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Valorisation of organic wastes through black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae: Impacts on Growth, nutritional Composition, and bioconversion efficiency 黑兵蝇(Hermetia illucens)幼虫对有机废物的增殖:对生长、营养成分和生物转化效率的影响
Pub Date : 2025-12-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100278
Pawan Chapagaee , Sandesh Thapa , Sushil Shrestha , Bigyan Puri , Anup Ghimire , Dipak Raj Bist , Lokendra Khatri , Adhiraj Kunwar
Organic waste accumulation poses a significant environmental challenge, necessitating effective waste management strategies. The black soldier fly serves as a beneficial insect, aiding in waste reduction and animal feed production, while its frass contributes to sustainable soil improvement. Therefore, this study is aimed to investigate the bioconversion efficiency, growth performance, longevity, waste reduction, and nutritional composition of Hermetia illucens (Black soldier fly; BSF) larvae reared on five different urban organic wastes: restaurant waste, vegetable waste, fruit waste, kitchen waste, and butchery chicken waste following completely randomized design (CRD) with five urban waste treatment and four replications. The results revealed the highest larval growth rate and bioconversion found on restaurant waste 12.02 ± 0.47 mg/day and 6.97 ± 0.15 % respectively. Larva reared on butchery chicken waste showed highest larval mortality (76.02 ± 0.42 %) and life cycle duration (57 days). Also, the highest decomposition rate of waste was found on kitchen waste (0.73 ± 0.02) and fruit waste (0.72 ± 0.009). The highest waste reduction rate was found on kitchen waste (73.66 ± 2.70 %) and restaurant waste (62 ± 0.94 %). Larvae reared on restaurant waste exhibited highest crude protein content (37 ± 0.44 %DM), whereas highest crude fat was found on larva reared on butchery chicken waste (47.4 ± 0.64 %DM). The study highlights how BSF can efficiently decrease waste quantities and transform nutrient-balanced urban organic wastes into high-value biomass. The most promising substrates for large-scale BSF rearing and circular bio economy applications in developing nations like Nepal were found to be kitchen and restaurant wastes.
有机废物的积累构成了重大的环境挑战,需要有效的废物管理策略。黑兵蝇是一种有益的昆虫,有助于减少废物和动物饲料的生产,而它的草有助于可持续的土壤改良。因此,本试验采用完全随机设计(CRD),采用5种城市垃圾处理方式,4个重复,研究了在5种不同城市有机垃圾(餐厨垃圾、蔬菜垃圾、水果垃圾、厨余垃圾和屠宰鸡垃圾)上饲养的黑兵蝇(Hermetia illucens, BSF)幼虫的生物转化效率、生长性能、寿命、减废率和营养成分。结果表明,在餐厨垃圾上的幼虫生长率和生物转化率最高,分别为12.02±0.47 mg/d和6.97±0.15%。屠宰鸡粪饲养的幼虫死亡率最高(76.02±0.42%),生命周期最长(57 d)。厨余垃圾(0.73±0.02)和水果垃圾(0.72±0.009)的分解率最高。厨余垃圾减减率最高(73.66±2.70%),餐余垃圾减减率最高(62±0.94%)。以餐厨垃圾饲养的幼虫粗蛋白质含量最高(37±0.44% DM),以屠宰鸡垃圾饲养的幼虫粗脂肪含量最高(47.4±0.64% DM)。该研究强调了生物流化床如何有效地减少废物数量,并将营养平衡的城市有机废物转化为高价值的生物质。研究发现,在尼泊尔等发展中国家,大规模生物流化床养殖和循环生物经济应用最有希望的基质是厨房和餐馆垃圾。
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Household food waste across multiple food groups in Dodoma, Tanzania: A Multinomial Probit approach 坦桑尼亚Dodoma多个食物组的家庭食物浪费:多项概率方法
Pub Date : 2025-12-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100276
Denis M. Silayo , Mary Kulwijila , Abiud J. Bongole
Food waste (FdW) undermines food security both directly and indirectly by disrupting sustainable food systems. Understanding the root causes of FdW and its effects across multiple dimensions is crucial. Despite extensive global research, studies focusing on Household Food Waste (HFdW) in Tanzania remain limited. This study addresses that gap by analyzing the determinants of FdW generation across combinations of Food Groups (FGs) in Dodoma, Tanzania. A cross-sectional survey of 402 households was conducted to collect data on FdW-related behaviors and preferences. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation was applied to reduce dimensionality, revealing that Cereals, Legumes & Pulses, and Roots & Tubers contributed most strongly to the retained components that capture the main variation in HFdW patterns. Each group was then dichotomized into high or low waste based on the median, and the resulting binary indicators were combined to create eight possible FdW patterns, representing all combinations of waste intensity across the three groups. These FdW patterns formed the dependent variable in a Multinomial Probit Regression Model (MPRM). The model revealed that demographic factors such as higher education, female-headed, and older households were associated with lower HFdW. Behavioural practices, including meal planning and leftover reuse, also reduced waste, while attitudinal factors such as greater awareness of FdW impacts further reinforced this effect. In contrast, weaker perceptions of money value were linked to higher FdW levels. The findings highlight the importance of behavioral and contextual factors in shaping HFdW. Policymakers should consider targeted strategies such as meal planning support, storage and handling education, and gender-responsive interventions to reduce FdW and enhance food security in Tanzania and other low-resource settings.
