosis. In this paper, we present a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalences and levels of occupational exposure to silica, asbestos and coal dust...
May 21, 2023: Environment International
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