Emerging challenges in urban waste management in Tehran, Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic

• New challenges in MSW management in Tehran after the COVID-19 pandemic was studied. • Over 5.5 millions of PPEs are being daily discarded in Tehran during COVID-19. • Hospital wastes are being disposed of without undergoing any treatment in Tehran. • Landfilling of MSW has increased by 34.7% after...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zand, Ali Daryabeigi, Heir, Azar Vaezi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2020
Materias:
Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7359795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32834485
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105051
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Sumario:• New challenges in MSW management in Tehran after the COVID-19 pandemic was studied. • Over 5.5 millions of PPEs are being daily discarded in Tehran during COVID-19. • Hospital wastes are being disposed of without undergoing any treatment in Tehran. • Landfilling of MSW has increased by 34.7% after the outbreak of COVID-19. • Secondary contagion from improper management of MSW is probable in Tehran.

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