食物浪费通过破坏可持续粮食系统,直接和间接地破坏粮食安全。了解外来务工人员的根本原因及其在多个维度上的影响至关重要。尽管进行了广泛的全球研究,但针对坦桑尼亚家庭食物垃圾的研究仍然有限。本研究通过分析坦桑尼亚多马不同食物群(FGs)组合中产生食物残粮的决定因素,解决了这一差距。我们对402个住户进行了横断面调查,以收集与外佣有关的行为和偏好的数据。采用主成分分析(PCA)和变大旋转进行降维分析,发现谷类、豆类和块茎类对捕获HFdW模式主要变异的保留成分贡献最大。然后,根据中位数将每个组分为高废物或低废物,并将所得的二元指标组合起来,创建八种可能的FdW模式,代表三组中废物强度的所有组合。这些FdW模式构成了多项概率回归模型(MPRM)的因变量。该模型显示,高等教育、女性户主和年龄较大的家庭等人口因素与较低的家庭人均收入有关。行为习惯,包括饮食计划和剩饭再利用,也减少了浪费,而态度因素,如提高对外厨垃圾影响的认识,进一步加强了这一效果。相比之下,对货币价值较弱的认知与较高的对外直接投资水平有关。研究结果强调了行为和环境因素在HFdW形成中的重要性。政策制定者应考虑有针对性的战略,如膳食计划支持、储存和处理教育,以及促进性别平等的干预措施,以减少坦桑尼亚和其他资源匮乏地区的外来移民,并加强粮食安全。
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Tracking the plastic footprint: a bibliometric mapping of microplastics research in Asia (2015–2025) 追踪塑料足迹:亚洲微塑料研究的文献计量图(2015-2025)
Pub Date : 2025-12-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100274
Ronilo P. Antonio
The growing crisis of microplastic pollution poses serious environmental and public health challenges, yet despite Asia’s central role in plastic leakage and research growth, its scholarly landscape over the past decade remains unmapped. This study addresses this gap by conducting a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 3,797 Scopus-indexed articles published between 2015 and 2025, employing an integrated approach that combines performance analysis, co-citation analysis, and co-word analysis using VOSviewer software. The results reveal an exponential surge in research output since 2019, with China, India, and Indonesia emerging as key contributors. Citation analysis highlights seminal works on atmospheric transport, soil contamination, and human ingestion as influential drivers of the field. Co-citation mapping identifies four intellectual clusters, mainly foundational conceptual frameworks, environmental pathways, global plastics accounting, and ecological impacts. Meanwhile co-word analysis uncovers three thematic domains: pollution sources and detection, ecological and biological effects, and environmental fate and transport. Overlay visualization further demonstrates a temporal shift from early descriptive and methodological studies toward interdisciplinary, solution-oriented research integrating ecological risk assessment and human health concerns. By synthesizing a decade of scholarship, this study provides a critical evidence base for guiding future research priorities and informs risk assessment strategies, policy design, and global governance efforts aimed at mitigating the escalating microplastics crisis.
