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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… sole performance specification standard referring to the biodegradation of plastic materials in marine environments. …
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Technical Guidelines on wastes collected from households (Y46)

… takes several days. Both these processes rely on aerobic biodegradation taking place to produce a product resembling … but also to prevent injuries from sharps. 3 13. Some biodegradation of the putrescible fraction in the household … to be wet to promote maximum production of landfill gas, biodegradation occurs quickly after the waste has been …
18 Feb 2025 Document

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… Methane, for instance, is the main by- product of the biodegradation of organ- ic material such as food waste, … 200 Kirchmann, Holger and Wasiyhun Ewnetu (June 1998). Biodegradation of petroleum-based oil wastes through composting. Biodegradation, vol. 9, issue 2 UNEP (2009). Climate in …
18 Feb 2025 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… there is a lack of inde- pendent scientific evidence that biodegradation will occur any more rapidly than unmodified … tics. Further degradation by microbial action is termed biodegradation. Once biodegradation is complete the plastic is said to have been …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… of contaminant mass from the sample by volatilization or biodegradation. These precautions include collecting samples … were also excluded because of time issues, because the biodegradation of chlorobenzene compounds is difficult, and … and bioremediation (see Table 4.6). Since the biodegradation of PCBs is difficult, the remediation of a …
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Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)

… utilises the natural capacity of soils to bring about the biodegradation of organic matter. Waste Types High organic … material spread onto or mixed into such soils will undergo biodegradation. The application of suitable wastes to the …
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Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

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Technical guidelines on hazardous waste from the production and use of organic solvents (Y16)

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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… options for sustainability 68 digesters by INTA and lignin biodegradation by the National University of Tucuman. On …
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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

18 Feb 2025 Document in Chemicals and Waste