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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCharacterization of Household Wastes in D.R. Congo, a Case Study of LubumbashiMartin T. Mpinda, Sissou Zakari, Olusegun K. Abass et al.The insufficient supervision of household solid waste is a notorious problem in DR. Congo cities. Besides, solid waste management in Lubumbashi has been very rudimentary and unsystematic. This study aims to quantify and characterize the household solid waste in two Lubumbashi municipalities. For more than 50 years after independence from colonialism, the city trailed direct discharge of waste on exposed … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 3 · 10 Jun 2017 · 8,217 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComprehending the Environmental and Household Determinants of Jaundice Prevalence in Western NepalUttam Paudel, Krishna Prasad PantPersuasive but scanty evidences from literature claim that climate change is linked with neonatal and adult Jaundice prevalence, especially in underdeveloped countries. This paper explored major environmental and household characteristics attributable to Jaundice prevalence in western Nepal. Cross-sectional dataset obtained from household survey are employed to obtain the results from probit regression model, adequately leveled with an econometric theory. The … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 19 Feb 2020 · 7,893 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation the Anaerobic Digestion Performance of Organic Waste from a Landfill in MoroccoFatima Ebich, Rajae Ramdan, Azzouz EssamriOrganic household waste has a high organic content (69 g/kg), value of pH equal to 6,3 with 94% of moisture. Anaerobic digestion is one of the technologies for recycling and stabilization of organic waste, the process is carried out in 3L reactor at semi continuous and mesophelic conditions. During the anaerobic digestion of OHW, pH was around neutrality (between 6,5 … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 5 · 5 Oct 2017 · 7,998 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNovel Metal Accumulator and Protease Secretor Microbes from East Calcutta WetlandSanhita Chowdhury, Madhusmita Mishra, V.K. Adarsh et al.Nine bacterial isolates were screened from different sites of East Calcutta Wetland, an ecosystem located at the eastern fringes of Calcutta. Other than being a biodiversity rich area, the important feature of this system is that it is a natural sewage treatment plant for the city of Calcutta. In addition to daily sewage including solid and soluble wastes, a considerable … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 8,987 accessesView PDF Cite