日益严重的微塑料污染危机给环境和公共卫生带来了严峻的挑战,然而,尽管亚洲在塑料泄漏和研究增长方面发挥了核心作用,但过去十年来,亚洲的学术格局仍未被描绘出来。本研究通过对2015年至2025年间发表的3797篇scopus索引文章进行全面的文献计量分析,采用综合方法,使用VOSviewer软件将性能分析、共引分析和共词分析结合起来,解决了这一差距。结果显示,自2019年以来,研究产出呈指数级增长,中国、印度和印度尼西亚成为主要贡献者。引文分析强调了大气运输、土壤污染和人类摄入作为该领域有影响的驱动因素的开创性工作。共引图确定了四个知识集群,主要是基础概念框架、环境路径、全球塑料会计和生态影响。同时,共词分析揭示了三个主题领域:污染源和检测,生态和生物效应,环境命运和运输。叠加可视化进一步表明,从早期的描述性和方法学研究向跨学科、以解决方案为导向的研究转变,整合了生态风险评估和人类健康问题。通过综合十年的学术研究,本研究为指导未来的研究重点提供了重要的证据基础,并为旨在缓解不断升级的微塑料危机的风险评估策略、政策设计和全球治理工作提供了信息。
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Scoping mushroom cultivation in the Northern Territory: Applying a circular economy approach 北领地蘑菇种植范围:应用循环经济方法
Pub Date : 2025-12-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100275
Waseem Ahmed , Yujuan Li , Edward Mwando , Kamaljit Sangha , Tham Dong , Cheng-Yuan Xu
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The evolving landscape of AI-driven risk management in the biogas production: A systematic and bibliometric review 人工智能驱动的沼气生产风险管理的发展前景:系统和文献计量回顾
Pub Date : 2025-12-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100271
Mohamed Abourida , Michael Short , Oleksiy V. Klymenko , Noor M. Khamis , Charf Mahammedi , M.K.S. Al-Mhdawi , Abdel-Hamed Sakr
This review presents the first combined systematic and bibliometric review synthesising artificial intelligence (AI)-driven approaches to risk management in biogas production within wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), with emphasis on decision-optimisation and operational safety. Seven academic databases: Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Taylor & Francis, and Google Scholar were systematically searched from 2015 to March 2025, and screening followed PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Of 3,716 retrieved records, 109 studies met the inclusion criteria. Bibliometric mapping (VOSviewer) and qualitative synthesis identified five thematic clusters: (i) biogas process safety, (ii) IoT integration and renewable-energy, (iii) optimisation and supply-chain resilience, (iv) AI-driven decision-support frameworks, and (v) advanced machine-learning techniques. The analysis reveals a marked increase in publications since 2020, reflecting a shift from conceptual modelling toward applied digital risk solutions. Europe and China remain leading contributors, although collaboration networks are fragmented and methodological heterogeneity persists. Full-scale validation of AI models in operational WWTP-based biogas plants remains limited, with most studies relying on laboratory experiments, simulations, or pilot-scale data. Constraints include publication bias, database coverage, English-language restrictions, inconsistent performance metrics, and limited access to long-term Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems datasets. The review demonstrates that AI-driven methods have significant potential to improve safety, operational efficiency, and regulatory assurance in biogas facilities. However, achieving practical and scalable implementation will require rigorous multi-site validation, standardised evaluation indicators, integration of explainable AI, and alignment with plant-level risk-governance frameworks.
