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Li D, Zhang Y, Yu F, Wang J, Zhang X, Feng L, Lang T, Yang F. Vadose-zone characteristic pollutants distribution, microbial community structure and functionality changes in response to long-term leachate pollution of an informal landfill site. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 948:174596. [PMID: 38997023 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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The study embarked on a comprehensive examination of the evolution and diversity of microorganisms within long-term leachate pollution environments, with a focus on varying depths and levels of contamination, and its linkage to soil characteristics and the presence of heavy metals. It was observed that microbial diversity presented distinct cross-depth trend, where archaeal communities were found to be particularly sensitive to alterations in soil depth. Noteworthily, Euryarchaeota increased by 4.82 %, 7.64 % and 9.87 % compared with topsoil. The abundance of Tahumarchaeota was successively reduced by 5.79 %, 9.58 %, and 12.66 %. The bacterial community became more sensitive to leachate pollution, and the abundance of Protebacteria in contaminated soil decreased by 10.27 %, while the abundance of Firmicutes increased by 7.46 %. The bacterial genus Gemmobacter, Chitinophaga and Rheinheimera; the archaeal genus Methanomassiliicoccus and Nitrosopumilus; along with the fungal genus Goffeauzyma, Gibberella, and Setophaeosphaeria emerged as pivotal biological markers for their respective domains, underpinning the biogeochemical dynamics of these environments. Furthermore, the study highlighted that geochemical factors, specifically nitrate (NO₃--N) levels and humic acid (HA) fractions, played crucial roles in modulating the composition and metabolic potential of these communities. Predictive analyses of functional potentials suggested that the N functional change of archaea was more pronounced, with anaerobic ammonia oxidation and nitrification decreased by 15.78 % and 14.62 %, respectively. Overall, soil characteristics alone explained 57.9 % of the total variation in the bacterial community structure. For fungal communities within contaminated soil, HMs were the primary contributors, explaining 46.9 % of the variability, while soil depth accounting for 6.4 % of the archaeal variation. This research enriches the understanding of the complex interrelations between heavy metal pollution, soil attributes, and microbial communities, paving the way for informed strategies in managing informal landfill sites effectively.
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- Dong Li
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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- North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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Singh M, Singh M, Singh SK. Tackling municipal solid waste crisis in India: Insights into cutting-edge technologies and risk assessment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 917:170453. [PMID: 38296084 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is a pressing global concern, with increasing interest in Waste-to-Energy Technologies (WTE-T) to divert waste from landfills. However, WTE-T adoption is hindered by financial uncertainties. The economic benefits of MSW treatment and energy generation must be balanced against environmental impact. Integrating cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can enhance MSW management strategies and facilitate WTE-T adoption. This review paper explores waste classification, generation, and disposal methods, emphasizing public awareness to reduce waste. It discusses AI's role in waste management, including route optimization, waste composition forecasting, and process parameter optimization for energy generation. Various energy production techniques from MSW, such as high-solids anaerobic digestion, torrefaction, plasma pyrolysis, incineration, gasification, biodegradation, and hydrothermal carbonization, are examined for their advantages and challenges. The paper emphasizes risk assessment in MSW management, covering chemical, mechanical, biological, and health-related risks, aiming to identify and mitigate potential adverse effects. Electronic waste (E-waste) impact on human health and the environment is thoroughly discussed, highlighting the release of hazardous substances and their contribution to air, soil, and water pollution. The paper advocates for circular economy (CE) principles and waste-to-energy solutions to achieve sustainable waste management. It also addresses complexities and constraints faced by developing nations and proposes strategies to overcome them. In conclusion, this comprehensive review underscores the importance of risk assessment, the potential of AI and waste-to-energy solutions, and the need for sustainable waste management to safeguard public health and the environment.
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- Mansi Singh
- Department of Zoology, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
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Labidi A, Ren H, Zhu Q, Liang X, Liang J, Wang H, Sial A, Padervand M, Lichtfouse E, Rady A, Allam AA, Wang C. Coal fly ash and bottom ash low-cost feedstocks for CO 2 reduction using the adsorption and catalysis processes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169179. [PMID: 38081431 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Combustion of fossil fuels, industry and agriculture sectors are considered as the largest emitters of carbon dioxide. In fact, the emission of CO2 greenhouse gas has been considerably intensified during the last two decades, resulting in global warming and inducing variety of adverse health effects on human and environment. Calling for effective and green feedstocks to remove CO2, low-cost materials such as coal ashes "wastes-to-materials", have been considered among the interesting candidates of CO2 capture technologies. On the other hand, several techniques employing coal ashes as inorganic supports (e.g., catalytic reduction, photocatalysis, gas conversion, ceramic filter, gas scrubbing, adsorption, etc.) have been widely applied to reduce CO2. These processes are among the most efficient solutions utilized by industrialists and scientists to produce clean energy from CO2 and limit its continuous emission into the atmosphere. Herein, we review the recent trends and advancements in the applications of coal ashes including coal fly ash and bottom ash as low-cost wastes to reduce CO2 concentration through adsorption and catalysis processes. The chemical routes of structural modification and characterization of coal ash-based feedstocks are discussed in details. The adsorption and catalytic performance of the coal ashes derivatives towards CO2 selective reduction to CH4 are also described. The main objective of this review is to highlight the excellent capacity of coal fly ash and bottom ash to capture and selective conversion of CO2 to methane, with the aim of minimizing coal ashes disposal and their storage costs. From a practical view of point, the needs of developing new advanced technologies and recycling strategies might be urgent in the near future to efficient make use of coal ashes as new cleaner materials for CO2 remediation purposes, which favourably affects the rate of global warming.
