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11256500

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the current status and identify the problems of municipal solid waste (MSW) management in China in order to determine appropriate remedial strategies. This is the first of two papers, discussing primarily the general characteristics of MSW and its management in China. The second paper focuses on specific remedial strategies. MSW generation in China has increased rapidly in the past 20 years from 31.3 million tons in 1980 to 113.0 million tons in 1998. The annual rate of increase is 3-10%. The average generation per capita is 1.0 kg/day (0.38 t/year). Nearly one-half of the waste generated is dumped in the suburbs, where the accumulated quantity has reached 6 billion tons, which has caused heavy environmental pollution. This paper provides information on MSW management in China, such as MSW generation and its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Low calorific value and high moisture content characterize China's municipal waste. Other issues related to MSW management in China are also discussed, including the factors that influence MSW generation quantity and
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1096-2247
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
250-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Municipal solid waste characteristics and management in China.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. wanght@dns.ep.tsinghua.edu.cn
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article