这篇综述提出了第一个综合系统和文献计量学综述,综合了人工智能(AI)驱动的方法来管理废水处理厂(WWTPs)内沼气生产的风险,重点是决策优化和操作安全。从2015年到2025年3月,系统检索了Scopus、Web of Science、IEEE explore、ScienceDirect、SpringerLink、Taylor & Francis和b谷歌Scholar 7个学术数据库,筛选遵循PRISMA 2020指南。在3716份检索记录中,109项研究符合纳入标准。文献计量制图(VOSviewer)和定性综合确定了五个专题集群:(i)沼气过程安全,(ii)物联网集成和可再生能源,(iii)优化和供应链弹性,(iv)人工智能驱动的决策支持框架,以及(v)先进的机器学习技术。分析显示,自2020年以来,出版物显著增加,反映了从概念建模向应用数字风险解决方案的转变。欧洲和中国仍然是主要的贡献者,尽管合作网络是分散的,方法上的异质性仍然存在。人工智能模型在运营的基于污水处理厂的沼气厂中的全面验证仍然有限,大多数研究依赖于实验室实验、模拟或中试规模的数据。限制因素包括发表偏倚、数据库覆盖范围、英语语言限制、不一致的性能指标以及对长期监督控制和数据采集(SCADA)系统数据集的有限访问。该评估表明,人工智能驱动的方法在提高沼气设施的安全性、运营效率和监管保障方面具有巨大的潜力。然而,实现实际和可扩展的实施将需要严格的多站点验证、标准化的评估指标、可解释的人工智能的集成以及与工厂级风险治理框架的一致性。
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Detecting volume changes in municipal solid waste landfill using airborne laser scanning 机载激光扫描检测城市生活垃圾填埋场体积变化
Pub Date : 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100272
O. Brovkina , M. Pikl , F. Zemek , J. Michálek
Accurate and operative monitoring of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills is critical for operational safety, spatial planning, and regulatory compliance. Traditional point-based surveying methods are precise, but they are limited in spatial density coverage and hence, efficiency. The objective of the study is to evaluate the application of airborne laser scanning (ALS) for detecting volume changes at operational MSW landfill in the Czech Republic. Specifically, the study determines optimal spatial resolution of digital terrain model (DTM) from ALS for estimation of landfill volume, estimates uncertainties related to slope steepness and different vegetation cover affecting the accuracy of ALS-derived DTM, and formalizes and applies the method for detecting landfill volume changes using ALS. Two ALS datasets (10 points/m2) were collected in a five-month interval and processed at multiple spatial resolutions (0.3 m to 1.5 m). GPS reference points were measured for ALS data co-registration and to assess the accuracy of ALS-derived elevations. Positional errors and their propagation into elevation errors were quantified, and vegetation-induced uncertainties were considered. Results indicate that DTM resolutions of 0.3–0.8 m provide the most reliable estimates of volume change, especially in heterogeneous areas such as vegetated slopes. Differences in the standard deviation (SD) of elevation changes for selected areas at the landfill between the DTM resolution of 0.3 m and coarser resolutions were minimal for stable surfaces such as roads and compacted waste (0.01–0.02 m), but higher for vegetated areas, where the SD increased by up to 0.10 m due to surface roughness and variable laser penetration through the canopy. Comparison with independent GPS reference points showed that finer DTMs (0.3 and 0.5 m) reduced both bias and variability (mean differences ≤ 0.23 m, SD ≤ 0.24 m), whereas coarser DTMs (0.8 and 1.5 m) increased systematic errors due to surface smoothing and vegetation-induced misclassification. The findings recommend acquiring ALS data in early spring or late autumn, when vegetation cover is minimal and the influence of canopy on DTM accuracy is reduced. The study presents a novel workflow integrating ALS data with error modeling to improve landfill monitoring protocols. While the workflow was demonstrated on a specific site, it has potential for adaptation and application in other MSW landfills.
