scholarly journals Hazardous Waste Transportation: an Overview

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ashiq
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
River Pollution ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
The Government

Increasing industrialization and globalization has spawned the unprecedented generation of environmental toxic and hazardous wastes. The existence of publicly known hazardous waste problems such as toxic spills, and river pollution that pose serious and very real threats to human health puts extensive pressure on the government to take an aggressive role in hazardous waste control and transportation. The main objective of hazardous waste transportation is public safety. Each government has the responsibility to ensure that hazardous materials should be transported safely for the social and economic good of the country. Hazardous waste management is now a major and urgent global concern. Various techniques, models, and guidelines for the perception of risks associated with the transport of the hazardous materials are developed. Database of the accident data are developed by transportation agencies to be used for the development of models to improve safety of hazardous waste transportation. Based on the available risk perception models, accident models, the type of hazardous material, origin/destination, and the availability of emergency response routes for their transport are properly designed. Advanced technologies, automated vehicle location system (AVL) and geographical information system (GIS) are also used for the analysis and modeling for the safe transport of hazardous materials. The purpose of this project is to present a literature review of hazardous waste materials and their impact on human health, regulations to control the movement of hazardous materials, Basel Convention and its effectiveness, treatment and disposal of hazardous materials, model developments for risk perception and management and the use of advanced technologies for safe transportation of hazardous wastes. Based on the literature review, the conclusions and future recommendations for possible improvement of the models and techniques used for safe transportation of hazardous wastes are presented.

scholarly journals Hazardous Waste Transportation: an Overview

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ashiq
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
River Pollution ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
The Government

Increasing industrialization and globalization has spawned the unprecedented generation of environmental toxic and hazardous wastes. The existence of publicly known hazardous waste problems such as toxic spills, and river pollution that pose serious and very real threats to human health puts extensive pressure on the government to take an aggressive role in hazardous waste control and transportation. The main objective of hazardous waste transportation is public safety. Each government has the responsibility to ensure that hazardous materials should be transported safely for the social and economic good of the country. Hazardous waste management is now a major and urgent global concern. Various techniques, models, and guidelines for the perception of risks associated with the transport of the hazardous materials are developed. Database of the accident data are developed by transportation agencies to be used for the development of models to improve safety of hazardous waste transportation. Based on the available risk perception models, accident models, the type of hazardous material, origin/destination, and the availability of emergency response routes for their transport are properly designed. Advanced technologies, automated vehicle location system (AVL) and geographical information system (GIS) are also used for the analysis and modeling for the safe transport of hazardous materials. The purpose of this project is to present a literature review of hazardous waste materials and their impact on human health, regulations to control the movement of hazardous materials, Basel Convention and its effectiveness, treatment and disposal of hazardous materials, model developments for risk perception and management and the use of advanced technologies for safe transportation of hazardous wastes. Based on the literature review, the conclusions and future recommendations for possible improvement of the models and techniques used for safe transportation of hazardous wastes are presented.

scholarly journals Potential use of GIS in hazardous waste transportation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manal. Youssef
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Transportation Routes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Potential Use

The objective of this project is to present a literature review of hazardous waste transportation and the impact on the environment by studying Canada's regulations and legislations and examining the potential use of GIS in reducing hazardous waste transportation. [sic] It is hard to find a specific definition for Hazardous Waste since the hazard could be generated form [i.e. from] a wide variety of sources. Therefore, the hazardous wastes defined according to the Transportation Dangerous Goods Act as those wastes that due to their nature and quantity are potentially hazardous to the human health and the environment. Hazardous wastes usually contain explosive, volatile, toxic, radioactive and flammable materials, and that therefore, requires special techniques to handle the hazard to avoid creating environmental pollution or health hazards during packing, transportation, and disposal. [sic] The government of Canada and the environmental experts made tremendous efforts to reduce the potential hazardous resulted from handling, shipping, treatment and disposal for the hazardous waste and find out alternatives to control that hazard and avoid any environmental impact. [sic] This paper also presented and discussed some studies that point out the important role of GIS in minimizing the impact of potential hazard and reducing incidents regarding hazardous waste shipments through determination of the short and safety transportation routes. [sic]

scholarly journals Florida Agricultural Handbook of Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulation: Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act (HMTAA)

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Olexa ◽  
Ian Goldfarb
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Hazardous Materials Transportation ◽  
Hazardous Waste Disposal ◽  
Household Activities

Revised! Circular 1139, a multi-part handbook by Michael T. Olexa and Ian Goldfarb, helps Floridians recognize which agricultural and household activities may involve solid and hazardous wastes. It also provides an introduction to the agencies and statutes that govern solid and hazardous waste disposal. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2008. Ask IFAS: Florida Agricultural Handbook of Solid and Hazardous Waste (2008) (ufl.edu)

