Development of professional standards in the area of medical and biological waste management for workers of 3-4 skill levels

Issues related to the updating of professional standards for workers of 3-4 skill levels are relevant for all sectors of the national economy. In this study, we have analyzed the qualifications and training of the main participants in the labor market in the field of biomedical waste management in health care organizations, agriculture and veterinary medicine, food and biotechnology industries, food trade, hospitality sectors, tourism, as well as other organizations in which medico-biological waste is generated. The purpose of this work is to analyze the algorithm for updating professional standards for management of medical and biological waste specialists. In the course of updating the Professional standard Worker in the area of medical and biological waste management, employees of the Department of Industrial Ecology of the Saint Petersburg Chemical and Pharmaceutical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation made a proposal to supplement the labor functions of this standard with new competencies and a new qualification Specialist in medical waste management, formed in the organizations of pharmaceutical activity.

Discourse for Transition toward Sustainability Development in Industrial Ecology Context in Kutai Kartanegara

A rich ecological value area within East Kalimantan, Kutai Kartanegara, represents a specific-particular ecological system of an island in a tropical country. Covered by the evergreen forest in the past, it has a closed-loop system formed naturally due to its metabolism. This system maintains the high diversity of nature which provides abundant resources both renewable and non-renewable. Owing to its ecological system value, the earth has been numerous beneficial the economic sector both for country and region for decades. Let say coal is one of the attractive resources for the energy sector, which has been contributing over 80% of the GDRP of Kutai Kartanegara in 2010.

Development of Sustainable Chemistry in Madagascar: Example of the Valuation of CNSL and the Use of Chromones as an Attractant for Mosquitoes

This article describes a part of the results obtained from the cooperation between the University of Lyon1 (France) and the University of Antananarivo (Madagascar). It shows (among others) that useful research can be carried out in developing countries of the tropics if their social, technical, and economic conditions are taken into account. The concepts and methods associated with so-called “green chemistry” are particularly appropriated for this purpose. To illustrate this approach, two examples are shown. The first deals with industrial ecology and concerns waste transformation from the production of cashew nut into an amphiphilic product, oxyacetic derivatives. This product was obtained with a high yield and in a single step reaction. It exhibited an important surfactant property similar to those of the main fossil-based ones but with a much lower ecological impact. The second talks about chemical ecology as an alternative to insecticides and used to control dangerous mosquito populations. New substituted chromones were synthesized and showed biological activities toward Aedes albopictus mosquito species. Strong repellent properties were recorded for some alkoxylated products if others had a significant attractant effect (Kairomone) depending on their stereochemistry and the length of the alkyl chain.

Preface

International Scientific Conference “Fundamental and Applied Scientific Research in the Development of Agriculture in the Far East” (AFE-2021) was successfully held on June 21 - 22, 2021 by Federal Scientific Center of Agricultural Biotechnology of the Far East named after A.K. Chaika, Far Eastern State Agrarian University, and Northern Trans-Ural State Agricultural University. Due to the difficult pandemic (COVID-19) situation around the world, the conference was held in two formats: physically at Federal Scientific Center of Agricultural Biotechnology of the Far East named after A.K. Chaika and in the format of videoconference. The organizers took into account all the necessary requirements for holding an event in a pandemic: separate entrances and exits for the exhibition and conference rooms were equipped with barrier tapes and signs; sessions were shortened to allow for airing and sanitizing of potential contact surfaces; there were no catering or coffee breaks; and all conference participants and guests were provided with medical masks. For virtual involvement, several social network possibilities were available, as well as video conferencing with all interested participants. Contributors and listeners delivered reports and discussed subjects using digital technology, namely the TeamLink software suite. The conference agenda comprised a plenary session as well as other subject sessions: Biodiversity, Environmental Health, Environmental Management, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Industrial ecology, Food Science and Technology, Crop Production, Livestock Farming Technology, Sustainable Aquaculture, Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Forest Management, Green Economics, Integrating Socioeconomics and Ecology, Creating Sustainable Cities, Energy, Waste management, Land Use, Geodesy and Cadastre, Geology and Geophysics, Glaciology, Hydrology and Water Resources, Soil Science, etc. List of Program committee, Organising Committee are available in this pdf.

Strategic Management of Industrial Ecosystems Based on the Platform Concept

Aim. The presented study aims to develop a structural model for industrial ecosystem management and to propose strategies for the industrial ecosystem orchestrator.Tasks. The authors systematize the landscape of existing research in the field of ecosystems; identify the problem and determine the research gap; develop the concept of ecosystem entity; determine the specific features of industrial ecosystem management; develop a structural model for industrial ecosystem management based on the platform concept; recommend strategies for the industrial ecosystem orchestrator.Methods. This study uses general scientific methods (synthesis, generalization, content analysis, graphical data interpretation), economic and statistical methods (correlation and regression analysis, mathematical statistics, expert methods, principal components analysis, hierarchical agglomerative clustering). As part of a study of economic sectors and digital technologies, the market structure is analyzed, and the dynamics of development indicators of digitalization processes is described.Results. The landscape of modern ecosystem research, types and properties of ecosystems, the composition of actors and exchange resources by ecosystem type are systematized, the concept of ecosystem entity is developed, and the specific features of industrial ecosystem management are determined. A structural model for industrial ecosystem management is developed. Four strategies for the industrial ecosystem orchestrator are recommended: increasing value, building trust, activating industrial ecology, institutionalization.Conclusions. In the context of digital transformation, it is advisable to implement strategic management of industrial ecosystems based on the platform concept. The results of managing an industrial ecosystem with the orchestrator function include enhancing the maturity and integration potential of synergetic interaction in the ecosystem, maintaining a high level of coherence (consistency) between actors at different hierarchical levels, creating long-term value and improving the quality of life.

Industrial Ecology and Knots Solid Waste of a Pulp Mill

Os rejeitos de nós são inevitáveis durante a conversão da madeira em polpa dentro do digestor contínuo no processo kraft. No estágio de cozimento ocorre impregnação parcial e consequentemente perda de fibras, assim como danos ambientais. Este trabalho analisa a viabilidade da mistura dos nós com cavacos virgens na alimentação do digestor, aumentando a vida útil do aterro industrial, provendo ganho econômico e ambiental, com base nos princípios da ecologia industrial e produção mais limpa. O sistema de reuso proporcionou um ganho de 781.87 quilogramas por hora de fibras, demonstrando a viabilidade para o reuso dos nós.