对城市固体废物(MSW)填埋场进行准确和有效的监测对于运营安全、空间规划和法规遵从性至关重要。传统的基于点的测量方法是精确的,但它们在空间密度覆盖上受到限制,因此效率也受到限制。该研究的目的是评估机载激光扫描(ALS)在捷克共和国运营的生活垃圾填埋场检测体积变化的应用。具体而言,研究确定了利用ALS提取的数字地形模型(DTM)估算垃圾填埋场体积的最佳空间分辨率,估算了影响ALS提取的DTM精度的坡度和不同植被覆盖等不确定性,并形式化了利用ALS检测垃圾填埋场体积变化的方法。每隔5个月采集2个ALS数据集(10个点/m2),并在0.3 m ~ 1.5 m的空间分辨率下进行处理。测量GPS参考点用于ALS数据共配准,并评估ALS衍生高程的准确性。对位置误差及其传播为高程误差进行了量化,并考虑了植被引起的不确定性。结果表明,0.3 ~ 0.8 m的DTM分辨率提供了最可靠的体积变化估计,特别是在植被覆盖的斜坡等非均匀区域。垃圾填埋场选定区域的高程变化的标准差(SD)在0.3 m的DTM分辨率与较粗分辨率之间的差异对于稳定的表面(如道路和压实的废物)(0.01-0.02 m)最小,但对于植被区域则较大,由于表面粗糙度和激光穿透冠层的变化,SD增加了0.10 m。与独立的GPS参考点相比,更细的dtm(0.3和0.5 m)降低了偏差和变异(平均差≤0.23 m, SD≤0.24 m),而更粗的dtm(0.8和1.5 m)由于表面平滑和植被引起的误分类而增加了系统误差。研究结果建议在初春或深秋采集ALS数据,此时植被覆盖最小,冠层对DTM精度的影响较小。该研究提出了一种将ALS数据与误差建模相结合的新工作流程,以改进垃圾填埋场监测方案。虽然工作流程是在一个特定的地点演示,但它有可能在其他城市固体废物堆填区进行调整和应用。
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Heavy metals in the soil, water, plants, and river sediments of Bangladesh: A synthesis 孟加拉国土壤、水、植物和河流沉积物中的重金属:综合
Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100266
Sharmin Aktar Hasi , Samiul Ahsan Jyoti , Jagadish Chandra Joardar , Milton Halder
Heavy metals (HMs) contamination is an emerging environmental and public health issues in south Asian country like Bangladesh. HMs from various anthropogenic sources accumulate in the soil, are taken up by plants and entering our food chain, which causes health disorder. However, this study synthesizes updated data on heavy metals contamination in agricultural soils, water, sediments, and food crops across the major industrial areas of Bangladesh from 2010 to 2024. We found that the agricultural soils surrounding of the Dhaka city is highly contaminated with Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Cr, Ni, As, Cd. Heavy metals content in water from Buriganaga and Sytalokka river of Dhaka city was greater in compared to countryside river. Similarly, the plants growing near Dhaka city were highly contaminated with HMs (Zn, Mn, Cu, Pb, Ni, Cr), which were Oryza sativa and Amaranthus dubius. Furthermore, in case of sediments, Sytalokka river sediment followed by Buriganga were contained higher content of heavy metals like Cd, Pb, Ni, Zn, Cr and Cu in compared to the other rivers across the Bangladesh. However, different remediation strategies like application of organic amendments, phytoremediation, bioremediation are currently using across the Bangladesh to limit the plant uptake and food chain contamination. This synthesis will provide baseline information and first nationwide comparison of heavy metals data among the different regions of Bangladesh that can be used by policymakers for risk prioritization over the country. Furthermore, this study underscores the urgent need for policy interventions to mitigate heavy metal pollution and ensure sustainable food safety.
在孟加拉国等南亚国家,重金属污染是一个新兴的环境和公共卫生问题。来自各种人为来源的有机污染物在土壤中积累,被植物吸收并进入我们的食物链,从而导致健康失调。然而,本研究综合了2010年至2024年孟加拉国主要工业区农业土壤、水、沉积物和粮食作物中重金属污染的最新数据。研究发现,达喀市周边农业土壤中Mn、Zn、Cu、Pb、Cr、Ni、As、Cd污染严重,达喀市布里加纳加河和Sytalokka河水体重金属含量高于农村河流。同样,生长在达卡市附近的植物也受到重金属(Zn、Mn、Cu、Pb、Ni、Cr)的严重污染,即水稻和苋属植物。此外,在沉积物方面,与孟加拉国其他河流相比,Sytalokka河沉积物中Cd、Pb、Ni、Zn、Cr和Cu等重金属含量较高,其次是Buriganga河。然而,孟加拉国目前正在使用不同的修复策略,如应用有机改进剂、植物修复、生物修复,以限制植物吸收和食物链污染。这种综合将提供基线信息,并首次在全国范围内比较孟加拉国不同地区的重金属数据,决策者可以利用这些数据在全国范围内确定风险优先次序。此外,本研究强调亟须采取政策干预措施减轻重金属污染,确保可持续的食品安全。
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Artificial intelligence in waste management systems: Applications, challenges, and prospects 人工智能在废物管理系统中的应用、挑战和前景
Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100269
Imane Belyamani
Despite global recognition of the climate crisis, greenhouse gas emissions are projected to rise by 8.8 % by 2030, primarily due to inadequate planning, poor implementation, and insufficient financial support. While international initiatives such as the ’Waste to Zero’ coalition launched at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 28) highlight the urgency of advancing decarbonization and the circularity of waste systems, this review focuses on how artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate that transformation. It systematically explores the role of AI in advancing waste management practices, with a focus on predictive analytics, route optimization, and machine learning-based material classification. Beyond summarizing existing approaches, it proposes a multilayer framework that connects data sensing, planning, sorting, and treatment within an adaptive lifecycle perspective. The review further examines existing gaps related to policy support, infrastructure readiness, data standardization, and scalability. While numerous studies demonstrate the potential of AI to improve operational efficiency and material recovery, real-world implementation remains limited by economic, regulatory, and technological barriers. To address these limitations, a strategic roadmap is presented, integrating technical innovation with governance and investment pathways to enhance implementation potential. By consolidating these insights, the study offers a comprehensive synthesis that clarifies how AI can strengthen circularity across the waste lifecycle and guide the sector toward scalable, evidence-based sustainability transitions.