EVALUASI PERATURAN MENTERI PERDAGANGAN NOMOR: 44/M-DAG/PER/9/2009 TENTANG PENGADAAN, DISTRIBUSI, DAN PENGAWASAN BAHAN BERBAHAYA

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erizal Mahatama ◽  
Bagus Wicaksena
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hazardous Material ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Regulatory Impact ◽  
The Government

Dalam rangka melindungi hak-hak konsumen dari penyalahgunaan yang dilakukan produsen, importir, distributor dan setiap pihak yang berada dalam jalur perdagangan barang atau jasa, pemerintah menetapkan Peraturan Menteri Perdagangan Nomor: 44/M-DAG/PER/9/2009 tentang Pengadaan, Distribusi, dan Pengawasan Bahan Berbahaya. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui gambaran pelaksanaan sekaligus mengevaluasi Permendag tersebut. Dengan menggunakan metode Regulatory Impact Assesment (RIA), hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Permendag tersebut belum komprehensif dan implementasinya belum efektif. Beberapa ketentuan dalam Permendag tersebut menunjukkan kontradiksi yang menimbulkan ketidakjelasan seperti pengaturan penunjukan Pengecer Terdaftar B2 (PT-B2) yang seharusnya hanya dapat ditunjuk oleh Distributor Terdaftar B2 (DT-B2) namun dapat juga ditunjuk oleh Importir Terdaftar B2 (IT-B2) atau Produsen B2 (P-B2). Ketidakjelasan yang lain adalah aturan terkait Produsen (P-B2) yang dapat mengimpor B2, sementara dalam peraturan ini diatur bahwa P-B2 hanya memproduksi B2 saja. Misuse of hazardous material may risk human health and the environment. In effort to protect consumer from the misconduct behavior of producers, importers, distributors, and other stakeholders along the distribution of goods and services, the Government issued Trade Minister Regulation Number 44/M-DAG/PER/9/2009 regarding Procurement, Distribution, and Surveilance of Hazardous Materials. This study aims to explore and evaluate the implementation of that regulation. Using Regulatory Impact Assesment (RIA) method, the study reveals that the Trade Minister Regulation is neither comphrehensively nor effectively implemented. Further, some clauses are found contradictory and poor clarity such as B2-Registered Retailers (PT-B2) that should be only appointed by the Registered Distributor (DT-B2) but in other article states that it can also be appointed by the Registered Importer (IT-B2) or Manufacturer (P-B2). The other poor clarity rules is on B2-Producers (P-B2) that is allowed to import B2, while other article sets that B2-Producers (P-B2) is only allowed to produce hazardous materials only.

scholarly journals Vitrification as a method of soil remediation

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-179
Author(s):  
Vanja Trifunović
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Glass Ceramic ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Mechanical Resistance ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Stable Glass

Various types of contaminated soil and hazardous waste that have a negative impact on the environment and human health can be treated with the vitrification process. This process is based on thermal treatment of contaminated soil or waste at high temperatures, with the addition of additives, whereby the soil/waste melts and a stable glass is formed. The resulting glass and glass-ceramic products have good mechanical resistance, chemically are resistant and immobilize contaminants, thus preventing their further negative impact on the environment. This paper presents a literature review of the vitrification process of different types of contaminated soil and hazardous waste.

scholarly journals Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of the Hazardous Wastes and their Management in Industries of Damghan City

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzieh Khanbeigi ◽  
Taleb Askaripoor ◽  
Hamidreza Nassehinia ◽  
Bahareh Moradi
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Waste Products

Introduction: In recent years, unauthorized disposal of the hazardous wastes has threatened the human health and created many environmental problems in human societies. Given the direct and indirect hazards of these wastes, it is essential to collect information with regard to their appropriate management in Iran. The purpose of this study was to determine the quantity and quality of the hazardous waste and its management in industries of Damghan City in Iran. Methods: Initially, the list of industries in Damghan City was prepared. Later, the necessary coordination was made with the relevant organizations and active units were identified. After the field tours, information on the quality, quantity, and management of the hazardous wastes was collected by a questionnaire.  Results: The results showed that the total hazardous waste products in the investigated industries were 4795 kg per month; 36.36% of the industries produced toxic substances, 9.09% created corrosive substances, 36.36% flammable materials, and 18.18% resulted in reactive substances. None of the studied industrial units had a control system after disposal of the industrial hazardous waste. Furthermore, only 36.36% of the industries had specialized staff to collect and dispose the hazardous waste. Conclusion: To prevent environmental pollution and preserve the human health, a proper management system should be established for organizing the industrial wastes. Furthermore, identifying and gathering information about the industrial processes, raw materials, and waste products can be very useful in managing hazardous industrial wastes.  

