The redevelopment of brownfield sites is a vital part of ensuring sustainable urban development but has a range of challenges, including contamination and/or geotechnical hazards, leading to risk and cost implications. ...

Environmental contamination comprises a complex mixture of both organic and inorganic contaminants. Understanding their distribution, behaviour and chemical interactions provides the evidence necessary to make informed ...

Contaminated land management has become a major concern for Nigeria. Sites affected by petroleum hydrocarbons from oil exploitation activities have been identified as a major environmental and socio-economic problem in ...

Resource security has attracted increasing attention globally due to the growing demand for use in a wide range of products. Municipal solid waste landfills and leachate are significant untapped resources that can ...

Rotating biological contactors (RBCs) are competitive wastewater treatment technologies for small wastewater treatment works (WWTs) due to their low energy, low maintenance and capacity for ammonium removal. Due to stricter ...

Since 1950 the global plastics production increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 8.5 % and it is expected to grow in the next 5 years at a CAGR of about 4 %. The estimated amount of plastics that ended ...