尽管全球认识到气候危机,但预计到2030年温室气体排放量将增加8.8%,主要原因是规划不足、实施不力和资金支持不足。虽然在《联合国气候变化框架公约》第28次缔约方会议上发起的“零废物”联盟等国际倡议强调了推进脱碳和废物系统循环的紧迫性,但本审查侧重于人工智能(AI)如何加速这一转变。它系统地探讨了人工智能在推进废物管理实践中的作用,重点是预测分析、路线优化和基于机器学习的材料分类。除了总结现有方法之外,它还提出了一个多层框架,将数据感知、规划、分类和处理从自适应生命周期的角度联系起来。审查进一步检查了与政策支持、基础设施准备、数据标准化和可伸缩性相关的现有差距。虽然大量研究表明人工智能在提高运营效率和材料回收方面具有潜力,但现实世界的实施仍然受到经济、监管和技术障碍的限制。为了解决这些限制,提出了一个战略路线图,将技术创新与治理和投资途径相结合,以提高实施潜力。通过整合这些见解,该研究提供了一个全面的综合,阐明了人工智能如何在废物生命周期中加强循环,并指导该行业向可扩展的、以证据为基础的可持续性转型。
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Managing process-safety risks in wastewater-based biogas: human–organisational drivers and PSMS implications for waste management operations in the UK 管理过程安全风险的废水为基础的沼气:人类组织的驱动因素和PSMS对废物管理业务在英国的影响
Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100267
Mohamed Abourida , Abdel-Hamed Sakr , Noor M. Khamis , Michael Short , Oleksiy V. Klymenko
Biogas production within wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) provides renewable energy recovery but also introduces complex process-safety challenges arising from the interplay of human, organisational, and technical factors. This study systematically evaluates how these dimensions interact to influence process-safety outcomes in UK wastewater-based biogas facilities, addressing a gap where prior safety research has largely prioritised the examination of technical and operational failures in the petrochemical and chemical sectors. A mixed-methods design was adopted, integrating a PRISMA-guided literature review, a structured national survey of industry professionals (n = 90), and analysis of historical incident reports (n = 63). Triangulated quantitative and qualitative data were examined using correlation and regression analyses to identify interdependencies among risk drivers. Findings reveal that gas-leak risk shows the strongest correlation with general site risks (r = 0.857, p < 0.001), followed by human and organisational factors (HOFs) (r = 0.768, p < 0.001) and process factors (r = 0.733, p < 0.001). The regression model (R2 = 0.754) confirms that site-level governance (e.g., maintenance discipline, leadership visibility, and resource sufficiency) exerts the greatest influence on incident probability. These findings demonstrate that technical safeguards alone are insufficient without robust organisational and behavioural integration within Process Safety Management Systems (PSMS). The study demonstrates that HOFs directly shape safety outcomes in WWTPs, presenting a novel empirical contribution to literature, emphasising predictive maintenance, competence-based training, proactive reporting, and AI-enabled monitoring within PSMS as enablers of safer and more sustainable biogas recovery in wastewater operations.