Dielectric Processing of Hazardous Materials - Present and Future Opportunities

1992 ◽  
Vol 269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Oda
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Solvent Recovery ◽  
Dielectric Heating ◽  
Waste Streams ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Hospital Wastes ◽  
Automotive Emission

Dielectric heating technologies (microwave and radio-frequency, RF) bring unique capabilities to the processing of hazardous wastes. Potential opportunities for using these techniques can be described by classifying and matching waste streams to the particular features of dielectric heating. Microwave and RF applications for processing hazardous waste are at various stages of development and include: solvent recovery, regeneration of activated carbon, pyrolysis of rubber tires, soil remediation, and disinfection of hospital wastes. Other solutions to environmental problems can include the replacement of conventional fossil-fired processes (eg, RF-assisted post-baking of biscuits) and microwave heating of catalyst substrate materil for automotive emission control. Examples of dielectric heating systems that are processing hazardous waste are used to illustrate the benefits of these technologies and to characterize future opportunities.

scholarly journals Potential use of GIS in hazardous waste transportation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manal. Youssef
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Transportation Routes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Potential Use

The objective of this project is to present a literature review of hazardous waste transportation and the impact on the environment by studying Canada's regulations and legislations and examining the potential use of GIS in reducing hazardous waste transportation. [sic] It is hard to find a specific definition for Hazardous Waste since the hazard could be generated form [i.e. from] a wide variety of sources. Therefore, the hazardous wastes defined according to the Transportation Dangerous Goods Act as those wastes that due to their nature and quantity are potentially hazardous to the human health and the environment. Hazardous wastes usually contain explosive, volatile, toxic, radioactive and flammable materials, and that therefore, requires special techniques to handle the hazard to avoid creating environmental pollution or health hazards during packing, transportation, and disposal. [sic] The government of Canada and the environmental experts made tremendous efforts to reduce the potential hazardous resulted from handling, shipping, treatment and disposal for the hazardous waste and find out alternatives to control that hazard and avoid any environmental impact. [sic] This paper also presented and discussed some studies that point out the important role of GIS in minimizing the impact of potential hazard and reducing incidents regarding hazardous waste shipments through determination of the short and safety transportation routes. [sic]

scholarly journals Rapamycin: Drug Repurposing in SARS-CoV-2 Infection

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Jiri Patocka ◽  
Kamil Kuca ◽  
Patrik Oleksak ◽  
Eugenie Nepovimova ◽  
Martin Valis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Health ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Drug Repurposing ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Suitable Candidate ◽  
Promising Strategy ◽  
The World

Since December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has been a worldwide pandemic with enormous consequences for human health and the world economy. Remdesivir is the only drug in the world that has been approved for the treating of COVID-19. This drug, as well as vaccination, still has uncertain effectiveness. Drug repurposing could be a promising strategy how to find an appropriate molecule: rapamycin could be one of them. The authors performed a systematic literature review of available studies on the research describing rapamycin in association with COVID-19 infection. Only peer-reviewed English-written articles from the world’s acknowledged databases Web of Science, PubMed, Springer and Scopus were involved. Five articles were eventually included in the final analysis. The findings indicate that rapamycin seems to be a suitable candidate for drug repurposing. In addition, it may represent a better candidate for COVID-19 therapy than commonly tested antivirals. It is also likely that its efficiency will not be reduced by the high rate of viral RNA mutation.

scholarly journals Psychological Factors Affecting Risk Perception of COVID-19: Evidence from Peru and China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6513
Author(s):  
Fredy S. Monge-Rodríguez ◽  
He Jiang ◽  
Liwei Zhang ◽  
Andy Alvarado-Yepez ◽  
Anahí Cardona-Rivero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Government ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health Field

COVID-19 has spread around the world, causing a global pandemic, and to date is impacting in various ways in both developed and developing countries. We know that the spread of this virus is through people’s behavior despite the perceived risks. Risk perception plays an important role in decision-making to prevent infection. Using data from the online survey of participants in Peru and China (N = 1594), data were collected between 8 July 31 and August 2020. We found that levels of risk perception are relatively moderate, but higher in Peru compared to China. In both countries, anxiety, threat perception, self-confidence, and sex were found to be significant predictors of risk perception; however, trust in the information received by government and experts was significant only in Peru, whereas self-confidence had a significant negative effect only for China. Risk communication should be implemented through information programs aimed at reducing anxiety and improving self-confidence, taking into consideration gender differences. In addition, the information generated by the government should be based on empirical sources. Finally, the implications for effective risk communication and its impacts on the health field are discussed.

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