Editorial: Modern management options for solid waste and by-products: sustainable treatment and environmental benefits

Riley et al. present a multi-criteria decision analysis that integrates the principles of Conceptual Site Models (Source-Pathway-Receptor) at a national scale in England and Wales to identify legacy waste sites where the occurrence of pollutant linkages is most likely. Locations without existing coa...

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Published inFrontiers in environmental science Vol. 12
Main Authors Funari, Valerio, Dalconi, Maria Chiara, Farnaud, Sebastien, Nawab, Javed, Gupta, Neha, Yadav, Krishna Kumar, Kremser, Klemens, Toller, Simone
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 08.03.2024
Frontiers Media S.A
Subjects
Bibliometrics
Biodegradation
Biodiesel fuels
Biotechnology
By products
Carbon monoxide
Clean technology
Coastal management
compostable and organics
Contamination
Decision analysis
Editing
Enzymes
Estuaries
Flood control
Flood management
Industrial applications
Industrial wastes
legacy waste
Microorganisms
Mineralogy
Multiple criterion
municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) ash
plastics
Raw materials
resource and energy efficiency
Solid wastes
Sustainability
Vegetable oils
Waste disposal sites
wastewater (WW)
Writing
United Kingdom > UK
England
Wales
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Summary:Riley et al. present a multi-criteria decision analysis that integrates the principles of Conceptual Site Models (Source-Pathway-Receptor) at a national scale in England and Wales to identify legacy waste sites where the occurrence of pollutant linkages is most likely. Locations without existing coastal defences or flood management infrastructure account for the majority of priority sites identified by authors’ analysis. Besides undefined sources of contamination, classified as mixed wastes, mining and industrial wastes displayed a strong regional distribution, especially north-east and south-west of England, south Wales, and post-industrial estuaries. [...]solid wastes are also examined for their potential as secondary raw materials and for their metal value, as some may support eco-technological management practices. [...]the molecular engineering of more efficient PETases is still required for industrial applications.
ISSN:2296-665X
2296-665X
DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2024.1385669