污水处理厂(WWTPs)内的沼气生产提供了可再生能源回收,但也引入了复杂的过程安全挑战,这些挑战是由人、组织和技术因素的相互作用引起的。本研究系统地评估了这些维度如何相互作用,影响英国基于废水的沼气设施的过程安全结果,解决了之前的安全研究在很大程度上优先检查石化和化学部门的技术和操作故障的空白。采用混合方法设计,整合了prisma引导的文献综述、行业专业人士的结构化全国调查(n = 90)和历史事件报告分析(n = 63)。三角测量的定量和定性数据使用相关性和回归分析来确定风险驱动因素之间的相互依赖关系。研究结果显示,气体泄漏风险与一般现场风险的相关性最强(r = 0.857, p < 0.001),其次是人和组织因素(hof) (r = 0.768, p < 0.001)和工艺因素(r = 0.733, p < 0.001)。回归模型(R2 = 0.754)证实,站点级治理(例如,维护纪律、领导可见性和资源充分性)对事件概率的影响最大。这些发现表明,如果在过程安全管理系统(PSMS)中没有强有力的组织和行为整合,仅靠技术保障是不够的。该研究表明,hof直接影响污水处理厂的安全结果,为文献提供了新的经验贡献,强调PSMS内的预测性维护、基于能力的培训、主动报告和人工智能监测,使废水处理中更安全、更可持续的沼气回收成为可能。
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An analytical framework for medical waste forecasting using machine learning: Paving the path toward zero waste in healthcare 使用机器学习进行医疗废物预测的分析框架:为医疗保健零废物铺平道路
Pub Date : 2025-11-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.wmb.2025.100270
S M Shahinur Rahman, Md Ruhul Amin, A M Almas Shahriyar Azad, Md. Ariful Haque, Md. Limonur Rahman Lingkon
This study presents a robust framework for accurately forecasting medical waste (MW) generation in healthcare settings, addressing escalating environmental and public health concerns. Using machine learning (ML) models, including Linear Regression (LR), Support Vector Regression (SVR), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Random Forest (RF), the research integrates critical patient-related variables, such as indoor and outdoor patient counts, surgeries, and deaths. Based on eight years of comprehensive data (2016–2023) from the medical colleges in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, the LR model showed the most reliable outcomes, achieving R2 values between 0.91 and 0.95 for all waste categories and outperforming others with mean absolute errors (MAE) as low as 1.39 kg for recyclable waste. Projections reveal a significant 50 % surge in general waste by 2030, reaching approximately 987.75 tons, while infectious waste will grow from 66.54 to 735.23 tons. Monte Carlo simulations quantified variability across waste categories, demonstrating fluctuations within ±5% of mean values, ensuring robustness. Finally, the research represents a novel policy recommendation for zero waste generation at the study location, which advocates for category-specific MW management strategies, aligning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and 13 (Climate Action). This work introduces a novel precedent for incorporating artificial intelligence into healthcare operations to attain zero waste generation while tackling public health and environmental issues. Thus, this work offers an innovative methodology that integrates machine learning to link patient data with waste generation, providing practical insights for resource optimization and operational planning.
本研究提出了一个强大的框架,用于准确预测医疗保健环境中的医疗废物(MW)产生,解决不断升级的环境和公共卫生问题。该研究使用机器学习(ML)模型,包括线性回归(LR)、支持向量回归(SVR)、长短期记忆(LSTM)和随机森林(RF),整合了与患者相关的关键变量,如室内和室外患者数量、手术和死亡。基于孟加拉国拉杰沙希医学院8年的综合数据(2016-2023年),LR模型显示了最可靠的结果,所有废物类别的R2值在0.91至0.95之间,可回收废物的平均绝对误差(MAE)低至1.39千克,优于其他类型。预测显示,到2030年,一般废物将大幅增加50%,达到约987.75吨,而感染性废物将从66.54吨增加到735.23吨。蒙特卡罗模拟量化了废物类别之间的可变性,表明波动在平均值的±5%以内,确保了稳健性。最后,该研究为研究地点的零废物产生提出了一项新的政策建议,该建议主张采用特定类别的兆瓦管理战略,与可持续发展目标(sdg) 3(良好健康和福祉)、12(负责任的消费和生产)和13(气候行动)保持一致。这项工作引入了一个新的先例,将人工智能纳入医疗保健业务,以实现零废物产生,同时解决公共卫生和环境问题。因此,这项工作提供了一种创新的方法,将机器学习与患者数据与废物产生联系起来,为资源优化和运营规划提供实用的见解。
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