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- Abdelkader Labidi
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Maragheh, P.O Box 55181-83111, Maragheh, Iran
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, CEREGE, Aix en Provence 13100, France
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China.
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Xin M, Sun Y, Li W, Li X, Long Y, Bian R, Wang YN, Wang H, Huang Q. Metagenomics insights into the effect of co-landfill of incineration fly ash and refuse for bacterial community succession and metabolism pathway of VFAs production. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 904:166705. [PMID: 37652370 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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With the development of incineration technologies, incineration has become the most common treatment method of municipal solid waste in China. However, stabilized fly ash may enter landfills during the transition from landfill to incineration, which caused uncertain impact on landfill waste stabilization. Two simulated co-landfill columns were constructed based on different co-landfill methods (layer co-landfill and mixed co-landfill) to investigate the effect of stabilized fly ash co-landfilled municipal solid waste for bacterial community succession and change in metabolic pathways during hydrolysis-acidogenesis stage. The mixed co-landfill method resulted in higher degree of organic matter degradation, and the concentrations of volatile fatty acids (VFA) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in leachate were higher. The dominant phyla were Firmicutes in the layered co-landfill column and Bacteroidetes in mixed co-landfill column. The dominant genera for the total bacterial composition and VFA production were different, Pseudomonas and Propionibacterium, Proteiniphilum and unclassified Bacteroides were the dominant genera responsible for VFA generation in the layered and mixed co-landfill columns. The genes for butyrate production were enriched in the layered co-landfill column, whereas those related to acetate production were enriched in mixed co-landfill column. However, the layered co-landfill inhibited the microbial metabolic activity at the end of the co-landfill process.
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- Mingxue Xin
- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao 266033, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao 266033, China.
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao 266033, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Hazardous Waste Identification and Risk Control, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao 266033, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao 266033, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao 266033, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao 266033, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Hazardous Waste Identification and Risk Control, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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Naveenkumar R, Iyyappan J, Pravin R, Kadry S, Han J, Sindhu R, Awasthi MK, Rokhum SL, Baskar G. A strategic review on sustainable approaches in municipal solid waste management andenergy recovery: Role of artificial intelligence,economic stability andlife cycle assessment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 379:129044. [PMID: 37044151 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The consumption of energy levels has increased in association with economic growth and concurrently increased the energy demand from renewable sources. The need under Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) intends to explore various technological advancements for the utilization of waste to energy. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has been reported as constructive feedstock to produce biofuels, biofuel carriers and biochemicals using energy-efficient technologies in risk freeways. The present review contemplates risk assessment and challenges in sorting and transportation of MSW and different aspects of conversion of MSW into energy are critically analysed. The circular bioeconomy of energy production strategies and management of waste are also analysed. The current scenario on MSW and its impacts on the environment are elucidated in conjunction with various policies and amendments equipped for the competent management of MSW in order to fabricate a sustained environment.
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- Rajendiran Naveenkumar
- Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI 53726, United States
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- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai 602107, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai 600119. India
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- Department of Applied Data Science, Noroff University College, Kristiansand, Norway; Artificial Intelligence Research Center (AIRC), Ajman University, Ajman 346, United Arab Emirates; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Technology, TKM Institute of Technology, Kollam, Kerala, India
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai 600119. India; Department of Applied Data Science, Noroff University College, Kristiansand, Norway.
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Wang YN, Wang Q, Li Y, Wang H, Gao Y, Sun Y, Wang B, Bian R, Li W, Zhan M. Impact of incineration slag co-disposed with municipal solid waste on methane production and methanogens ecology in landfills. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 377:128978. [PMID: 36990329 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Co-landfill of incineration slag and municipal solid waste (MSW) is a main method for disposal of slag, and it has the potential of promoting methane (CH4) production and accelerating landfill stabilization. Four simulated MSW landfill columns loaded with different amount of slag (A, 0%; B, 5%; C, 10%; D, 20%) were established, and the CH4 production characteristics and methanogenic mechanisms were investigated. The maximum CH4 concentration in columns A, B, C and D was 10.8%, 23.3%, 36.3% and 34.3%, respectively. Leachate pH and refuse pH were positively correlated with CH4 concentration. Methanosarcina was the dominant genus with abundance of 35.1%∼75.2% and it was positively correlated with CH4 concentration. CO2-reducing and acetoclastic methanogenesis were the main types of methanogenesis pathway, and the methanogenesis functional abundance increased with slag proportion during stable methanogenesis process. This research can help understanding the impact of slag on CH4 production characteristics and microbiological mechanisms in landfills.
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- Ya-Nan Wang
- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao, China.
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, Qingdao University of Technology, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Disposal Co LTD, China
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